Paint won the fight against the newer Paint 3D application. Paint is currently not available for download while Snip & Sketch can be downloaded already. Here are the links to the Microsoft Store:Īdministrators who have uninstalled the applications may reinstall them through the Store. Users need to install Snip & Sketch from the Store to get it back according to Microsoft. Snip & Sketch is an upgraded version of the Snipping Tool both apps may be installed on the Windows device, or only one of the apps.įor Insiders who have not installed Snip & Sketch, Snipping Tool will be removed after the installation of the latest build. In the case of the Snipping Tool, things are a bit more complicated, as Microsoft decided to combine Snip & Sketch and the Snipping Tool. It has also been promoted out of the Windows Accessories folder to its own place in the Start menu.īoth applications can be updated separately in the future and pushed to user systems without having to wait for operating system updates to release the updates.īoth applications are no longer listed under Windows Accessories but as individual apps in the Start Menu. It has been packaged together with Snip & Sketch so we can deliver updates for both at the same time. Snipping Tool is now updateable via the Microsoft Store outside major OS updates. It also has a new icon and has been promoted out of the Windows Accessories folder to its own place in the Start menu. MSPaint is now updateable via the Microsoft Store outside major OS updates. With the release of a new Insider Build, version 21354, comes the confirmation that Microsoft has moved Microsoft Paint and the Snipping Tool to the Microsoft Store.

It took Microsoft four years since the initial announcement to move Microsoft Paint to the Microsoft Store.

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