Microsoft is adding a bunch of new features to Paint, a graphics editing app that had been pretty barebones up until recently. The company is also rolling out experimental new updates to the Windows Subsystem for Linux. And the first performance notes about a new Amlogic processor that could power next-gen Google and Android TV […]
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6 Comments on Microsoft Paint’s new Background Removable feature might actually make the app worth using
Microsoft Paint’s new Background Removable feature might actually make the app worth using
6 Comments on Microsoft Paint’s new Background Removable feature might actually make the app worth usingMicrosoft Paint is a free graphics editor that’s been bundled with Windows for decades as a tool for creating, editing, and viewing images. It’s long had a reputation for not being all that good a tool… but Microsoft is rolling out an updated version of Paint to Windows Insiders that could actually make the app worth using […]
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Windows Notepad, WordPad, and Paint could become optional (and removable)
Three applications that have been part of Windows for decades may soon become optional features… meaning you’ll be able to remove them if you don’t use them. The latest Windows 10 Insider Preview builds let users uninstall Microsoft Paint, Notepad, and WordPad. Microsoft hasn’t made any official announcements, but the folks at Windows Latest spotted […]
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Microsoft Paint isn’t (exactly) dead
It’s been more than three decades since Microsoft released the first version of Paint, a simple drawing app for Windows. This week we learned that Paint was one of the Windows features that would be deprecated when the upcoming Windows 10 Fall Creators Update launches. Deprecated, in Microsoft speak, generally means an application or feature is no […]