How to Download Microsoft Paint

This wikiHow teaches you how to re-download the Windows 10 Paint 3D app. Unfortunately, you cannot re-download the original Microsoft Paint app as of July 2018; however, Microsoft will soon move Paint to the Microsoft Store, where it will be available for free download at any time.

Steps

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    Open Start
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    .     Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen. This will open the Start menu.
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    Open the Microsoft Store. Type in store, then click
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    Microsoft Store when it appears at the top of the Start menu.
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    Click Search. It's in the top-right side of the Microsoft Store window.
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    Search for Paint 3D. Type in paint 3d, then click Paint 3D when it appears in the resulting drop-down list. This will take you to the Paint 3D download page.
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    Click Get. It's to the right of the Paint 3D heading. Paint 3D will begin installing itself onto your computer.
    • You may click Install instead of Get here.
    • If you instead see Launch to the right of the Paint 3D heading, Paint 3D is already installed.
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    Wait for Paint 3D to finish installing. Once Paint 3D is done installing, you can click Launch in the Microsoft Store to prompt it to open.
    • You can also type paint 3d into Start and then click Paint 3D to open it at any time.
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Warnings

  • Avoid downloading Microsoft Paint from third-party websites, as any such website can easily install a virus on your computer.
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  • Paint cannot be installed on a Mac computer.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4034825/features-that-are-removed-or-deprecated-in-windows-10-fall-creators-up

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