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Microsoft’s graphics program Paint has been included in a list of Windows 10 features that will be either removed or no longer developed.<\/p>\n

Paint has been part of the Windows operating system since its release in 1985 and is known for its simplicity and basic artistic results.<\/p>\n

Paint’s successor, Paint 3D, will still be available.<\/p>\n

The list was issued as part of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, which rolls out in the autumn.<\/p>\n

Microsoft says that features on the list will be either removed from Windows 10 or “not in active development and might be removed in future releases”.<\/p>\n

Other features facing the axe include the Outlook Express email client, which is replaced with the built-in Mail app, and the Reader app, which will be integrated into Microsoft Edge.<\/p>\n

The BBC has contacted Microsoft for comment.<\/p>\n

RIP Paint<\/h2>\n

People have expressed disappointment at the news on social media, with many tweeting “RIP” messages.<\/p>\n

Welsh YouTuber Chaotic\u00a0described Paint as\u00a0“the greatest thing to have ever existed” – perhaps with tongue in cheek.<\/p>\n

The artist known as Jim’ll Paint It uses the program to create artwork on outlandish themes, commissioned by strangers. He has nearly 700,000 followers on Facebook.<\/p>\n

“Paint hasn’t been all that since they messed about with it anyway. I’m running XP on a virtual machine because it’s the best one,”\u00a0he tweeted.<\/p>\n

“They should just release the source and make it public domain,”\u00a0tweeted games developer Mike Dailly, creator of Lemmings and Grand Theft Auto.<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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