A day later, the PC giant released a blog post that addressed MS Paint being added to a list of “deprecated” features that would be included as part of their Windows 10 Fall Creators Update – meaning that while the program would be a part of this fall’s software package, it would no longer be subject to active development and could likely go away forever. The barrage of tweets expressing gratitude for years of silly fun and sharing little Paint-created photos as a reaction to this disappointing bit of news did not go unnoticed by Microsoft. Whether you used it to doodle with your mouse, add your own artistic flair to a piece of clip art, or as a way to create screen grabs, MS Paint had something to offer everyone.

For such a simple program, Paint proved to be a surprisingly versatile tool for Windows users. The reaction to what many assumed was Microsoft’s plans to kill the beloved 32-year-old program was one of sadness with the hashtag #RIPMSPaint trending within hours, tacked on to the end of numerous tweets from users who were not happy to learn that they would have to say goodbye to this old favorite.įirst launched all the way back in 1985 as part of the original Windows 1.0 program, MS Paint holds a deep nostalgia for computer users who have fond memories of the entertainment the program provided in the days when there wasn’t much other entertainment to be found on the home PC. When news broke that Microsoft was planning to discontinue MS Paint in the wake of newer and more modern offerings like Paint 3D, the Internet did not take it well.

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