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MS Paint on Windows 11/10 compared to Windows 7 [closed]

Windows 11 or 10 have problem of tools: Line act as Text Text act as Save as Pencil act as custom color In Windows 7, MS Paint behavior is clean, stable, reliable, works without any issues.
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Microsoft Paint Selection Delete, gives Checkered Background

In Microsoft Paint, if I do, "selection rectangle", and then "delete", I get a checkered background. This did not happen before. I do Not have "Transparent selection" in ...
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Where are mspaint icons stored?

Where are these mspaint icons stored? I'm trying to find them in Windows XP.
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How can I prevent some added text from becoming pixelated in Microsoft Paint?

When I add some text in Microsoft Paint, it gets overly pixelated: I used the Times New Roman font. How can I prevent some added text from becoming pixelated in Microsoft Paint? Image used in the ...
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PDF low quality when printing an image

When I edit an image in Paint and save it as a PDF file, the PDF document doesn't have a high quality. Sample image Sample PDF Any suggestions? P.S. This is actually how I tried to edit a PDF ...
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How can I scroll efficiently horizontally Microsoft Paint? (Autohotkey maybe)

I just want to use Paint for a whiteboard style sketching on math problems etc. And I really need a way to navigate efficiently on the page. Maybe even like: hold space + move mouse, to grab the page ...
Comptions's user avatar
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1 answer
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Where are ms paint icons stored?

In which file (.dll, .exe or similar) are icons (such as the pen or the eraser ) stored? To be clear, I mean the new, modern icons - not the ones from earlier versions of windows. I didn't have any ...
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Paint select from edge

Using Microsoft Paint, with the Select tool, when I move within the image the cursor changes to allow a selection: If I want to select from the edge, I move past the edge and drag inward. However ...
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What version of MS Paint shipped with Windows Vista?

I'm looking to find which versions of Microsoft Paint shipped with each version of Windows so I can update Wikipedia's release history. Wikipedia's current list includes general changes between ...
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Is there a fix to prevent text input in paint from being very aliased/blurry?

Basically, I press the "A" shaped button in paint to type text, it looks clear. I press outside the box, and the text becomes more blurry/pixelated. Is there a way to resolve this while not having ...
Buffer Over Read's user avatar
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How to uninstall Paint on Windows 10?

In previous versions of Windows I believe Paint could be disabled in Programs and Features->Turn Windows features on or off, however in Windows 10 I don't see Paint in there. How do I get this ...
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Automatic paste and save to MS Paint in background

I am trying to automate (Microsoft) Paint to paste and save with AutoHotKey while Paint is open behind a full screen program every time I press the PrtScn key. This is the sequence of events that I ...
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How can I create transparent images in MS Paint?

I want to know how to draw transparent images in Microsoft Paint for Windows 7. I searched on Google but couldn't find anything for Microsoft Paint in Windows 7. E.g. I want to draw a star for my ...
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Is it possible to change MS paint's default save file type to PNG [duplicate]

Possible Duplicates: How to set default file format for MS Paint How do I make Windows pbrush default to a save-as JPG format? PNG is better than BMP in my work and I too often forgot to change ...
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How to configure mspaint on Windows Server 2008R2/ Win 7 to start up with 1-pixel canvas or auto-crop a pasted image?

I do a lot of screen print capturing, and I have just figured out how to use AutoHotKey to paste screen prints into MsPaint automatically. How to paste Print Screen on MS Paint automatically when ...
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