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Microsoft is quietly sunsetting Paint 3D.

The app won’t be available in the Microsoft Store after November 4th, according to the below screenshot that XDA Developers spotted. (I don’t see the banner myself, so I’ve reached out to Microsoft to confirm.)

It’s no big surprise. Introduced as a modern replacement for MS Paint, the app hasn’t been included with Windows since 2021. MS Paint, however, lives on.

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