

At that time, the Redmond tech giant was envisioning that consumers would be gravitating towards building 3D content and then visualizing and interacting with it Windows Mixed Reality. Despite being a part of the OS for decades, Microsoft announced that it was being deprecated in 2017, and that the company wanted everyone to use Paint 3D. Paint has had a rather interesting history in Windows. Today, we'll be discussing the updated Paint app in Windows 11.įor the purpose of this hands-on, we'll be taking a look at the generally available Windows 11 build versus a publicly available and up-to-date Windows 10 (version 21H1 build 19043.1266). So far, we have taken a look at Search, Widgets, the Start menu, Snap Layouts and Snap Groups, the Taskbar, quick settings and notifications, Virtual Desktops, power and battery settings, default apps configurations, File Explorer, context menus, Teams integration, the updated Clock app in Windows 11, the Microsoft Store, and the Snipping Tool. That is exactly what we have been covering the OS in more detail in our ongoing Closer Look series for the past couple of months.

While there are ways to skip the queue and download Windows 11 right now, it's important to know what to expect before you pull the trigger. Windows 11 began rolling out generally almost a week ago ( check out our review here), it is important to note that due to its staggered nature, the update may not be available to everyone just yet.
