https://www.makeuseof.com MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:16:14 GMT en-US hourly 60 You're about to upload an image to a blog or share it on social media, then you realize that it contains some confidential information and that you should probably blur it out before posting it. There are several online tools available, but for Windows users, the quickest way to blur an image is with Paint 3D.

]]> Tue, 25 Apr 2023 15:45:17 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/blur-image-in-paint-3d-how-to/ Paint 3D is a powerful tool for creating and editing images and drawings on Windows 11. It offers a number of features that can help you create 3D artwork and design projects. One of the best ways to be more productive with Paint 3D is to master keyboard shortcuts.

]]> Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:16:14 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/paint-3d-keyboard-shortcuts-guide/ If you are a professional artist or just a beginner wanting to begin your manga series, there are so many digital drawing apps available that it's easy to become overwhelmed. As such, we have picked out some of the best drawing apps for Windows 10 so that you know exactly what you need.

]]> Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:15:14 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-10-best-drawing-apps/ If you can count the number of times you deliberately opened Paint 3D on one hand, you probably have zero use for the "edit in Paint 3D" context menu entry that appears when you right-click a file. Fortunately for you, Microsoft is finally allowing users to remove the option in an upcoming update.

]]> Sun, 28 Mar 2021 01:00:46 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/windows-10-paint-3d-stop-pushing/ Microsoft released the Paint 3D and 3D Viewer apps for Windows 10 back in 2017. The company now thinks these apps shouldn't be among the essential ones, and so it's removing these two apps from your future Windows 10 installations.

]]> Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:40:53 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/paint-3d-3d-viewer-removed-windows-10-installations/ How many 3D objects have you created using Windows 10's Paint 3D program? If your response to this question is "What's Paint 3D?" then you likely won't feel much despair when Microsoft finally pulls the plug on the "3D Objects" folder in Windows 10.

]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2021 00:45:03 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/microsoft-windows-10-remove-3d-objects-folder/ Microsoft officially deprecated Paint in July 2017. The app hadn't been updated since Windows 7 anyway, so it was hardly news.

]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:07:03 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/microsoft-paint-alternatives/ Microsoft appears to have backtracked on removing MS Paint from Windows. Microsoft Paint was meant to have been removed from Windows 10 and released as a free app, but not only is it still part of Windows, it looks safer now than it has for years.

]]> Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:30:47 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/microsoft-paint-remains-part-of-windows-10/ Microsoft Paint is officially being killed off, with Microsoft deprecating the program with the release of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update. In layman's terms this means Paint will no longer be updated and has been flagged for removal at some point in the future. Still, there's always Paint 3D.

]]> Mon, 24 Jul 2017 23:30:47 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/microsoft-paint-dead-live-3d/ Microsoft's latest rendition of the classic Paint program, Paint 3D, aims to become -- at least, for most users -- a beginning venture into 3D imaging and editing. I spent a few days messing around with the software, along with its complimentary Remix 3D. Here is what I found.

]]> Wed, 15 Feb 2017 19:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/ms-paint-3d-remix/ 3D is coming and Microsoft is welcoming it with open arms.

]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/microsoft-3d-windows-10/ It's only been a few months since Microsoft started rolling out the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. And it's almost time for the next major overhaul. The Creators Update (also known as "Redstone 2") is due to hit Windows 10 computers in Spring 2017.

]]> Wed, 07 Dec 2016 20:00:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/new-features-coming-windows-10/ While some Windows 10 users still dread upgrading to the Anniversary Update, Microsoft just announced its next major upgrade. The Windows 10 Creators Update will be released to 400 million users in Spring 2017.

]]> Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:30:00 GMT https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/windows-10-creators-update/