{"id":869,"date":"2021-11-16T10:08:09","date_gmt":"2021-11-16T17:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/?p=869"},"modified":"2021-11-16T09:12:25","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T16:12:25","slug":"notepad-and-paint-can-be-uninstalled","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/notepad-and-paint-can-be-uninstalled\/","title":{"rendered":"Notepad and Paint can be Uninstalled"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With Windows 10 operating systems, Notepad and Paint were on the list of mandatory apps available on the PC. And with that came the impossibility of them being uninstalled. However, Microsoft quickly changed that that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Early last year, Microsoft included an abundance of improvements, fixes, and more in an update. Optional installations to both Notepad and Paint, among other apps, like Wordpad, are available. Though they may be smaller MB in size than other apps &#8211; 6.58 MB for Paint and 6.24 MB for Wordpad &#8211; every bit of free space counts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-16-094115-1024x530.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-16-094115-1024x530.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-16-094115-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-16-094115-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-16-094115-624x323.png 624w, https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-16-094115.png 1448w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Microsoft announced back in 2017 that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.karlstechnology.com\/blog\/windows-paint-going-away\/\">Microsoft Paint<\/a> (MS Paint) was going to be deprecated and removed in their next Creators Update. 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If you need computer repair in Thorton, CO please call or text the local office at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:720-441-6460\">(720) 441-6460<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Windows 10 operating systems, Notepad and Paint were on the list of mandatory apps available on the PC. And with that came the impossibility of them being uninstalled. However, Microsoft quickly changed that that. Early last year, Microsoft included an abundance of improvements, fixes, and more in an update. 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