Windows 10: Paint 3D won't open any files.

So I have been using Pain 3D for a lot of my small projects, mostly every day and everything worked properly, but suddenly one day it wasn't able to open any of my files anymore.I tried reinstalling it multiple times and did few suggestions that I found online but nothing helped, also other Microsoft Store apps work perfectly fine.Half of my windows is in english and half in croatianHere is the proof that I have it installed.Then when I try opening any file it just doesn't show it as possibility.Also trying "Choose an app on your PC" to find it just doesn't work again.Also trying to set it u

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How do I fix Open With Paint 3D to open in Paint 3D instead of Paint?

How do I fix Open With Paint 3D to open in Paint 3D instead of Paint?

• When I Right click on a file, and choose Open with, and select Paint 3D - My file opens in Paint instead of Paint 3D.
  
• How do I fix this?
  
• I am running Windows 10 Pro on a Surface Pro laptop.
  

 

Paint 3D cannot open STL files

Please update Paint 3D to be able to open STL files. View 3D *can* open them just fine.

When I open them in View 3D, and click the "Paint 3D" button, it gives this error message:

"We couldn't open Paint 3D. Wait a bit, then try again."

I did, and it keeps failing. So then, I manually go to Paint 3D, and open the file from there. In order to do that, I have to enter "*.*" as the filename, otherwise it won't pop up. The file types dropdown doesn't list STL files. But that's for good reason,
apparently, because Paint 3D says:

"Paint 3D can't read this file. It may be invalid, or in a format that we don't currently support."

So, recap:

1) The file is completely valid, because View 3D can open it just fine

2) Why can Paint 3D not open a file, while View 3D can?

3) Please add this functionality to paint 3D. It's an industry standard file type for 3D models.

This is on Windows 10.0.15063.

 

Paint 3D: Can't open project

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand your concern as you are having difficulties with Paint 3D app on your PC. In order to get clarity and to assist you accordingly, please reply with the answers to the questions below:

• What is the Version and Build of Windows 10 installed? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• What is the Version of Paint 3D installed on the PC?
  
• Did you try opening any other project or did you try to open the same project on a different device?
  
• Are you aware of any recent changes on the PC prior to this issue?

However, we would suggest you to perform step 1, 3 & 7 from this article:
Fix problems with apps from Microsoft Store



If the issue persists, then we would suggest you uninstall and reinstall Paint 3D app.

1. Close Paint 3D app. Press
   Windows + X key.
   
2. Select Windows PowerShell (Admin)
   from the list.
   
3. Copy and paste this command:
   Get-AppxPackage *Microsoft.MSPaint* | Remove-AppxPackage
   
4. Press Enter key and once the process completes, restart the PC.
   
5. After restart go to Microsoft Store and install
   Paint 3D.

If the issue persists, then we would suggest you to create a new administrator user account and check, refer this article to
create a local user or administrator account in Windows 10.



Let us know the results. We will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator