Windows 10: Paint incorrectly displaying

I used some hacks to get the Paint application for Windows 11 running on Windows 10, steps to install these apps are widely available on the Internet. The app displays a transparent background on where the app is supposed to display theme-specific colours; the toolbar remains dark/light. I chose Windows 10 > Desktop, Start, and personalization > Themes because Windows 10 > Apps requires a sub-topic, there is none for Paint. Here's a screenshot:

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upload a picture in Paint

Hi,

Thank you for posting your query in Microsoft Community.

I understand your concern and will assist you to resolve this issue.

I suggest you to follow the steps below and check if it helps.

• Right click on the picture.
• Click on open with.
• Select paint.
• You will be able to see the picture in paint.

Hope this information was helpful and do let us know if you need further assistance. We will be glad to assist.

 

MS Paint

Hi Tawm,

Thank you for posting your query on Microsoft Community.

We would be glad to help you with the issue you are facing today. I understand the difficulty with the problem.

Method: 1

I suggest you to follow the below steps.

• Press windows key on the keyboard.
• Type “Paint” & select the paint icon & hit enter.

Method: 2

• Press windows + R.
• Type “MSpaint” hit enter.

Hope this helps in resolving the issue. If the issue persists, do get back to us. We will be happy to assist you.

Thank you.

 

Paint

Hi,

We understand that you want to change a specific file format to .jpg using Paint app. To perform that, just follow the simple steps:

• Open the image or the file to Paint app.
• On Paint app, click File.
• Select Save as and choose JPEG picture.

Feel free to update us with the results.