Windows 10: Why Does MS Paint Slightly Change the Values of Pixels?

Assuming this is the right applies to,I'm actually at my wits end as this has been happening for almost a year. It appears that no matter what I do within the canvas, there will always be these "shading" errors that occur. In summary, this issue has been encountered by another user, where their moderator left them on read.This is what they said;"whenever I color something with a solid color lets say pure black as an example, after copying and pasting the image even on the same canvas, the outlines will suddenly have these discolored pixels around them for whatever reason. It's barely notic

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Ruler in Paint - Windows 10 - version 1607

Hi Monica,

We understand that you want to change the units being displayed when using the ruler view in Paint. Kindly follow the steps below:

• While using the Paint application, click File.
• Click Properties.
• Under Units, change the value to your desired unit. (Inches, Centimeters, or Pixels)
• Click OK to save the changes.

Kindly give us an update on how it goes and we will be glad to assist you further.

 

MS Paint not working

Hi,



Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.



We understand the concern as you are unable to use Microsoft Paint 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 on the PC? (Type
  winver in Windows search/Run command)
  
• Are you aware of any changes on the PC prior to this issue?

In this scenario, we would suggest you to check if you are able to launch Microsoft Paint from System32 folder.

1. Press Windows + E key to open
   File/Windows Explorer
   
2. Navigate to C:\Windows\System32
   
3. Double click on mspaint.exe
   
4. If you are able to launch then Pin to Taskbar and
   create a shortcut.

If the issue persists then try these steps.



Step 1: Run DISM & SFC scan

We would also suggest you to run the DISM & SFC Scan tool to check if you are able to launch MS Paint, refer this article:
System File Checker.



Step 2: Reinstall Microsoft Paint app.

1. Press Windows + I key to open
   Settings.
   
2. Click on Apps and select
   Apps & features from left pane.
   
3. Click on Optional features and select
   Microsoft Paint from the list.
   
4. Click on Uninstall. Close
   Settings and restart the PC.
   
5. Now perform step 1 and 2.
   
6. Click on Optional features and click
   Add a feature.
   
7. Check the box beside Microsoft Paint and click on
   Install.

Let us know the results. If the issue persists, we will certainly assist you further.



Aditya Roy

Microsoft Community – Moderator

 

Undo in MS Paint

Hello folks! I'm hoping someone can help with this. When editing in MS Paint I often have the requirement to 'undo' the last few steps. Currently, Paint only seems to undo the last four - I'd like it to do more, say 10 or 15. I'm assuming this can be done as a Registry hack as there isn't a 'Tools' or 'Settings' menu in Paint that allows you to change the number of 'back-steps'. For example, I believe Excel keeps the last 16 changes in RAM, which can be changed in the following Registry Key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Ver.\Excel\Options (where Ver. is the version number of Excel - for example 12.0 for Excel 2003). Create a new DWORD value, select New Value #1, type 'UndoHistory' press Enter. On the Edit menu, click 'Modify'. In the DWORD value dialog, click 'Decimal' under base, then a value between 1 and 100, then OK. See: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/how-to-modify-the-number-of-undo-levels-in-excel I'm guessing you can do a similar thing in Paint? There doesn't seem to be a similar key for Paint in KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft, nor, indeed, is there a registry key for 'UndoHistory' at all. Thanks in advance, Art