How to Uninstall and Reinstall MSPaint in Windows 10

If Microsoft Paint is missing in your Windows 10 computer, you can reinstall it using Windows Features or DISM.

Note that the information in this article doesn’t work in Windows 11. It’s because Windows 11 ships with the Store version of Paint.

Uninstall and Reinstall Paint in Windows 10

Method 1: Using Optional Features in Settings

1. Click Start, Settings, and click “System”.
2. Click on the Optional features link.
3. Locate the program (e.g., Paint) you want to remove, select it, and click the Uninstall button. If it’s not listed, proceed to the next step to install the program.
4. To reinstall the program, click on the Add a feature glyph icon at the top of the page.
5. Type the name of the program you want to reinstall (e.g., Paint)
6. This adds the program to the list of programs to be installed. Likewise, other programs to this list if required.
7. Click on the Install button and complete the process.

The above procedure requires internet connectivity, as it uses Windows Update to download the required files.

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Method 2: Using DISM

To uninstall MS Paint using the DISM command-line in Windows 10, run these commands from admin Command Prompt:

dism /Online /Remove-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.MSPaint~~~~0.0.1.0

To reinstall it, run:

dism /Online /add-Capability /CapabilityName:Microsoft.Windows.MSPaint~~~~0.0.1.0

You should see the following output:

Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 10.0.xxxxx.xxx

Image Version: 10.0.19041.xxx

[==========================100.0%==========================]
The operation completed successfully.

On some systems, the following error may occur when installing Microsoft.Windows.MSPaint~~~~0.0.1.0 feature:

Error: 87

A Windows capability name was not recognized.

In that case, use Method 3 below to install Paint.

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Method 3: Using the Paint installer (official)

Download the MS Paint installer from the following link:

For Windows 10 64-bit:

https://download.microsoft.com/download/f/4/e/f4e03465-34d1-49b6-af1a-2816ca4a2402/installers_signed/mspaint_setup_x64.exe

For Windows 10 32-bit:

https://download.microsoft.com/download/f/4/e/f4e03465-34d1-49b6-af1a-2816ca4a2402/installers_signed/mspaint_setup_x86.exe

For Windows 10 ARM64:

https://download.microsoft.com/download/f/4/e/f4e03465-34d1-49b6-af1a-2816ca4a2402/installers_signed/mspaint_setup_arm64.exe

That should reinstall Paint on your Windows 10 computer.