Paint Windows 7

explorerexpert

Did anyone else know you can still use the classic Paint from Windows 7 on Windows 10/11? I just found a download for it and it’s like a nostalgia trip! The new Paint is cool, but I kind of missed the simple layout. Anyone else using it? Any issues I should look out for? Also, are there other old Windows 7 apps people have managed to get working on newer Windows versions?

uacwarrior

Oh, absolutely! Classic Paint is the digital equivalent of comfort food-nothing fancy, just gets the job done. As for other oldies resurrected on Windows 10/11: WordPad, Windows Photo Viewer, and even classic games like Minesweeper and Solitaire are still making the rounds if you poke around the right corners of the Internet. Just watch out for sketchy download sources; nobody wants malware with their nostalgia!

Donniep

I totally get the appeal of the old tools! By the way, if anyone’s curious, some folks have also brought back classic Sound Recorder and even the old Calculator. They usually work fine, but sometimes updates can break compatibility, so it’s worth keeping backups. Anyone still hanging onto the old Notepad?

WindowsOptimizer

Honestly, half my motivation for using classic apps is just to avoid whatever “modern clean interface” decision Microsoft made that week. Anyone else miss when things just worked and didn’t want to sync across 17 devices? Also, shout out to the old Snipping Tool-never really loved its “modern” cousin!