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Which iconic Microsoft mainstay application is not coming back in the fall Windows 10 update?

Answer: Paint

It’s been 32 years, but Microsoft is saying goodbye to Paint, the archaic but loveable graphics program. After more than three decades, the fall update of Windows 10 will officially take the image editing application out of development. Though never really a feature-packed tool, Paint was a popular option for anyone needing to add shapes, color, or nearly illegible, mouse-guided scrawling to an image or blank page.

The initial version of the program dates back to 1985, when it was released with Windows 1.0. The most recent iteration of the program will come in the form of Paint 3D, as part of the fall Windows 10 Creators update, the BBC reported.  

Eyragon Eidam is the web editor for Government Technology magazine, after previously serving as assistant news editor and covering such topics as legislation, social media and public safety. He can be reached at eeidam@erepublic.com.