Paint 3D launched in 2017 as part of the Windows 10 Creators Update. It was Microsoft's bold attempt to bring the classic Paint app into the 21st ...

Paint 3D is not far off a decade old at this point, but it was sidelined by Microsoft a few years back – and now it’s fully getting the chop.

Microsoft is testing background removal within Microsoft Paint, the great Magic Select tool that Microsoft originally built into Paint 3D.

Windows 10 might still be the world's most popular Microsoft operating system but that hasn't saved the likes of Cortana and the Tips tool being quietly booted into netherspace.

Paint 3D launched in 2017 with the Windows 10 Creators Update. It combined Microsoft Paint and 3D Builder applications to create a hybrid 2D-3D editing experience.

Once poised to replace classic Windows Paint, Microsoft's modern Paint 3D app is now being sunset this November.