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How to Open Paint in Windows 8/8.1

By Hally | Last Updated

Drawing or painting can ease your tense, release your pressure, change your imagination into visible objects and so on. And it is easy to be realized, because what you need is a pen and a sheet of paper. If you do not carry with you these two things, you are still able to make it by use of your PC. More specifically speaking, you can open the built-in Paint and finish your drawing on it. Now, see how to open Paint in Windows 8 computer.

Method 1: Open Paint by a run command.

Press Windows+R to open Run dialog, input mspaint in the empty box and click OK.

click OK

Method 2: Open the app through search.

Step 1: On the Start screen, right-click the bottom left corner to access the Quick Access Menu and choose Search on it.

choose Searhc icon quick access menu

Step 2: Type paint in the box, choose Apps and click Paint in the pop-up result.

open paint

Method 3: Turn on Paint from the Apps screen.

Enter the Apps screen by pressing Windows+Q hotkeys, locate Paint and tap it.

select Paint

Method 4: Open it by means of Command Prompt.

Step 1: Access the Command Prompt.

Step 2: Type mspaint in the window, and tap Enter.

type mspaint in command prompt

Method 5: Open the Paint through Windows PowerShell.

Step 1: Get into Windows PowerShell by means of a run command. That is, enter powershell and click OK in the Run dialog.

click OK

Step 2: Input mspaint in the Windows PowerShell window and press Enter.

input mspaint in Windows powershell

What If there is no MS Paint installed on Windows 8/8.1 computer?

If MS Paint is pre-loaded on your Windows 8, You can directly open it with above methods. What if MS Paint is not installed on your computer by default? Don’t worry! You can download and install it with simple steps:

  1. Go to the Microsoft Store by clicking on the "Store" tile on the Start screen.
  2. Search for "MS Paint" in the search box.
  3. Click on the "MS Paint" app in the search results.
  4. Click on the "Get the app" button.
  5. Wait for the download and installation to complete.

When the installation is completed, you can find MS Paint in the apps list in the Start screen. You can open and use it in your preferred way.

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