Developed by Microsoft Corporation, the mspaint.exe process file is the main component that launches Microsoft Paint, the basic image editor software where the user can create, view and adjust colors and sizes of photos and other graphical images in the computer. Microsoft Paint is presented by a blank white window complete with a menu and tool panel that enables user to draw, paint, erase, resize, and copy-paste image objects and text scripts onto the provided medium. In addition, Microsoft Paintbrush or commonly known as Paintbrush, provides the user options to create own images and save them into different formats such as bmp, jpg, png, gif, among others. Microsoft Paintbrush is included in the Windows operating system Office applications and it works with all the other files within the operating system, and must be accessible at all times. Removing the mspaint.exe file from the OS will cause several programs not work properly.
How can I stop mspaint.exe and should I?
Most non-system processes that are running can be stopped because they are not involved in running your operating system. mspaint.exe. is used by Microsoft Paint, If you shut down mspaint.exe, it will likely start again at a later time either after you restart your computer or after an application start. To stop mspaint.exe, permanently you need to uninstall the application that runs this process which in this case is Microsoft Paint, from your system.
After uninstalling applications it is a good idea to scan you Windows registry for any left over traces of applications. Registry Reviver by ReviverSoft is a great tool for doing this.
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What is a process and how do they affect my computer?
A process usually a part of an installed application such as Microsoft Paint, or your operating system that is responsible for running in functions of that application. Some application require that they have processes running all the time so they can do things such as check for updates or notify you when you get an instant message. Some poorly written applications have many processes that run that may not be required and take up valuable processing power within your computer.
Is mspaint.exe known to be bad for my computer's performance?
We have not received any complaint about this process having higher than normal impact on PC performance. If you have had bad experiences with it please let us know in a comment below and we will investigate it further.
What can I do if mspaint.exe is causing errors on my computer?
The first thing you should do if mspaint.exe. is causing errors on your computer is to run a Windows registry scan with Registry Reviver If you are still seeing errors after this you should uninstall the program that mspaint.exe, belongs to, in this case Microsoft Paint