Solved Paint location in W11?


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I'm trying to assign Paint to one of the macro keys on my keyboard and can't find the location of the actual file anywhere. Does anyone happen to know where it's located in Windows 11?

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Directory of c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_10.2108.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp
 

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You are very welcome!
 

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most of the stock apps in W11 are stored under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps ..

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Xploit Machine said:
most of the stock apps in W11 are stored under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps ..
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I had forgotten to have hidden items shown, so I didn't even see that folder until my question was answered. I appreciate the heads up.
 

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here ..

Xploit Machine said:
most of the stock apps in W11 are stored under C:\Program Files\WindowsApps ..

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blackroseMD1 said:
I had forgotten to have hidden items shown, so I didn't even see that folder until my question was answered. I appreciate the heads up.
Click to expand...
 

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Got it. Thanks!
 

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the said folder is protected for users by default, accessing the contents is not allowed unless overriding the permissions :)

but becareful, altering the contents may make the system unstable and re-installing from Windows Store also will be troublesome .. unless re-installing the OS itself, make a copy somewhere before changing / deleting ..
 

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welp said:
note to self:
where mspaint
%localappdata%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\mspaint.exe
Click to expand...
The code listed by you, welp, is exactly what I needed to add to a graphics program I am currently using for editing pic images.
The code automatically opens paint when applied directly to the 'WIN-R' combination or as in the program I am using: Honyview 5.50
Thank you for your contribution.
 

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FreeBooter said:
Directory of c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_10.2108.1.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp
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For those that this didn't help, the full line is:
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_11.2304.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp\mspaint.exe
I needed that for a 3rd party program that edits .jpgs now and then. I spent the better part of an hour trying to get access to that folder, when all I needed to do was have the FULL line.
 

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MadDoctor61 said:
For those that this didn't help, the full line is:
C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_11.2304.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp\mspaint.exe
I needed that for a 3rd party program that edits .jpgs now and then. I spent the better part of an hour trying to get access to that folder, when all I needed to do was have the FULL line.
Click to expand...
I can run "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_11.2304.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp\mspaint.exe"

However, I was blocked when I tried to access the folder "c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\".

I found that: %localappdata%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
takes me to: "C:\Users\MisterEd\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\

Then the path to paint is:
"C:\Users\MisterEd\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_8wekyb3d8bbwe\mspaint.exe"

Note "MisterEd" will change depending upon your user name.
 

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MisterEd said:
I can run "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_11.2304.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp\mspaint.exe"

However, I was blocked when I tried to access the folder "c:\Program Files\WindowsApps\".

I found that: %localappdata%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\
takes me to: "C:\Users\MisterEd\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\

Then the path to paint is:
"C:\Users\MisterEd\AppData\Local\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_8wekyb3d8bbwe\mspaint.exe"

Note "MisterEd" will change depending upon your user name.
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I cannot run
"C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_11.2304.33.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe\PaintApp\mspaint.exe" directly.
I suspect that is so for the same reason that I cannot view "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\" and below.

But I can execute it indirectly by combining the environment variable reference and the remainder of the direct path that I cannot access...
%localappdata%\Microsoft\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Paint_8wekyb3d8bbwe\mspaint.exe
I do not know for sure but I suspect that this is Microsoft's intended method of user access for "C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\"
This method also has the advantage of removing the username from the path making it universal.
 

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