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Can't close ms paint in latest Win 11

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Hello. I've recently moved to win 11as it was advised by MS company.

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OS Name: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
OS Version: 10.0.22621 N/A Build 22621

So what I've spotted on my PC is the strange behavior of ms paint in case I have more than one instance of it and when the moment arrives and I need to have all instances of ms paint closed the issue comes up. At that very point of time I usually reveal that the current instance of paint is the only one I have alive and the rest are completely unmanageable and are not clickable at all so no further interaction possible between the user (me) and those instances of paint. And this happens on a regular basis.

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@Sergii1975 

I recently had the same problem with MS Paint lasting around a week.

My solution is to open the MS Paint window that's not responding, and press Alt+F4.

The window finally closed and was no longer an issue for me.

Please reply if it does not work.

best response confirmed by Sergii1975 (Copper Contributor)
Solution

@Sergii1975

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Start "APPS" then continue to "INSTALLED APPS" here you can search "PAINT". 

Scroll down and start app "REPAIR". 

I am sure this can help. It helped me more than twice after upgrade issues.

Thanks @Alti1981. Tried to follow your guidance and performed those steps. Above that I installed the recent update and everything seems to be ok now.
Hi @Alti1981. Just want to inform you that the issue still persists but anyway your answer should be treated as more appropriate :) Thanks
Apologies for replying late, but advice would be if it persists, to upgrade to latest Windows OS again.

Windows 11
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11

Windows 10
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10
If an ordinary upgrade isn't helping, do a clean install by formatting clean the hard drive or solid drive.
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best response confirmed by Sergii1975 (Copper Contributor)
Solution

@Sergii1975

f5a0efa3-330d-4b29-ab3b-03f7e75a50b2.png

Start "APPS" then continue to "INSTALLED APPS" here you can search "PAINT". 

Scroll down and start app "REPAIR". 

I am sure this can help. It helped me more than twice after upgrade issues.

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