MS Paint Grid Background

Problem:

After some update of Windows Update the background of MS Paint has changed from white to grid like this:

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Resolution:

You can reset Paint registry values to the default and thereby restore MS Paint:

  1. Close the Paint app if you have it running.
  2. Download the following ZIP file.
  3. Extract its contents to any folder and double click to run.
  4. Open MS Paint to check.

[This registry edit is applicable for both Windows 10 and Windows 11]