How to uninstall or deactivate Paint 3D?

A couple of weeks ago I did a system reset. There had been a few problems which Tweaking Com's software couldn't fix. I ran it a second time as suggested but that didn't fix everything. So I did the reset.

Since then I have two new surprises.

1. The system ignores my default program choice for opening jpg files. It used Photos until I uninstalled it. It now tries to use Paint 3D. I can't uninstall it. Is there a way to disable it?

2. The font on some screens - this forum is one of them - is displayed in a mixture of normal and bold characters.

Here's a couple of screenshots .....





Oh, that's small. I'll see if I can do a better one.

Most odd. What causes this ?

Syncopator said:

......It now tries to use Paint 3D. I can't uninstall it. Is there a way to disable it?

Tell me how you get that screen. I have Classic Start Menu installed.

Syncopator said:

Tell me how you get that screen. I have Classic Start Menu installed.

Wheel-click or right click the Start Button.

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by a "wheel-click". Right clicking the start button doesn't help me, I can't see anything there which might help.

If I go to "Apps" in the start menu, Paint 3D is listed. I right click on that and I have the option to uninstall. Having done that, it disappears from the list. But when I click on a jpg image it is displayed in Paint 3D again, and it is also again in the list of "apps".

Syncopator said:

Sorry, I don't know what you mean by a "wheel-click". Right clicking the start button doesn't help me, I can't see anything there which might help.

If I go to "Apps" in the start menu, Paint 3D is listed. I right click on that and I have the option to uninstall. Having done that, it disappears from the list. But when I click on a jpg image it is displayed in Paint 3D again, and it is also again in the list of "apps".

Usually 'middle-click' or 'mouse wheel click' will open the default Windows 10 Start Menu, overriding the Classic Menu.

Ok, thank you Edwin. Depressing the mouse wheel does nothing I'm afraid.

I started to look for the folder with all the unnecessary toys in (the "apps") but I don't have "permission" to open the folder if interest.

I had permission for this sort of thing before the reset, but that has disappeared. I can't take ownership, whatever it's called, now.

I shall have to do a bit of searching to overcome these annoying limitations. But that's for tomorrow, it' past 2 in the morning and I have to get up early.

Hi,

Did you restart your machine after the uninstall?

You might need some help from this tutorial: Uninstall Apps in Windows 10 and check out the tutorial right before the contents: How to keep apps removed from Windows 10 from returning during an update

You may need this and the related tutorials for later: Choose Default Apps in Windows 10

Anak said:

Hi,
Did you restart your machine after the uninstall?
You might need some help from this tutorial: Uninstall Apps in Windows 10 and check out the tutorial right before the contents: How to keep apps removed from Windows 10 from returning during an update
You may need this and the related tutorials for later: Choose Default Apps in Windows 10

Yes Anak, I did restart after uninstalling it. I have tried again but it keeps coming back.

I've also tried the relative advice (at least I think it was relative) in those links.

The best I've got so far is to click on the jpg I want to display. I am then asked "How do I want to open this .jpg file?" and then have to click the required program (Paint Shop Pro 7).

Thank you Ztruker, You can see how far I got above.

I'm stuck. Perhaps Microsoft will eventually get it sorted out.