How to Reset Paint Default Position and Size in Windows 10


Microsoft Paint (formerly Paintbrush) is a simple raster graphics editor that has been included with all versions of Microsoft Windows. The program opens and saves files in Windows bitmap (BMP), JPEG, GIF, PNG, and single-page TIFF formats. The program can be in color mode or two-color black-and-white, but there is no grayscale mode.

See also: Open Microsoft Paint | Windows Support

When you close Paint, its current window position and size and white background position and size is saved by default so Paint will open the exact same way as last closed the next time you open it.

This tutorial will show you to reset to default the open position and size of the Paint (mspaint.exe) window and white background for your account in Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.


EXAMPLE: Default open position and size of Paint window and white background
How to Reset Paint Default Position and Size in Windows 10-paint_default_position_and_size.jpg



Here's How:

1 Close Paint if currently open.

2 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the file below.

Reset_Paint_default_position_and_size.reg

Download

This registry file will delete the BMPHeight, BMPWidth, and WindowPlacement values in the registry key below to clear and reset them. These values will automatically be recreated the next time you close Paint to save the current position and size of the Paint window and white background.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint\View


3 Save the .reg file to your desktop.

4 Double click/tap on the downloaded .reg file to merge it.

5 When prompted, click/tap on Run, Yes (UAC), Yes, and OK to approve the merge.

6 You can now delete the downloaded .reg file if you like.


That's it,
Shawn


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