In 2017, Microsoft launched the Windows 10 Creators Update, which delivered a series of 3D-focused applications for the operating system, which allowed users to create 3D objects and even drive 3D printers.
So Microsoft said:
We believe that everyone is a heart creator and that creativity is an essential human characteristic. And, no matter who you are, Windows 10 was created to empower the creator that exists in all of us. To show you some of the amazing new features that will come in the Creator Update, we have a special episode this week on Windows just for you. Innovations in Windows 10 Creators Update include 3D in Windows 10, integrated game streaming, new tab management features and more in Microsoft Edge, and enhanced security features, such as a new Microsoft privacy panel.
Over the years, Microsoft planned to replace the venerable Paint application with Paint3D and deliver Paint through the Microsoft Store to those who really wanted it.
Ultimately, the revolution was aborted and it was Paint3D that ended up in the Shop.
Today Microsoft made it official by sending Windows 10 Build 21332 without the Paint3D and 3D Viewer app and, of course, hid the 3D Objects folder by default.
Microsoft writes:
3D Viewer and Paint 3D will no longer be pre-installed on clean installations of the latest Insider Preview builds. Both applications will still be available in the Store and will remain on your device after an operating system update. Therefore, if you have updated your PC normally, you will not see these changed applications in your list of applications.
Ultimately, the main problem is that there is no easy way to do complex things like 3D, and if you are going to do something complex like 3D creation, you can also use a powerful tool for the job.
Do our readers mourn the end of these apps? Let us know below.
Via DrWindows