Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
;Registers Paint (Classic Windows 10 version) with Default Apps in Windows 11
;Created by Ramesh Srinivasan for Winhelponline.com
;Created on: 11/July/2022
;Tutorial: https://www.winhelponline.com/blog/get-windows-10-classic-paint-in-windows-11
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\RegisteredApplications]
"Paint (Classic)"="SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Applets\\Paint2\\Capabilities"
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint2\Capabilities]
"ApplicationName"=hex(2):50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,20,00,28,00,43,00,6c,00,\
61,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,63,00,29,00,00,00
"ApplicationDescription"=hex(2):4d,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,\
00,74,00,20,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,20,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,\
73,00,69,00,63,00,20,00,28,00,57,00,69,00,6e,00,64,00,6f,00,77,00,73,00,20,\
00,31,00,30,00,20,00,76,00,65,00,72,00,73,00,69,00,6f,00,6e,00,29,00,00,00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets\Paint2\Capabilities\FileAssociations]
".avci"="PBrush2"
".avif"="PBrush2"
".bmp"="PBrush2"
".dib"="PBrush2"
".gif"="PBrush2"
".jfif"="PBrush2"
".jpe"="PBrush2"
".jpeg"="PBrush2"
".jpg"="PBrush2"
".png"="PBrush2"
".tif"="PBrush2"
".tiff"="PBrush2"
".webp"="PBrush2"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2]
@="Paint (Classic)"
"EditFlags"=dword:00200000
"Added by Winhelponline"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2\CLSID]
@="{0003000a-0000-0000-C000-000000000046}"
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2\protocol\StdFileEditing\server]
@=hex(2):25,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,72,00,6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,\
00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,\
70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2\protocol\StdFileEditing\verb\0]
@="&Edit"
"LocalizedString"=hex(2):40,00,25,00,53,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,52,00,\
6f,00,6f,00,74,00,25,00,5c,00,73,00,79,00,73,00,74,00,65,00,6d,00,33,00,32,\
00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,00,78,00,65,00,\
2c,00,2d,00,35,00,39,00,34,00,32,00,30,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2\shell\edit\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,63,00,20,00,\
41,00,70,00,70,00,73,00,5c,00,4d,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,\
00,74,00,20,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,\
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00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2\shell\print\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,63,00,20,00,\
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00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,00,00
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PBrush2\shell\printto\command]
@=hex(2):22,00,25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,\
00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,00,43,00,6c,00,61,00,73,00,73,00,69,00,63,00,20,00,\
41,00,70,00,70,00,73,00,5c,00,4d,00,69,00,63,00,72,00,6f,00,73,00,6f,00,66,\
00,74,00,20,00,50,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,5c,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,\
72,00,61,00,6d,00,5c,00,6d,00,73,00,70,00,61,00,69,00,6e,00,74,00,2e,00,65,\
00,78,00,65,00,22,00,20,00,2f,00,70,00,74,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,31,00,22,00,\
20,00,22,00,25,00,32,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,00,33,00,22,00,20,00,22,00,25,\
00,34,00,22,00,00,00
[-HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\mspaint.exe]
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\mspaint.exe]
@="\"C:\\Program Files\\Classic Apps\\Microsoft Paint\\Program\\mspaint.exe\""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\mspaint.exe]
"FriendlyAppName"="Paint (Classic)"