How to Retrieve Lost Windows 7 Paint Program

So maybe you had an incident where the paint program, no matter where you looked, didn't appear. You tried the search bar, you tried the programs, but somehow, it's just not there. Well, here's a way to get it back!

Steps

1. 1
   Go to Start
   

    Go to Start.
2. 2
   Click 'Default Programs'. It is to the right, second one from the bottom
   

    Click 'Default Programs'.
3. 3
   Click 'Set your default settings'
   

    Click 'Set your default settings'.
4. 4
   In the program bar, click 'Paint'. If it is not there, then you are out of luck.
   

    In the program bar, click 'Paint'.
5. 5
   Click 'Set this program as default'
   

    Click 'Set this program as default'.
6. 6
   Download an image or find it in your 'Pictures' folder
   

    Download an image or find it in your 'Pictures' folder.
7. 7
   Right click and click 'Open With...'
   

    Right click and click 'Open With.
8. 8
   Find Paint and click it
   

    Find Paint and click it.
9. 9
   The paint program will come up. Optional: Pin it to your desktop