This was reported by Windows Latest, who checked the version of the Paint app on your system. It corresponded to the version number. previous to the security patch (in this case 11.2603.251.0) and not to the recommended patched version (which should be 11.2609.401.0).
Some antivirus programs apparently marked Paint as unpatched, and some users and administrators noticed that their version of Paint apparently had not been updated. It is not yet clear whether the failure lies in the distribution of the update or in Paint itself. Both Windows Latest and other affected users had automatic updates enabled correctly in their settings.
To check which version of Paint is installed on your system, you can enter the following command in Windows PowerShell, which you can launch by right-clicking on the Start menu and selecting Terminal (administrator). Then, in the PowerShell window, enter the following command:
Get-AppxPackage -Name Microsoft.Paint | Select-Object Name, Version Then compare the version number with the version recommended by Microsoft (11.2609.401.0). Alternatively, you can search for Paint in Installed applications in Windows Settings and check the version number there (you may need to click “Advanced Options” first).
It’s entirely possible that Microsoft simply got the version number wrong. But to be safe, you should download and install the latest version of Paint from the Microsoft Store.
