I think paint will be redundant in the future. It has been superseded by "Paint3d". I have been using it for a while. Ignoring the 3d" aspect, it is not a bad program.
Otherwise, if you care to be more advanced, Paint net (
https://www.getpaint.net/), is really good and, amazingly, free. Often updated and has one or two add-ons for the fanatics.