# Microsoft Whiteboard

Application: Microsoft Corporation

Dem still dey call am whiteboard app, microsoft whiteboard

Microsoft Corporation, Productivity

Shared canvas wey dem dey use from Teams and Store app. Di process na Whiteboard.exe. No be Paint.

## Wetin you need know

Whiteboard na synced canvas. Paint na local bitmap editor.

Whiteboard.exe and Teams dey share Microsoft Whiteboard boards. Paint na mspaint.exe. Meeting board no be file inside Pictures unless you export am.

- **Wetin e be?**: Shared whiteboard

  **Still current?**: Yes, see Current status

  **Official download?**: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If Whiteboard.exe open afta meeting, dat one na di shared canvas, no be Paint. To end mspaint.exe no go close di board.

## Wetin be Microsoft Whiteboard?

Microsoft Whiteboard na cloud canvas. Whiteboard.exe na di Windows app. Paint na di local image editor. Teams fit start Whiteboard without you opening Paint.

## If you never use am before

If Teams meeting open shared canvas, dis one na Microsoft Whiteboard, no be Paint. Install or open di Store app, or join di board from Teams. Paint na mspaint.exe and local bitmap. Whiteboard boards dey stay inside Microsoft account or tenant. Dem no be .png wey you save from Paint.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Meeting canvases**

Board inside Teams meeting. Paint no fit carry dat kain live shared surface.

**Ink and sticky notes**

Pen and reactions on top board wey dey stored inside Microsoft service. Paint file na local bitmap.

**Follow-up afta di call**

Reopen di board from Whiteboard app. Di meeting chat no be mspaint.exe.

## Na who e dey for?

- Teams users wey dem dump inside board
- Teachers wey dey use shared canvas
- Anybody wey no suppose save meeting board as Paint doodle come dey expect sync

## Current status

Dem dey actively develop am. Dis article na about di Windows Whiteboard app and di Teams surface, no be Paint.

## How old e be?

Microsoft Whiteboard launch around 2018 as Store and Teams surface. Paint don dey ship with Windows since 1980s. Dem dey share ink. Dem no dey share file.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Store app

Teams surface

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | E reach for Windows plus dis app. Heavy projects go want more.             |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app

  **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| Whiteboard.exe | Store / Teams whiteboard |
| -------------- | ------------------------ |

## Startup components

Whiteboard dey start wen you open board or wen Teams launch one. E no suppose start with Windows by default.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\Microsoft.Whiteboard\_\*\\ |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |

## File formats

Whiteboard boards (cloud), image export

## Common wahala dem

### Board dey miss afta di meeting

Sign in to di same work or Microsoft account inside Whiteboard app. Paint no go get am.

### Ink dey slow on top cheap GPU

Update display driver. Dat one still na Whiteboard, no be Paint brush setting.

## How to get unstuck

### Open Whiteboard from Start or from Teams meeting toolbar

mspaint na di wrong tile. Di process wey you want na Whiteboard.exe.

### Install from Microsoft Store if di app dey miss

Di product page na Microsoft Whiteboard, no be Paint 3D.

### Check tenant policy if work boards no wan create

Admin fit disable Whiteboard. Dat one no be Paint restriction.

## Alternatives

Paint, OneNote ink, and paper board share ground. Paint na di broda wey dis article no cover.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard ](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [support.microsoft.com/whiteboard ](https://support.microsoft.com/whiteboard)Vendor support                                                            |
| Official site | [www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard ](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard)Start here, no be random exe host |

## Related hardware

Pen display dey help. Meeting board still need network.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Microsoft Teams: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/microsoft-teams/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Microsoft Whiteboard official site ](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard)· Vendor product page
- [Microsoft Whiteboard help ](https://support.microsoft.com/whiteboard)· Vendor support
- [Microsoft Learn: Whiteboard ](https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/whiteboard/)· Admin and client notes
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation

  **Category**: Shared whiteboard

  **Process**: Whiteboard.exe

  **License**: E follow many Microsoft 365 and Teams identities come

  **First released**: 2018

  **Official site**: [microsoft.com/whiteboard](https://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/microsoft-whiteboard)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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