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Hell freezes over, MS Paint adds support for layers and PNG transparency
(arstechnica.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
https://portableapps.com/apps/graphics_pictures/krita-portable
There's a portable version that might work.
I've never experienced this, I've only experienced that you cannot do anything you need an admin for, maybe the control panel and settings app were removed from sight.