The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is just around the corner. The upcoming feature update is purported to sport the "1709" version number. It will also feature accessibility improvements, hardened security, enhancements to Windows AutoPilot management tools, and Microsoft account recovery directly via the lock screen, among other things.
However, there are a number of existing features that are getting removed or deprecated as well. Now, Microsoft has published a comprehensive list of features that are no longer in active development and will be removed in future updates; the company did the same before the rollout of the Creators Update. This has been done to allow customers and IT professionals to consider these changes and make future plans accordingly.
The list of removed and deprecated features is as follows:
Removed features
- 3D Builder
- Apndatabase.xml
- Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)
- Outlook Express
- Reader app
- Reading List
- Screen saver functionality in Themes
- Syskey.exe
- TCP Offload Engine
- Tile Data Layer
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Owner Password Management
Deprecated features
- IIS 6 Management Compatibility
- IIS Digest Authentication
- Microsoft Paint
- RSA/AES Encryption for IIS
- Sync Your Settings
- Screen saver functionality in Themes
- System Image Backup (SIB) Solution
- TLS RC4 Ciphers
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM): TPM.msc and TPM RemoteManagement
- Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Remote Management
- Windows Hello for Business deployment that uses System Center Configuration Manager
- Windows PowerShell 2.0
As many readers will notice, many of these features such as the Reader app and Reading List are no longer needed because similar functionality can be offered by newer alternatives such as Microsoft Edge. Furthermore, some features such as Outlook Express contain legacy code that hinders future development.
You can find out more details by visiting the company"s dedicated webpage here.
Source: Microsoft via MSPoweruser