Here are the features that will no longer work when you upgrade to Windows 10

Neowin ^ | June 3, 2015 | Steven Parker

[dayglored]

ollowing the exciting news that Windows will be free for everyone currently on Windows 7 or 8.1, providing they upgrade within the first year, users should also be aware of a few features that will no longer work with Windows 10 after that upgrade.

The features that will no longer work are taken from the official specifications page on Microsoft's Windows website, and reproduced below. The good news is that in some cases alternatives are available.

• If you have Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 8 Pro with Media Center, or Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center and you install Windows 10, Windows Media Center will be removed.

• Watching DVDs requires separate playback software

• Windows 7 desktop gadgets will be removed as part of installing Windows 10.

• Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows Update automatically available. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10 Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates.

• Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts Games that come pre-installed on Windows 7 will be removed as part of installing the Windows 10 upgrade. Microsoft has released our version of Solitaire and Minesweeper called the “Microsoft Solitaire Collection” and “Microsoft Minesweeper.”

• If you have a USB floppy drive, you will need to download the latest driver from Windows Update or from the manufacturer's website.

• If you have Windows Live Essentials installed on your system, the OneDrive application is removed and replaced with the inbox version of OneDrive.

...

[dayglored]

Be prepared. Know what you're getting into.

[dayglored]

Heads up -- Windows 10 takes away some things you might be used to having ... PING!

You can find all the Windows Ping list threads with FR search: search on keyword "windowspinglist".

[Norm Lenhart]

I lasted for years on XP and will last for years on 7. Minimal issues and I plan on keeping it that way until I can’t.

[dayglored]

The Windows 10 Specification List

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-specifications

[TheZMan]

Seems they’re beginning to purge some fluff.

They need to purge a lot more.

[dayglored]

> I lasted for years on XP and will last for years on 7. Minimal issues and I plan on keeping it that way until I can’t.

Win 7 will remain fully functional and still receive security updates until some time in 2020. Then it will start being a liability, as XP is now.

I, too, plan to keep running 7 for a good long time. But I expect I'll switch to 10 at some point.

[catnipman]

Not to mention there’s a good chance that 20% of drivers for existing hardware will not work or work well, thereby crippling or blue screening your “upgraded” PC. And figure 10% of application software will fail as well. It’s clear to me from working with the technical releases of W10, that it’s likely W10 is going to have MAJOR, MAJOR problems.

[umgud]

For me, nothing can be as bad as 8.1, so I will upgrade.

[dayglored]

> For me, nothing can be as bad as 8.1, so I will upgrade.

LOL, yeah... well, actually I'd say that 8.0 was noticeably worse than 8.1.

[Ron H.]

I’ve been using the Win 10 beta for a few months now I definitely do not like it. Keep Win 7 for as long as you can.

[Norm Lenhart]

If the software I use and the connected hardware gets stable drivers and updates, I might consider it before being forced to upgrade but for now, the sole problem I have is the loss of focus bug I can’t seem to sort out. Everything else is rock solid.

Any guidance there on the foocus thing would be greatly appreciated BTW.

[Paladin2]

Will the BSOD still work?

[SkyDancer]

I’ve automatically signed up for it~ how can I stop it now?

[TomServo]

That’s it?

lol....

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[JoeProBono]

minesweeper — I have minesweeper?!!

[LostInBayport]

For the last few days an icon has appeared on my Windows 7 desktop prompting me to get Windows 10. I went into preferences and checked the box telling it not to notify me anymore.

Wanna bet it shows up again tomorrow anyway?

[bigbob]

Install Classic Shell,so you can banish Metro to hell and 8.1 will work just like Win7.

[__rvx86]

The oldest device I am using under Windows NT 10 is a micro-floppy drive.

It worked...but I think there were major bugs in the 64-bit driver. Moved it over to an ancient 386-class computer I use to test software targeting the equivalent embedded system.

[dayglored]

> It’s clear to me from working with the technical releases of W10, that it’s likely W10 is going to have MAJOR, MAJOR problems.

Yeah, but they gotta roll the sucker out regardless. They're losing ground to Mac and Linux, they've got a ton of people who love Win7 and don't want to change, and there are still just as many people using WinXP as the total combined usage of Win8.0 and 8.1.

Microsoft HAS to get Win10 into the marketplace in time for the fall student season, and the holiday season after that, or they're doomed. Meaning they'll never get our from behind the 8-ball, even with their remaining large marketshare advantage.

So there will be a lot of crashes and losses and weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. But the migration will happen, and it will eventually succeed.