Windows 10 features we’re no longer developing (Microsoft drops a bunch of Windows 10 functionality)

Microsoft Document Site ^ | Nov 15, 2019 | Microsoft Windows Team

[dayglored]

Each version of Windows 10 adds new features and functionality; occasionally we also remove features and functionality, often because we've added a better option. Below are the details about the features and functionalities that are no longer being developed in Windows 10. For information about features that have been removed, see Features we removed.

The features described below are no longer being actively developed, and might be removed in a future update. Some features have been replaced with other features or functionality and some are now available from other sources.

The following list is subject to change and might not include every affected feature or functionality.

Dayglored's note: It's a long list in a table with descriptions. Click here to see the full table. A sampling:

Taskbar settings roaming
Wi-Fi WEP and TKIP
Windows To Go
Print 3D app
OneSync service
Windows Help Viewer
Contacts feature in File Explorer
Business Scanning
RSA/AES Encryption for IIS
Screen saver functionality in Themes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Owner Password Management
Windows PowerShell 2.0

[Bubba_Leroy]

But where do I put the floppy disk?

I remember back before MS-DOS, when I kept my Wang by my secretary’s desk and she handled my 8” floppies.

[dayglored]

What I did was get a USB floppy drive.

[dayglored]

> kept my Wang by my secretary’s desk and she handled my 8” floppies.

I just re-read that.

You naughty boy! :-)

[nicollo]

I’m a fairly heavy Win 10 user across multiple devices, and I don’t recognize or use any of those features that are being deprecated here.

Btw, Win 10 and Office 365 have been brilliant for me and my company. No issues whatsoever and cross-device syncing and sharing is fantastic.

[dayglored]

My company has been deploying Win10 to the Windows-based engineering folks (workstations) for about a year with overall good results. We just recently migrated from in-house on-site mail, chat, etc. to Office 365. That’s been a bumpy ride but we’ll make it.

The difficult part is that half our engineers use Linux for their workstations, and about 10% use Macs, and Office 365 doesn’t have a native Linux client for Teams, Outlook, etc. so they’re forced to use the web clients which are (*cough*) not quite ready for prime time (*cough*), compatibility-wise.

But again, we’ll make it.

Shops that are 100% Microsoft have a much easier time going from on-site/in-house to Office 365 cloud functionality.

[daniel1212]

Only one I see myself using is (the hidden) System Image Backup, but since it may no longer be able to restore the system, then it is no longer viable it seems.

[daniel1212]

Thank God for good Freeware. Imagine what MS would eliminate if it was in charge of that.