Microsoft has updated its documentation with more details about the recent Windows Mixed Reality Deprecation. The company will end support in 2026 for consumers and in 2027 for commercial users.
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Microsoft has some bad news for those still using WordPad: the company will soon remove the app from Windows 11. Moreover, you will not be able to install it back, at least officially.
In 2023, Microsoft dropped support for 18 different Windows 10 and 11 features. Here is a recap of everything Microsoft deprecated, including Windows Mixed Reality, Cortana, WordPad, and more.
When Microsoft announced Windows 10, it also unveiled its HoloLens and the accompanying Holographic platform, later renamed Windows Mixed Reality. Today, Microsoft has announced its death.
Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Edge is now deprecated. The company has updated its documentation to mention the abandonment of yet another feature in its operating systems.
Microsoft has announced that Legacy console mode, a tool for running old command line-based applications, is no longer in development. It will be an optional component in upcoming Windows releases.
Microsoft has announced another feature deprecation today as it has killed off Speech Recognition and replaced it with Voice Access. The former was added back in the Windows Vista days.
Microsoft has updated its documentation, adding details about another deprecated component—Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. It is no longer in development and won't get updates.
Following the deprecation of three services and the Tips app, Microsoft announced one more component to leave the operating system soon. Steps Recorder, an old Windows 7 utility, is now deprecated.
Microsoft has quietly revealed it has decided to deprecate the Microsoft Tips app. It will be removed in a future update of the OS. The app's content will continue to be updated until it is removed.
Microsoft has updated its official Windows documentation with details about three deprecated services and features: Computer Browser, Webclient (WebDAV) Service, and Remote Mailslots.
Microsoft has quietly revealed it will retire the VBScript language from future versions of Windows. It will still be available for now as a feature on demand for developers who still need it.
Microsoft will be disabling TLS versions 1.0 and 1.1 on Windows very soon. The company announced it earlier today and is part of its broader strategy to make the next Windows versions more secure.
Microsoft has updated the standalone Cortana app on Windows 11 to disable the service with the digital assistant reaching the End of Support as Microsoft pushes users towards Windows Copilot.
Microsoft recently deprecated MSDT to make Windows 11 more secure, because threat actors exploited it for nefarious reasons. Following that, the company is now adding an option to uninstall VBScipt.
Microsoft has formally announced that it has deprecated MSDT and its related troubleshooters. The company has explained in a document how the retirement is going to be a gradual phase out.
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