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As technology evolves, so does software. To streamline operations and focus on future innovations, Microsoft occasionally removes features from the Windows operating system. This can be due to several reasons, such as low usage, security concerns, or the availability of more modern alternatives. If you rely on certain features in your daily workflow, it's important to stay informed about upcoming changes. Let's explore some Windows features that are scheduled to be removed soon.
Microsoft has announced that WordPad will be completely removed from Windows. Although the limited word processor is still included in Windows 11 23H2, this may change with the update to Windows 11 24H2* later this year. Microsoft is already no longer updating the program.
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The stand-alone Cortana app in Windows is also outdated and is being replaced by Microsoft's new Copilot AI. If you use Cortana for certain areas, you should familiarise yourself with the possibilities of Copilot.
Microsoft is removing support for TLS certificates with an RSA key of less that 2,048 bits from Windows 10 and Windows 11. If you are therefore still using older certificates for applications, there is a risk that these will no longer work after an update in the future, though to be fair this mostly affects companies that operate their own Web applications.
Anyone who uses their own scripts with VBScript will also have to find a replacement; Microsoft will completely remove VBScript in the next Windows versions, presumably Windows 11 24H2.
With the removal of the WebClient, Microsoft is removing WebDav from Windows. This means that the protocol cannot be used to connect network drives with WebDav. Users often use the protocol to integrate cloud storage directly as a drive in Windows, for example. This won't be as easy in the future; Microsoft no longer wants to start the service at boot, and one of the next steps will be to remove it, perhaps even in Windows 11 24H2.
Microsoft is removing the Windows Mail app in Windows 10 and 11, replacing it with the new Outlook app. This is currently being criticised, not only due to its lacklustre feature set compared to the original Mil app, but because it routes all emails via Microsoft servers; this also applies to mail accounts that are not hosted by Microsoft.
With problem recording, users can create step-based screenshots to create documentation or recreate errors so that a support employee can help. Microsoft wants to remove this recording completely from Windows. Here, too, you should obtain a replacement if you use problem recordings. I've never encountered anyone who does.
With wmic.exe, users and administrators can use Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) for queries. Microsoft have now marked wmic.exe as obsolete and will permanently remove this command-line program from Windows 10 and 11. However, there is the option of using PowerShell and the Get-WmiObject cmdlet in future.