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windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md

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 title: Deprecated features in the Windows client
 description: Review the list of features that Microsoft is no longer actively developing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
-ms.date: 01/05/2024
+ms.date: 01/26/2024
 ms.prod: windows-client
 ms.technology: itpro-fundamentals
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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 | Windows Information Protection <!-- 6010051 --> | [Windows Information Protection](/windows/security/information-protection/windows-information-protection/protect-enterprise-data-using-wip) will no longer be developed in future versions of Windows. For more information, see [Announcing sunset of Windows Information Protection (WIP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2202124).<br> <br>For your data protection needs, Microsoft recommends that you use [Microsoft Purview Information Protection](/microsoft-365/compliance/information-protection) and [Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention](/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-learn-about-dlp). | July 2022 |
 | BitLocker To Go Reader | **Note: BitLocker to Go as a feature is still supported.**<br>Reading of BitLocker-protected removable drives ([BitLocker To Go](/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-to-go-faq)) from Windows XP or Windows Vista in later operating systems is deprecated and might be removed in a future release of Windows client.<br>The following items might not be available in a future release of Windows client:<br>- ADMX policy: **Allow access to BitLocker-protected removable data drives from earlier versions of Windows**<br>- Command line parameter: [`manage-bde -DiscoveryVolumeType`](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/manage-bde-on) (-dv)<br>- Catalog file: **c:\windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents**<br>- BitLocker 2 Go Reader app: **bitlockertogo.exe** and associated files  | 21H1 |
 | Personalization roaming | Roaming of Personalization settings (including wallpaper, slideshow, accent colors, and lock screen images) is no longer being developed and might be removed in a future release. | 21H1 |
-| Windows Management Instrumentation Command line (WMIC) tool. | The WMIC tool is deprecated in Windows 10, version 21H1 and the 21H1 General Availability Channel release of Windows Server. This tool is superseded by [Windows PowerShell for WMI](/powershell/scripting/learn/ps101/07-working-with-wmi). Note: This deprecation only applies to the [command-line management tool](/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmic). WMI itself isn't affected. | 21H1 |
+| Windows Management Instrumentation command-line (WMIC) utility. | The WMIC tool is deprecated in Windows 10, version 21H1 and the 21H1 General Availability Channel release of Windows Server. This tool is superseded by [Windows PowerShell for WMI](/powershell/scripting/learn/ps101/07-working-with-wmi). Note: This deprecation only applies to the [command-line management tool](/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmic). WMI itself isn't affected. </br> </br> **[Update January 2024]**: Currently, WMIC is a Feature on Demand (FoD) that's [preinstalled by default](/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/features-on-demand-non-language-fod#wmic). In the next release of Windows, the WMIC FoD will be disabled by default. | 21H1 |
 | Timeline | Starting in July 2021, if you have your activity history synced across your devices through your Microsoft account (MSA), you can't upload new activity in Timeline. For more information, see [Get help with timeline](https://support.microsoft.com/windows/get-help-with-timeline-febc28db-034c-d2b0-3bbe-79aa0c501039).| 20H2 |
 | Microsoft Edge | The legacy version of Microsoft Edge is no longer being developed.| 2004 |
 | Companion Device Framework | The [Companion Device Framework](/windows-hardware/design/device-experiences/windows-hello-companion-device-framework) is no longer under active development.| 2004 |