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title: Windows 10 features lifecycle title: Windows 10 features lifecycle
description: Learn about the lifecycle of Windows 10 features description: Learn about the lifecycle of Windows 10 features
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audience: itpro author: greg-lindsay audience: itpro
manager: laurawi author: greg-lindsay
ms.author: greglin manager: laurawi
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# Windows 10 features lifecycle ---
# Windows 10 features lifecycle
- Applies to: Windows 10
- Applies to: Windows 10
Each release of Windows 10 contains many new and improved features. Occasionally we also remove features and functionality, usually because there is a better option.
Each release of Windows 10 contains many new and improved features. Occasionally we also remove features and functionality, usually because there is a better option.
## Features removed or planned for replacement
## Features removed or planned for replacement
See the following for details about feature support for each release of Windows 10.
See the following for details about feature support for each release of Windows 10.
[Windows 10, version 1903](windows-10-1903-removed-features.md)<br>
[Windows 10, version 1809](windows-10-1809-removed-features.md)<br> [Windows 10, version 1903](windows-10-1903-removed-features.md)<br>
[Windows 10, version 1803](windows-10-1803-removed-features.md)<br> [Windows 10, version 1809](windows-10-1809-removed-features.md)<br>
[Windows 10, version 1709](windows-10-1709-removed-features.md)<br> [Windows 10, version 1803](windows-10-1803-removed-features.md)<br>
[Windows 10, version 1703](windows-10-1703-removed-features.md) [Windows 10, version 1709](windows-10-1709-removed-features.md)<br>
[Windows 10, version 1703](windows-10-1703-removed-features.md)
Also see: [Windows 10 release information](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/release-information/)
Also see: [Windows 10 release information](https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/release-information/)
## Terminology
## Terminology
The following terms can be used to describe the status that might be assigned to a feature during its lifecycle.
The following terms can be used to describe the status that might be assigned to a feature during its lifecycle.
- **Deprecation**: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality is no longer in active development and may be removed in future releases of a product or online service.
- **End of support**: The stage of the product lifecycle when support and servicing are no longer available for a product. - **Deprecation**: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality is no longer in active development and may be removed in future releases of a product or online service.
- **Retirement**: The stage of the product lifecycle when an online service is shut down so that it is no longer available for use. - **End of support**: The stage of the product lifecycle when support and servicing are no longer available for a product.
- **Remove or retire a feature**: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality is removed from an online service after it has been deprecated. - **Retirement**: The stage of the product lifecycle when an online service is shut down so that it is no longer available for use.
- **Replace a feature**: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality in an online service is replaced with a different feature or functionality. - **Remove or retire a feature**: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality is removed from an online service after it has been deprecated.
- **Replace a feature**: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality in an online service is replaced with a different feature or functionality.