From 6518a76935eeae76c067374b1d929f6ec7b177db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2024 10:31:34 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] rem-dep-wip --- windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md | 4 ++-- windows/whats-new/removed-features.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md index 05a7036224..d42d89fa53 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ --- 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: 11/14/2024 +ms.date: 12/09/2024 ms.service: windows-client ms.subservice: itpro-fundamentals ms.localizationpriority: medium @@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ The features in this article are no longer being actively developed, and might b | Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) | [MSDT](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msdt) is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. MSDT is used to gather diagnostic data for analysis by support professionals. For more information, see [Resources for deprecated features](deprecated-features-resources.md) | January 2023 | | Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Applications for 32-bit Arm | This change is applicable only to devices with an Arm processor, for example Snapdragon processors from Qualcomm. If you have a PC built with a processor from Intel or AMD, this content isn't applicable. If you aren't sure which type of processor you have, check **Settings** > **System** > **About**.

Support for 32-bit Arm versions of applications will be removed in a future release of Windows 11. After this change, for the small number of applications affected, app features might be different and you might notice a difference in performance. For more technical details about this change, see [Update app architecture from Arm32 to Arm64](/windows/arm/arm32-to-arm64). | January 2023 | | Update Compliance | [Update Compliance](/windows/deployment/update/update-compliance-monitor), a cloud-based service for the Windows client, is no longer being developed. This service was replaced with [Windows Update for Business reports](/windows/deployment/update/wufb-reports-overview), which provides reporting on client compliance with Microsoft updates from the Azure portal. | November 2022| -| Windows Information Protection | [Windows Information Protection](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/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).

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).

**[Update - November 2024]**: Windows Information Protection is removed starting in Windows 11, version 24H2. | July 2022 | +| Windows Information Protection | [Windows Information Protection](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/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).

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).

Windows Information Protection is removed starting in Windows 11, version 24H2. | July 2022 | | BitLocker To Go Reader | **Note: BitLocker to Go as a feature is still supported.**
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.
The following items might not be available in a future release of Windows client:
- ADMX policy: **Allow access to BitLocker-protected removable data drives from earlier versions of Windows**
- Command line parameter: [`manage-bde -DiscoveryVolumeType`](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/manage-bde-on) (-dv)
- Catalog file: **c:\windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents**
- 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) utility. | The WMIC utility is deprecated in Windows 10, version 21H1 and the 21H1 General Availability Channel release of Windows Server. This utility is superseded by [Windows PowerShell for WMI](/powershell/scripting/learn/ps101/07-working-with-wmi). Note: This deprecation applies to only the [command-line management utility](/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmic). WMI itself isn't affected.

**[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 Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2. In the next release of Windows, the WMIC FoD will be disabled by default. | 21H1 | diff --git a/windows/whats-new/removed-features.md b/windows/whats-new/removed-features.md index a838588ec9..d36d9e8174 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/removed-features.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/removed-features.md @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.author: mstewart manager: aaroncz ms.topic: reference ms.subservice: itpro-fundamentals -ms.date: 08/23/2024 +ms.date: 12/09/2024 ms.collection: - highpri - tier1