From 50ba4a4a474142452f2f3dd657e5516b48ace48e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 08:12:11 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] off-mdag-dep-8690636 --- windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md index 75c9ea7697..8c97fabc2e 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: 10/18/2023 +ms.date: 10/31/2023 ms.prod: windows-client ms.technology: itpro-fundamentals ms.localizationpriority: medium @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ The features in this article are no longer being actively developed, and might b |Feature | Details and mitigation | Deprecation announced | | ----------- | --------------------- | ---- | +| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/install-app-guard) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. | October 2023 | | Timeline for Microsoft Entra accounts | Cross-device syncing of Microsoft Entra user activity history will stop starting in January 2024. Microsoft will stop storing this data in the cloud, aligning with [the previous change for Microsoft accounts (MSA)](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21359) in 2021. The timeline user experience was retired in Windows 11, although it remains in Windows 10. The timeline user experience and all your local activity history still remains on Windows 10 devices. Users can access web history using their browser and access recent files through OneDrive and Office. | October 2023 | | VBScript | VBScript is being deprecated. In future releases of Windows, VBScript will be available as a feature on demand before its removal from the operating system. For more information, see [Resources for deprecated features](deprecated-features-resources.md#vbscript). | October 2023 | | WordPad | WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt. | September 1, 2023 | From 5638e0b2f256b47ba2e4965f155dbe945c31614c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:11:05 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] off-mdag-dep-8690636 --- windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md index 8c97fabc2e..5b5f329903 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The features in this article are no longer being actively developed, and might b |Feature | Details and mitigation | Deprecation announced | | ----------- | --------------------- | ---- | -| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/install-app-guard) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. | October 2023 | +| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/install-app-guard) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/protect-against-threats) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | October 2023 | | Timeline for Microsoft Entra accounts | Cross-device syncing of Microsoft Entra user activity history will stop starting in January 2024. Microsoft will stop storing this data in the cloud, aligning with [the previous change for Microsoft accounts (MSA)](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21359) in 2021. The timeline user experience was retired in Windows 11, although it remains in Windows 10. The timeline user experience and all your local activity history still remains on Windows 10 devices. Users can access web history using their browser and access recent files through OneDrive and Office. | October 2023 | | VBScript | VBScript is being deprecated. In future releases of Windows, VBScript will be available as a feature on demand before its removal from the operating system. For more information, see [Resources for deprecated features](deprecated-features-resources.md#vbscript). | October 2023 | | WordPad | WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt. | September 1, 2023 | From f51682aacf80bf3a5941fffe8b9e2e5026e3ba7d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:44:32 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] edit --- windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md index 5b5f329903..487d603e5c 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The features in this article are no longer being actively developed, and might b |Feature | Details and mitigation | Deprecation announced | | ----------- | --------------------- | ---- | -| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/install-app-guard) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/protect-against-threats) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | October 2023 | +| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/install-app-guard) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/protect-against-threats#safe-attachments-policies-in-microsoft-defender-for-office-365) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | October 2023 | | Timeline for Microsoft Entra accounts | Cross-device syncing of Microsoft Entra user activity history will stop starting in January 2024. Microsoft will stop storing this data in the cloud, aligning with [the previous change for Microsoft accounts (MSA)](https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2021/04/14/announcing-windows-10-insider-preview-build-21359) in 2021. The timeline user experience was retired in Windows 11, although it remains in Windows 10. The timeline user experience and all your local activity history still remains on Windows 10 devices. Users can access web history using their browser and access recent files through OneDrive and Office. | October 2023 | | VBScript | VBScript is being deprecated. In future releases of Windows, VBScript will be available as a feature on demand before its removal from the operating system. For more information, see [Resources for deprecated features](deprecated-features-resources.md#vbscript). | October 2023 | | WordPad | WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt. | September 1, 2023 | From 9644b61c4286f306b0328b5fb81e25d686ed9300 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:30:29 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] update links that changed --- windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md index db9fd0dbb9..7b811e9bf5 100644 --- a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md +++ b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The features in this article are no longer being actively developed, and might b | Feature | Details and mitigation | Deprecation announced | |---|---|---| -| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/install-app-guard) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/protect-against-threats#safe-attachments-policies-in-microsoft-defender-for-office-365) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | November 2023 | +| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/app-guard-for-office-install) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/recommended-settings-for-eop-and-office365#global-settings-for-safe-attachments) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | November 2023 | | Steps Recorder (psr.exe) | Steps Recorder is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. For screen recording, we recommend the Snipping Tool, Xbox Game Bar, or Microsoft Clipchamp. | November 2023 | | Tips | The Tips app is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. Content in the app will continue to be updated with information about new Windows features until the app is removed. | November 2023 | | Computer Browser | The Computer Browser driver and service are deprecated. The browser (browser protocol and service) is a dated and insecure device location protocol. This protocol, service, and driver were first disabled by default in Windows 10 with the removal of the SMB1 service. For more information on Computer Browser, see [MS-BRWS Common Internet File System](/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-brws/3cfbad92-09b3-4abc-808f-c6f6347d5677). | November 2023 | From dcbdddf46958924d8ea9b8b64f7b731407d3f999 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Meghan Stewart <33289333+mestew@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2023 05:52:59 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] off-mdag-edit --- windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md b/windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md index 7b811e9bf5..9493e41132 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: 11/16/2023 +ms.date: 11/27/2023 ms.prod: windows-client ms.technology: itpro-fundamentals ms.localizationpriority: medium @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ The features in this article are no longer being actively developed, and might b | Feature | Details and mitigation | Deprecation announced | |---|---|---| -| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/app-guard-for-office-install) is deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/recommended-settings-for-eop-and-office365#global-settings-for-safe-attachments) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | November 2023 | +| Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/app-guard-for-office-install) is being deprecated and is no longer being updated. This deprecation also includes the [Windows.Security.Isolation APIs](/uwp/api/windows.security.isolation) that are used for Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Office. We recommend transitioning to Microsoft Defender for Endpoint [attack surface reduction rules](/microsoft-365/security/defender-endpoint/overview-attack-surface-reduction) along with [Protected View](/microsoft-365/security/office-365-security/recommended-settings-for-eop-and-office365#global-settings-for-safe-attachments) and [Windows Defender Application Control](/windows/security/application-security/application-control/windows-defender-application-control/wdac). | November 2023 | | Steps Recorder (psr.exe) | Steps Recorder is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. For screen recording, we recommend the Snipping Tool, Xbox Game Bar, or Microsoft Clipchamp. | November 2023 | | Tips | The Tips app is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. Content in the app will continue to be updated with information about new Windows features until the app is removed. | November 2023 | | Computer Browser | The Computer Browser driver and service are deprecated. The browser (browser protocol and service) is a dated and insecure device location protocol. This protocol, service, and driver were first disabled by default in Windows 10 with the removal of the SMB1 service. For more information on Computer Browser, see [MS-BRWS Common Internet File System](/openspecs/windows_protocols/ms-brws/3cfbad92-09b3-4abc-808f-c6f6347d5677). | November 2023 |