Features No Longer Available or Under Active Development in Windows 10 1709
With each feature update, Microsoft is reviewing features it thinks are no longer needed or have been superseded by modern alternatives. In version 1703, features removed or deprecated were mostly under the hood and were more likely to affect enterprise customers than end users. The trend continues with version 1709, but there are more user facing features and technologies that are on the chopping block.
This list is intended to help customers consider these removals and deprecations for their own planning. The list is subject to change and may not include every deprecated feature or functionality. For more information about a listed feature or functionality and its replacement, see the documentation for that feature. You can also follow the provided links in this table to see additional resources. Source Removed Features in the Windows 10 1709 Update 3D Builder app Apndatabase.xml Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET) Outlook Express Reader app Reading List Screen saver functionality in Themes Syskey.exe TCP Offload Engine Tile Data Layer Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Owner Password Management Deprecated Features in the Windows 10 1709 Update IIS 6 Management Compatibility IIS Digest Authentication Microsoft Paint RSA/AES Encryption for IIS Sync Your Settings System Image Backup (SIB) Solution Screen saver functionality in Themes TLS RC4 Ciphers Trusted Platform Module (TPM): TPM.msc and TPM Remote Management Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Remote Management Windows Hello for Business deployment that uses System Center Configuration Manager Windows PowerShell 2.0 The most significant impact for me is System Image, a feature that started out as Complete PC Backup in Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise. Microsoft is recommending users look to third party alternatives, but a feature like this I believe should remain built into the operating system. Users looking for similar solutions can check out Macrium Reflect and Easeus ToDo Backup as excellent alternatives. I do hope Microsoft reconsiders this decision though since I prefer the straightforward, easy to use interface and restoration process in System Image. Themes and personalization got a major update in version 1703, but one component, screensavers, remains part of the legacy interface. There are no plans to modernize this feature, so, it will remain as is going forward. Some features that were originally planned for removal in version 1703 will finally meet their end in 1709. The Reading List is one such app—its capabilities are now built into the Microsoft Edge web browser. Another app, Reader, which handled PDF files has also been consumed into Edge. These types of consolidations are welcome. I must admit, the PDF features have never been as robust as third party alternative like Adobe Reader, but Edge is getting a major boost, with support for secure government forms. Microsoft launched Paint 3D earlier this year, a new app that focuses on 3D creation in addition to standard 2D editing capabilities. It’s quite a departure from the classic Paint app we have known for years. It’s not known if our Paint restore workaround will work in the Fall Creators Update, but we will update our article with details when the final release becomes available. The other features and components are mostly enterprise/under the hood technologies. I got a chuckle out of the existence of Outlook Express code though. The article contains more details about each component, so make sure to review it for deeper understanding. Let us know in the comments what features you depend or will miss in Fall Creators Update. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/24/ms-paint-stay/#ZzQ5iqxk3II6zAGb.97 I have tried everything I could find…l. Please HELP Thank You If you aren’t – and don’t wish to sign up too, I would still say – wait for the next Public Update, to get back Edge. Although I do use Edge quite frequently, I use Firefox as well – Edge does not offer me anything that Firefox does not. So you could easily tide over with Firefox (or Chrome or Opera, whatever) for all your Browsing needs, until Edge gets its next update – either in a Pre-release Build to Insiders, or in a Public Update! If this does not meet your needs, the only remaining option I know of is to download the latest Windows 10 ISO from Microsoft website and re-install Windows! This is of course messy, as you may have to re-install all your Programs as well!! Have a beautiful day…. I now use Macrium Reflect, which has been much better – when I had a Windows system corruption, I was able to restore from a whole sequence of backups until I found one free of the problem, and every restore was fine. You can also mount a system backup as a virtual drive and browse it for files you may have deleted subsequently. There’s a simpler backup that I use on another PC, called EaseUS Todo Backup. I’ve heard it recommended elsewhere, but haven’t used it long enough to be fully confident of it yet. 2. I am disappointed that MS Paint is deprecated. I use it all the time to downsize the number of pixels in images, crop images, juxtapose several images into one image file, and change image files from one format to another (e.g. jpeg to png). Without MS Paint, will I have to pay for an equivalent program or use something much more limited or much more complex? 3. The graphics image in this article suggests to me that perhaps Notepad is also on the chopping block. Please, Microsoft, don’t get rid of this ancient but functional application unless you plan to replace it with something similar or better. I eventually found instructions for reinstalling the old version, which still works well. Comment
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