Windows removed features

1. 13 Aug 2020
2. Retired / removedafter 9 Mar 2021 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
3. Retired / removed15 Jun 2022 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
4. November 2022 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
5. Retired / removed31 Mar 2023 Removed or unsupported
6. Retired / removedFebruary 2024 Removed or unsupported
7. Retired / removedJuly 2024 Removed or unsupported
8. AnnouncedAugust 2024 Planned; nothing changes yet
9. Retired / removed1 Oct 2024 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
10. Announced4 Nov 2024 Planned; nothing changes yet
11. 25 Mar 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
12. Retired / removedMay 2025 Removed or unsupported
13. AnnouncedAugust 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
14. Enforced by defaultSeptember 2025 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.
15. EnforcedAugust 2026 Now: Enforced; the override no longer helps
16. Announcedafter November 2026 Published timing is qualified; effectiveness is not confirmed.

1. 17 Aug 2017 9 years ago
   • Removed features and functionalityMilestoneException1 condition
2. 13 Aug 2020 6 years ago
   • Rinna and Japanese Address suggestionin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement
3. 9 Mar 2021 5 years agoafterRetired / removed · unconfirmed
   • Microsoft Edgein Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement
4. 15 Jun 2022 4 years agoRetired / removed · unconfirmed
   • Internet Explorer 11in Removed features and functionalityMilestone1 condition
5. November 2022 3 years agomonth window
   • Store uploader toolin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneException1 condition
6. 31 Mar 2023 3 years agoRetired / removed
   • Update Compliancein Removed features and functionalityMilestone
7. February 2024 2 years agomonth windowRetired / removed
   • PNRP APIsin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRecommendation
     DNS-SD
8. July 2024 2 years agomonth windowRetired / removed
   • 3D Builder appin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement
9. August 2024 2 years agomonth windowAnnounced
   • Paint 3Din Removed features and functionalityMilestone
10. 1 Oct 2024 2 years agoRetired / removed · unconfirmed
    • WordPadin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRecommendation1 condition
    • Alljoynin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRecommendation1 condition
11. 4 Nov 2024 23 months agoAnnounced
    • Paint 3Din Removed features and functionalityMilestone
12. 25 Mar 2025 19 months ago
    • Location Historyin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement1 condition
13. May 2025 16 months agomonth windowRetired / removed
    • 3D Builder appin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement
14. August 2025 13 months agomonth windowAnnounced · unconfirmed
    • Windows PowerShell 2.0in Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement1 condition
15. September 2025 12 months agomonth windowEnforced by default · unconfirmed
    • Windows PowerShell 2.0in Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement1 condition
    • Data Encryption Standard (DES)in Removed features and functionalityMilestone
16. August 2026 7 weeks agomonth windowEnforced
    • Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC)in Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirement

      Feature: Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC); Details and mitigation: Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) has been removed from Windows 11, version 24H2 and above. WMIC…

17. Today · 20 Oct 2026
18. November 2026 in 12 daysmonth windowafterAnnounced · unconfirmed
    • Windows Mixed Realityin Removed features and functionalityMilestoneRequirementScope1 condition

Settings and overrides named on this page

Registry values, policies and cmdlets the source mentions, with the dated steps that name them. Read the source for the values to set.

• DNS-SDOverridestops helping February 2024February 2024
• AllowUserDecryptionOverride
• WES7-SP1Override

Requirements, exceptions and scope

• Removed features and functionalityRequirementExceptionScopeRecommendation5 conditions12 passages
  WES7-SP1AllowUserDecryption

Extracted automatically from Microsoft's wording. Confirm dates, conditions and whether they apply to you in the source before acting; a month or quarter is a window, not a day.