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    Features being removed or deprecated in Windows 10 version 1809

    Windows 10 October 2018 Update

    Last Updated: 06 Oct 2018 at 16:34

    Each release of Windows 10 adds new features and functionality; we also occasionally remove features and functionality, usually because we've added a better option. Here are the details about the features and functionalities that we removed in Windows 10, version 1809.

    The list is subject to change and might not include every affected feature or functionality.

    Features we removed in this release

    We're removing the following features and functionalities from the installed product image in Windows 10, version 1809. Applications or code that depend on these features won't function in this release unless you use an alternate method.

    Feature Instead you can use...
    Business Scanning, also called Distributed Scan Management (DSM) We're removing this secure scanning and scanner management capability - there are no devices that support this feature.
    FontSmoothing setting in unattend.xml The FontSmoothing setting let you specify the font antialiasing strategy to use across the system. We've changed Windows 10 to use ClearType by default, so we're removing this setting as it is no longer necessary. If you include this setting in the unattend.xml file, it'll be ignored.
    Hologram app We've replaced the Hologram app with the Mixed Reality Viewer. If you would like to create 3D word art, you can still do that in Paint 3D and view your art in VR or Hololens with the Mixed Reality Viewer.
    limpet.exe We're releasing the limpet.exe tool, used to access TPM for Azure connectivity, as open source.
    Phone Companion When you update to Windows 10, version 1809, the Phone Companion app will be removed from your PC. Use the Phone page in the Settings app to sync your mobile phone with your PC. It includes all the Phone Companion features.
    Future updates through Windows Embedded Developer Update for Windows Embedded Standard 8 and Windows Embedded 8 Standard We’re no longer publishing new updates to the WEDU server. Instead, you may secure any new updates from the Microsoft Update Catalog.

    Features we’re no longer developing (deprecated)

    We're no longer actively developing these features and may remove them from a future update. Some features have been replaced with other features or functionality, while others are now available from different sources.

    If you have feedback about the proposed replacement of any of these features, you can use the Feedback Hub app.

    Feature Instead you can use...
    Companion device dynamic lock APIS The companion device framework (CDF) APIs enable wearables and other devices to unlock a PC. In Windows 10, version 1709, we introduced Dynamic Lock, including an inbox method using Bluetooth to detect whether a user is present and lock or unlock the PC. Because of this, and because third party partners didn't adopt the CDF method, we're no longer developing CDF Dynamic Lock APIs.

    Turn On or Off Dynamic Lock in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials
    OneSync service The OneSync service synchronizes data for the Mail, Calendar, and People apps. We've added a sync engine to the Outlook app that provides the same synchronization.
    Snipping Tool The Snipping Tool is an application included in Windows 10 that is used to capture screenshots, either the full screen or a smaller, custom "snip" of the screen. In Windows 10, version 1809, we're introducing a new universal app, Snip & Sketch, that provides the same screen snipping abilities, as well as additional features. You can launch Snip & Sketch directly and start a snip from there, or just press WIN + Shift + S. Snip & Sketch can also be launched from the “Screen snip” button in the Action Center. We're no longer developing the Snipping Tool as a separate app but are instead consolidating its functionality into Snip & Sketch.

    Take a Screenshot with Screen Snip in Windows 10 | Windows 10 Tutorials

    Source: Windows 10, version 1809 - Features that have been removed | Microsoft Docs
    Brink's Avatar Posted By: Brink
    17 Sep 2018


  1. Posts : 2,205
    WINDOWS 10 Pro x64 build 19042.685
       #1

    It's funny that Microsoft has not included disk cleanup in the list of "Features we’re no longer developing", in another blog they already announced that this feature will be "deprecated", although in this list this clarification is made:
    Features being removed or deprecated in Windows 10 version 1809-list.jpg

    PS, @Brink, just out of curiosity, why did you add the word "deprecated"? in the original text it doesn't appear.
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  2. Posts : 1,524
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    Snipping Tool
    The Snipping Tool is an application included in Windows 10 that is used to capture screenshots, either the full screen or a smaller, custom "snip" of the screen. In Windows 10, version 1809, we're introducing a new universal app, Snip & Sketch, that provides the same screen snipping abilities, as well as additional features.
    Unless I'm missing something (?), there's no easy way from the new app to screenshot a single application window and save it to a file, so I don't agree with Microsoft's statement about it containing the same functionality.

    A bad workaround is to draw a rectangle which is certainly not equivalent functionality, especially for clumsy folk like me, as it takes me ages to line up the rectangle.

    I use this feature a lot in the Snipping Tool so would miss it if it's not available.
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       #3

    LEOPEVA64 said:
    PS, @Brink, just out of curiosity, why did you add the word "deprecated"? in the original text it doesn't appear.
    I added it since it's what it's usually referred as.
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  4. Posts : 56,806
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       #4

    Terminology:


    Features being removed or deprecated in Windows 10 version 1809-image.png



    Fancy term for "Shelving"

    Deprecated Definition
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       #5

    For me w10 universal apps are just half-baked apps. I do not like them. And I do not intend using them in the near future.
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       #6

    It is interesting that MS still continue with System Image Backups despite declaring that depecated. I wonder if they have quietly de-deprecated it.
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    eLPuSHeR said:
    For me w10 universal apps are just half-baked apps. I do not like them. And I do not intend using them in the near future.
    They all could be removed, I do not need any of them.
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    cereberus said:
    It is interesting that MS still continue with System Image Backups despite declaring that depecated. I wonder if have quietly de-deprecated it.
    Just not totally finished the deprecating... the pace of the deprecation has been deprecated.....
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