List of features removed in Windows 10 (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of features removed in Windows 10" in English language version.

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51web.archive.org

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16microsoft.com

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5pcworld.com

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4zdnet.com

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3computerworld.com

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2thurrott.com

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2howtogeek.com

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1telegraph.co.uk

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1windowsitpro.com

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1ndtv.com

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1pcmag.com

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1winsupersite.com

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1windows.com

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1dcnetworks.ie

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arstechnica.com

"Windows 10 updates to be automatic and mandatory for Home users". Ars Technica. 2015-07-17. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
"Windows 10s Wi-Fi credential sharing is going away in the Anniversary Update". Ars Technica. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
Bright, Peter (2017-07-20). "Clover Trail systems won't get Windows 10 Creators Update—ever". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

computerworld.com

Gralla, Preston (29 January 2015). "Windows 10 deep-dive review: Finally, a unified operating system". Computerworld. IDG. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Microsoft cloaks the details of Windows 10 updates". Computerworld. IDG. 2015-07-20. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
"Windows 10 users beg Microsoft for more info on updates". Computerworld. IDG. 2015-09-14. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved September 30, 2015.

dcnetworks.ie

"Microsoft Windows 10: Features Dropped In October Update". DC Networks. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

howtogeek.com

Glenn, Walter (September 29, 2016). "How to Change the Windows 10 Logoff, Logon, and Shutdown Sounds in Windows 10". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
Pot, Justin. "Microsoft Just Removed HomeGroups From Windows 10". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

infoworld.com

Leonhard, Woody (July 29, 2016). "More forced advertising creeps into Windows 10 Pro". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2016.

itprotoday.com

Hay, Richard (July 22, 2015). "No Start Menu and App Sync for Windows 10". IT Pro Today. Penton. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

microsoft.com

support.microsoft.com

"Why does some text display with square boxes in some apps on Windows 10?". Microsoft Support. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
"Error opening Help in Windows-based programs: "Feature not included" or "Help not supported"". Microsoft Support. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
"Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Creators Update". Windows Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update". Support. Microsoft. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Syskey.exe utility is no longer supported in Windows 10 version 1709 and Windows Server version 1709". Support. Microsoft. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"The system registry is no longer backed up to the RegBack folder starting in Windows 10 version 1803". Support. Microsoft. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

docs.microsoft.com

Lindsay, Greg. "Windows 10 - Features that have been removed - Windows Deployment". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
"Windows 10, version 1803 - Features that have been removed". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
"Features removed or planned for replacement starting with Windows 10, version 1903". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Windows 10 - Features that have been removed - Windows Deployment". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
"Windows 10 features we're no longer developing". Windows Docs. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

answers.microsoft.com

"Drag and drop files from taskbar in Win10 – Microsoft Answers". answers.microsoft.com. Microsoft (Staff member). 2015-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
"AGP support in Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607)". Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-11.

microsoft.com

"Microsoft License Terms". www.microsoft.com. Section 13b. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
"Windows 10 Specifications". Microsoft.com/. Microsoft. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

account.microsoft.com

"Microsoft account | Your family". account.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

ndtv.com

gadgets.ndtv.com

"Microsoft Lists Features You'll Lose When Upgrading to Windows 10". NDTV Gadgets. New Delhi Television Limited. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2015.

pcmag.com

Albanesius, Chloe (May 4, 2012). "Microsoft Dropping DVD Playback Support in Windows 8". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.

pcworld.com

"You can't turn off Cortana in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update". PC World. 2016-07-26. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
"Killing Cortana: How to disable Windows 10's info-hungry digital assistant". PC World. IDG. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
"Microsoft locks down Cortana: Blocks integration with other browsers, search engines". PC World. IDG. 2016-04-29. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
Paul, Ian (March 17, 2017). "Windows 10's Creators Update tweaks a workaround for mandatory updates". PC World. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"How Microsoft made it harder to create Windows 10 local accounts". PCWorld. 2019-07-22. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-09-29.

softpedia.com

news.softpedia.com

Popa, Bogdan (February 5, 2016). "This Windows 8 Feature Was Brought Back in Windows 10 Thanks to User Feedback". Softpedia. SoftNews. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.

techrepublic.com

Shultz, Greg (13 February 2015). "Say good-bye to the Charms Bar on the Windows 10 desktop". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2019-07-16.

telegraph.co.uk

Curtis, Sophie (4 August 2015). "Windows 10 review: a fresh Start for Microsoft". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

theverge.com

"Microsoft explains what you'll lose by upgrading to Windows 10". The Verge. Vox Media. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
ghWarren, Tom (July 30, 2015). "Mozilla blasts Microsoft for making it harder to switch to Firefox in Windows 10". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
Warren, Tom (October 17, 2017). "Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: the 10 best new features". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.

thurrott.com

Paul Thurrott (June 1, 2015). "Here Are the Features Windows 10 Will Remove When You Upgrade". Thurrott.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
"Microsoft is Shutting Down Some MSN Mobile Apps". Thurrott.com. 2015-07-10. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved August 13, 2015.

web.archive.org

Curtis, Sophie (4 August 2015). "Windows 10 review: a fresh Start for Microsoft". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Gralla, Preston (29 January 2015). "Windows 10 deep-dive review: Finally, a unified operating system". Computerworld. IDG. Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Savill, John (28 January 2015). "The New Windows 10 Features You Need to Know About". Windows IT Pro. Penton. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Shultz, Greg (13 February 2015). "Say good-bye to the Charms Bar on the Windows 10 desktop". TechRepublic. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
Hay, Richard (July 22, 2015). "No Start Menu and App Sync for Windows 10". IT Pro Today. Penton. Archived from the original on April 28, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"Drag and drop files from taskbar in Win10 – Microsoft Answers". answers.microsoft.com. Microsoft (Staff member). 2015-08-13. Archived from the original on 2020-08-27. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
"Microsoft explains what you'll lose by upgrading to Windows 10". The Verge. Vox Media. June 1, 2015. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
"Windows 10 updates to be automatic and mandatory for Home users". Ars Technica. 2015-07-17. Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
"Microsoft cloaks the details of Windows 10 updates". Computerworld. IDG. 2015-07-20. Archived from the original on 2015-07-22. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
"Windows 10 users beg Microsoft for more info on updates". Computerworld. IDG. 2015-09-14. Archived from the original on 2015-09-14. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
"Microsoft License Terms". www.microsoft.com. Section 13b. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
"Microsoft Lists Features You'll Lose When Upgrading to Windows 10". NDTV Gadgets. New Delhi Television Limited. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2015.
Paul Thurrott (June 1, 2015). "Here Are the Features Windows 10 Will Remove When You Upgrade". Thurrott.com. Archived from the original on June 1, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
"Why does some text display with square boxes in some apps on Windows 10?". Microsoft Support. Microsoft Corporation. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
Bott, Ed (May 2, 2015). "R.I.P., Windows Media Center". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
"It's July 29. Do you know where your Windows 10 (and Office Mobile) bits are?". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
Albanesius, Chloe (May 4, 2012). "Microsoft Dropping DVD Playback Support in Windows 8". PC Magazine. Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
ghWarren, Tom (July 30, 2015). "Mozilla blasts Microsoft for making it harder to switch to Firefox in Windows 10". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"Microsoft account | Your family". account.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
"Microsoft is Shutting Down Some MSN Mobile Apps". Thurrott.com. 2015-07-10. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
"Error opening Help in Windows-based programs: "Feature not included" or "Help not supported"". Microsoft Support. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
Popa, Bogdan (February 5, 2016). "This Windows 8 Feature Was Brought Back in Windows 10 Thanks to User Feedback". Softpedia. SoftNews. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2016.
"Windows 10 Specifications". Microsoft.com/. Microsoft. June 4, 2015. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
Thurrot, Paul (November 14, 2014). "Here's What's Really Happening to OneDrive in Windows 10". WinSuperSite.com. Penton. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.
Warren, Tom (October 17, 2017). "Windows 10 Fall Creators Update: the 10 best new features". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 17, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
"You can't turn off Cortana in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update". PC World. 2016-07-26. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
"Killing Cortana: How to disable Windows 10's info-hungry digital assistant". PC World. IDG. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
"Microsoft locks down Cortana: Blocks integration with other browsers, search engines". PC World. IDG. 2016-04-29. Archived from the original on 2017-01-29. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
"Delivering Personalized Search Experiences in Windows 10 through Cortana". Microsoft. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
Glenn, Walter (September 29, 2016). "How to Change the Windows 10 Logoff, Logon, and Shutdown Sounds in Windows 10". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on September 30, 2016. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
Leonhard, Woody (July 29, 2016). "More forced advertising creeps into Windows 10 Pro". InfoWorld. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2016.
"Windows 10s Wi-Fi credential sharing is going away in the Anniversary Update". Ars Technica. 11 May 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2016.
"AGP support in Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607)". Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
Bott, Ed. "Microsoft cuts off Windows 10 support early for some PCs". ZDNet. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
Bright, Peter (2017-07-20). "Clover Trail systems won't get Windows 10 Creators Update—ever". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
Paul, Ian (March 17, 2017). "Windows 10's Creators Update tweaks a workaround for mandatory updates". PC World. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Creators Update". Windows Support. Microsoft. Archived from the original on June 3, 2017. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"The Briefcase feature is removed in Windows 10 Redstone 2 - Winaero". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
"Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update". Support. Microsoft. 12 December 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Syskey.exe utility is no longer supported in Windows 10 version 1709 and Windows Server version 1709". Support. Microsoft. 20 October 2017. Archived from the original on 31 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Tung, Liam. "Windows 10: Microsoft's monster Insider update is packed full of new features". ZDNet. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
Lindsay, Greg. "Windows 10 - Features that have been removed - Windows Deployment". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2021-05-30.
Tkachenko, Sergey (April 4, 2018). "Say goodbye to the Games folder with Windows 10 version 1803". Winaero. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
"Windows 10, version 1803 - Features that have been removed". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-09. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
"The system registry is no longer backed up to the RegBack folder starting in Windows 10 version 1803". Support. Microsoft. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
Pot, Justin. "Microsoft Just Removed HomeGroups From Windows 10". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on 2018-05-02. Retrieved 2019-07-16.
"How Microsoft made it harder to create Windows 10 local accounts". PCWorld. 2019-07-22. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
"Microsoft Windows 10: Features Dropped In October Update". DC Networks. October 2, 2018. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
"Features removed or planned for replacement starting with Windows 10, version 1903". Microsoft Docs. Microsoft. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 22 May 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
"Windows 10 - Features that have been removed - Windows Deployment". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
"Windows 10 features we're no longer developing". Windows Docs. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2020-02-05.

winaero.com

"The Briefcase feature is removed in Windows 10 Redstone 2 - Winaero". 9 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-10-28. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
Tkachenko, Sergey (April 4, 2018). "Say goodbye to the Games folder with Windows 10 version 1803". Winaero. Archived from the original on April 21, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.

windows.com

blogs.windows.com

"Delivering Personalized Search Experiences in Windows 10 through Cortana". Microsoft. April 28, 2016. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.

windowsitpro.com

Savill, John (28 January 2015). "The New Windows 10 Features You Need to Know About". Windows IT Pro. Penton. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

winsupersite.com

Thurrot, Paul (November 14, 2014). "Here's What's Really Happening to OneDrive in Windows 10". WinSuperSite.com. Penton. Archived from the original on June 5, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2015.

zdnet.com

Bott, Ed (May 2, 2015). "R.I.P., Windows Media Center". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
"It's July 29. Do you know where your Windows 10 (and Office Mobile) bits are?". ZDNet. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
Bott, Ed. "Microsoft cuts off Windows 10 support early for some PCs". ZDNet. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
Tung, Liam. "Windows 10: Microsoft's monster Insider update is packed full of new features". ZDNet. Archived from the original on October 25, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2017.