Windows 10 is a version of Windows NT and the successor of Windows 8.1. Some features of the operating system were removed in comparison to Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, and further changes in features offered have occurred within subsequent feature updates to Windows 10. Following is a list of these.
Deprecated features
Microsoft has published a list of Windows features that are no longer actively developed. Microsoft states that these features may potentially be removed in future updates to Windows 10.[51]
- My People in the shell no longer developed.
- Hyper-V vSwitch on LBFO (to be bound via Switch Embedded Teaming)
- Package state roaming for UWP apps (being replaced by Azure App Service)
- ReFS (volumes can only be created on Windows 10 Pro for Workstations and Enterprise)
- Snipping Tool (replaced by Store app Snip & Sketch)
- Language Community tab in Feedback Hub
- Software Restriction Policies (replaced primarily by AppLocker and Windows Defender Application Control)
- System Image Backup
- Internet Explorer (permanently disabled by a Microsoft Edge update on SAC versions on February 14, 2023)
- Windows Hello Companion Device Framework API for external devices to unlock Windows logon when biometrics are unavailable
- Dynamic Disks (will be replaced by Storage Spaces in a future update)
- Math Input Panel (will be replaced by Math Recognition in a future update)