As part of its rollout of Windows 10 version 1803 today, Microsoft has published a list of those features that are deprecated and removed in this release.
This isn’t the first time the software giant has provided such a list: It notably listed Paint as a feature it was deprecating in the previous release, Windows 10 version 1709. But the list for version 1803 is pretty long and features some notable changes.
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These are the most important.
Windows Help Viewer. It doesn’t get much more legacy than this.
Phone Companion. This superfluous app has been replaced by the Phone page in Settings.
Groove Music Pass. The Groove app no longer mentions the discontinued Groove Music Pass and instead promoted Spotify.
HomeGroup. Once called out in Windows 7 Setup, the HomeGroup feature, finally, is dead. That said, users can still share printers, files, and folders like they used to before Windows 7.
XPS Viewer. This waste of time from the Vista days is still technically available from the Apps and Features control panel. But it’s no longer installed by default. Good riddance.
You can check the Microsoft site for the full list of changes.
skane2600
<p>Windows Help Viewer isn't used as often as it had been, but can be more useful for legacy programs than some of the junk that Microsoft has added in the last few years.</p>
seapea
<blockquote><a href="#267466"><em>In reply to skane2600:</em></a></blockquote><p>Does this mean legacy program Help files will no longer be viewable in W10?</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#267690"><em>In reply to hrlngrv:</em></a></blockquote><p>I don't know which is more convoluted the method you describe or the great lengths you go to, to inject Linux into a discussion that has nothing to do with Linux.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#267772"><em>In reply to bzakharin:</em></a></blockquote><p>It's really about legacy applications that use it, not about developers targeting it today. HtmlHelp kind of struck me as a kind of "Hey everything needs to be about html now" rather than doing a better job than WinHelp. The fads continue.</p>
skane2600
<blockquote><a href="#267544"><em>In reply to JG1170:</em></a></blockquote><p>I wouldn't be surprised to learn that you imagine anyone who disagrees with you suffers from some kind of limitation such as not being able to "wrap their mind" around your argument.</p>