Microsoft is releasing Windows 10 21H1 (May 2021 Update) along with a list of features that might be outdated, no longer useful, or will be replaced by a new experience.
Only the roaming capability for personalization settings and the Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool are deprecated in this release of Windows 10, which also eliminates the legacy version of Microsoft Edge and the XDDM-based remote display driver.
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Features removed on version 21H1
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Features deprecated on version 21H1
Features removed on version 21H1
These features are being removed in Windows 10 21H1:
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XDDM-based remote display driver:
Support for Windows 2000 Display Driver Model (XDDM) based remote display drivers have been removed. Independent Software Vendors that use an XDDM-based remote display driver should plan a migration to the WDDM driver model. -
Microsoft Edge:
The legacy version of the Edge browser is no longer supported after March 9, 2021.
Features deprecated on version 21H1
These features are being deprecated in Windows 10 21H1:
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Personalization roaming:
Windows 10 no longer syncs wallpaper, slideshow, accent colors, and lock screen images across devices, and the feature may be removed in the future. -
Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool:
The tool is deprecated for Windows Server. The tool is superseded by Windows PowerShell for WMI. One thing to note is that this deprecation only applies to the command-line management tool. WMI itself is not affected.
Although they are no longer being developed, the deprecated features will remain accessible in Windows 10 for the foreseeable future before being completely eliminated.
For additional information on the features that are no longer accessible or that are scheduled to be replaced with this version of Windows 10, you can always visit this Microsoft support website.
Also view the deprecated and eliminated functionality from earlier iterations:
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Windows 10 version 2004 removed features
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Windows 10 version 1909 removed features
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Windows 10 version 1903 removed features
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Windows 10 version 1809 removed features
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Windows 10 version 1803 removed features
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Windows 10 version 1709 removed features
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Windows 10 version 1703 removed features