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Windows client features lifecycle
Article • 05/23/2023 • Applies to:
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Windows 11
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Windows 10
Each release of Windows 10 and Windows 11 contains many new and improved
features. Occasionally we also remove features and functionality, usually because there
is a better option.
For information about features that are impacted when you upgrade from Windows 10
to Windows 11, see 
Feature deprecations and removals
.
The following topic lists features that are no longer being developed. These features
might be removed in a future release.
Deprecated Windows features
The following topics have details about features that have been removed from Windows
10 or Windows 11. This includes features that are present in Windows 10, but are
removed in Windows 11.
Removed Windows features
The following terms can be used to describe the status that might be assigned to a
feature during its lifecycle:
Deprecation
: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or functionality is
no longer in active development and may be removed in future releases of a
product or online service.
End of support
: The stage of the product lifecycle when support and servicing are
no longer available for a product.
Retirement
: The stage of the product lifecycle when an service is shut down so that
it is no longer available for use.
Windows 11 features
Features no longer being developed
Features removed
Terminology

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Remove or retire a feature
: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or
functionality is removed from a service after it has been deprecated.
Replace a feature
: The stage of the product lifecycle when a feature or
functionality in a service is replaced with a different feature or functionality.
Windows release information