Feature Details and mitigation Deprecation announced Contacts feature
in File Explorer
We're no longer developing the Contacts feature or the
corresponding
Windows Contacts API
. Instead, you can use
the People app in Windows 10 to maintain your contacts.
1803
Phone Companion
Use the
Phone page in the Settings app. In Windows 10,
version 1709, we added the new
Phone page to help you
sync your mobile phone with your PC. It includes all the
Phone Companion features.
1803
IPv4/6 Transition
Technologies
(6to4, ISATAP,
Teredo, and Direct
Tunnels)
6to4 has been disabled by default since Windows 10, version
1607 (the Anniversary Update), ISATAP has been disabled by
default since Windows 10, version 1703 (the Creators
Update), Teredo has been disabled since Windows 10, version
1803. The Direct Tunnels feature has always been disabled by
default. Use native IPv6 support instead.
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Layered Service
Providers
Layered Service Providers haven't been developed since
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012. Use the
Windows
Filtering Platform
instead. When you upgrade from an older
version of Windows, any layered service providers you're
using aren't migrated; you'll need to reinstall them after
upgrading.
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Business Scanning This feature is also called Distributed Scan Management
(DSM)
(Added 05/03/2018) The
Scan Management functionality
was introduced in
Windows 7 and enabled secure scanning and the
management of scanners in an enterprise. We're no longer
investing in this feature, and there are no devices available
that support it.
1803
IIS 6 Management
Compatibility*
We recommend that users use alternative scripting tools and
a newer management console.
1709
IIS Digest
Authentication
We recommend that users use alternative authentication
methods.
1709
RSA/AES
Encryption for IIS
We recommend that users use CNG encryption provider.
1709
Screen saver
functionality in
Themes
Disabled in Themes. Screen saver functionality in Group
Policies, Control Panel, and Sysprep continues to be
functional. Lock screen features and policies are preferred.
1709
