Windows 10: Features removed or Deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

Source: Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update


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Many are having re-imaging failures since 1709 fall creators update build.

Features
that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

System
Image Backup (SIB)
Solution

We recommend that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.

 

Cannot create a system restor image with Windows Backup - error code 0x80070032

Features that are removed or deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

System
Image Backup (SIB)
Solution

We recommend that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.

 

Microsoft Paint?
I use that all the time. *Sad

 

Just what I was thinking. It is still there in current (16241) insider preview.

Hopefully we can just copy mspaint.exe and the .mui if it is removed (currently just deprecated according to the table above)

 

You can also get the mspaint classic installer from Winaero

 

Can someone please explain to me the rationale behind killing Paint or screensavers? I genuinely don't understand.

Even if just a few Windows 10 users worldwide use those programs/features, what sense is there in removing them? They're not vulnerable to attacks or malware like Windows Sidebar/Gadgets.

I use Paint nearly every day to do simple cropping and cutting. Paint.net or the default "Photos" app are not nearly as fast as Paint in opening or saving files. And don't get me started on that rubbish "Paint 3D" crap.

As for screensavers, I also use a screensaver. I think it looks cool and adds an extra layer of protection (I have mine set to start after 5 minutes of inactivity, and after starting, any movement on the mouse or keyboard triggers the lock screen).

So in summary, can someone please enlighten me as to why these features are being removed?

 

System Image Backup (SIB) Solution
We recommend that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.

Are we talking about Backup and Restore (Windows 7) here?

 

Probably. Remember, this is Microsoft. They constantly remove features people use just so they can push their "apps" agenda.

 

If someone purchased 10 over a year ago, there were other things that have been removed. I don't see how it is legally possible to cripple or change a product that was already acquired. I believe it won't stop here, they will continue to remove other features, you have no idea what will be left.

 

They already tried to get rid of it before so I'm not surprised.

 

Yes I think it was Windows 8.1(?) where they deleted the Backup and Restore, although I think the System Image function survived at that point. Then they brought it back in Windows 10 - my guess is that it was so people who used Windows 7 and made a backup with the built-in function could restore their files.

 

It's already partially 'deprecated' in the Creators Update. Try typing 'backup' in the Cortana/Search box. In the Anniversary Update that would find (amongst other things) 'Backup and Restore (Windows 7)' but in the Creators Update it has apparently been deliberately excluded from the search results.

 

Two items I'm puzzled about, sync your settings and powershell, surely those are still widely used. I know @Kari loves Powershell.

 

They are not deprecating PowerShell, they are just killing support for a really old PowerShell version 2.0, see PowerShell version history. PowerShell is still going strong and will be present in all future Windows versions. Currently (Insider build 16241) the PowerShell version is 5.1:





PowerShell 5.x is backwards compatible with all previous versions, even scripts made for PS 2.x will work in PowerShell 5.x: