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windows/whats-new/deprecated-features.md

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 title: Deprecated features in the Windows client
 description: Review the list of features that Microsoft is no longer actively developing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.
-ms.date: 11/14/2024
+ms.date: 12/09/2024
 ms.service: windows-client
 ms.subservice: itpro-fundamentals
 ms.localizationpriority: medium
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 | Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) <!--6968128--> | [MSDT](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/msdt) is deprecated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. MSDT is used to gather diagnostic data for analysis by support professionals. For more information, see [Resources for deprecated features](deprecated-features-resources.md) | January 2023 |
 | Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Applications for 32-bit Arm <!--7116112-->| This change is applicable only to devices with an Arm processor, for example Snapdragon processors from Qualcomm. If you have a PC built with a processor from Intel or AMD, this content isn't applicable. If you aren't sure which type of processor you have, check **Settings** > **System** > **About**.</br> </br> Support for 32-bit Arm versions of applications will be removed in a future release of Windows 11. After this change, for the small number of applications affected, app features might be different and you might notice a difference in performance. For more technical details about this change, see [Update app architecture from Arm32 to Arm64](/windows/arm/arm32-to-arm64). | January 2023 |
 | Update Compliance <!--7260188-->| [Update Compliance](/windows/deployment/update/update-compliance-monitor), a cloud-based service for the Windows client, is no longer being developed. This service was replaced with [Windows Update for Business reports](/windows/deployment/update/wufb-reports-overview), which provides reporting on client compliance with Microsoft updates from the Azure portal. | November 2022|
-| Windows Information Protection <!-- 6010051 --> | [Windows Information Protection](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/information-protection/windows-information-protection/protect-enterprise-data-using-wip) will no longer be developed in future versions of Windows. For more information, see [Announcing sunset of Windows Information Protection (WIP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2202124).<br> <br>For your data protection needs, Microsoft recommends that you use [Microsoft Purview Information Protection](/microsoft-365/compliance/information-protection) and [Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention](/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-learn-about-dlp). | July 2022 |
+| Windows Information Protection <!-- 6010051 --> | [Windows Information Protection](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-10/security/information-protection/windows-information-protection/protect-enterprise-data-using-wip) will no longer be developed in future versions of Windows. For more information, see [Announcing sunset of Windows Information Protection (WIP)](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2202124).<br> <br>For your data protection needs, Microsoft recommends that you use [Microsoft Purview Information Protection](/microsoft-365/compliance/information-protection) and [Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention](/microsoft-365/compliance/dlp-learn-about-dlp). </br></br> Windows Information Protection is removed starting in Windows 11, version 24H2. <!--9561151--> | July 2022 |
 | BitLocker To Go Reader | **Note: BitLocker to Go as a feature is still supported.**<br>Reading of BitLocker-protected removable drives ([BitLocker To Go](/windows/security/information-protection/bitlocker/bitlocker-to-go-faq)) from Windows XP or Windows Vista in later operating systems is deprecated and might be removed in a future release of Windows client.<br>The following items might not be available in a future release of Windows client:<br>- ADMX policy: **Allow access to BitLocker-protected removable data drives from earlier versions of Windows**<br>- Command line parameter: [`manage-bde -DiscoveryVolumeType`](/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/manage-bde-on) (-dv)<br>- Catalog file: **c:\windows\BitLockerDiscoveryVolumeContents**<br>- BitLocker 2 Go Reader app: **bitlockertogo.exe** and associated files  | 21H1 |
 | Personalization roaming | Roaming of Personalization settings (including wallpaper, slideshow, accent colors, and lock screen images) is no longer being developed and might be removed in a future release. | 21H1 |
 | Windows Management Instrumentation command-line (WMIC) utility. | The WMIC utility is deprecated in Windows 10, version 21H1 and the 21H1 General Availability Channel release of Windows Server. This utility is superseded by [Windows PowerShell for WMI](/powershell/scripting/learn/ps101/07-working-with-wmi). Note: This deprecation applies to only the [command-line management utility](/windows/win32/wmisdk/wmic). WMI itself isn't affected. </br> </br> **[Update - January 2024]**: Currently, WMIC is a Feature on Demand (FoD) that's [preinstalled by default](/windows-hardware/manufacture/desktop/features-on-demand-non-language-fod#wmic) in Windows 11, versions 23H2 and 22H2. In the next release of Windows, the WMIC FoD will be disabled by default. | 21H1 |

windows/whats-new/removed-features.md

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 manager: aaroncz
 ms.topic: reference
 ms.subservice: itpro-fundamentals
-ms.date: 08/23/2024
+ms.date: 12/09/2024
 ms.collection:
   - highpri
   - tier1
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 |Feature    |  Details and mitigation  | Support removed |
 | ----------- | --------------------- | ------ |
+| Windows Information Protection | Windows Information Protection is removed starting in Windows 11, version 24H2. <!--9561151--> | 24H2 |
 | Microsoft Defender Application Guard for Edge | [Microsoft Defender Application Guard](/windows/security/application-security/application-isolation/microsoft-defender-application-guard/md-app-guard-overview), including the [Windows Isolated App Launcher APIs](/windows/win32/api/isolatedapplauncher/), is deprecated for Microsoft Edge for Business and is no longer available starting with Windows 11, version 24H2. | 24H2 |
 | WordPad <!--8254696, 8494641--> |  WordPad is removed from all editions of Windows starting in Windows 11, version 24H2 and Windows Server 2025. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt.  If you're a developer and need information about the affected binaries, see [Resources for deprecated features](deprecated-features-resources.md#wordpad). | October 1, 2024 |
 | Alljoyn <!--8396030-->| Microsoft's implementation of AllJoyn, which included the [Windows.Devices.AllJoyn API namespace](/uwp/api/windows.devices.alljoyn), a [Win32 API](/windows/win32/api/_alljoyn/), a [management configuration service provider (CSP)](/windows/client-management/mdm/alljoynmanagement-csp), and an [Alljoyn Router Service](/windows-server/security/windows-services/security-guidelines-for-disabling-system-services-in-windows-server#alljoyn-router-service) is retired. [AllJoyn](https://openconnectivity.org/technology/reference-implementation/alljoyn/), sponsored by AllSeen Alliance, was an open source discovery and communication protocol for Internet of Things scenarios such as turning on/off lights or reading temperatures. AllSeen Alliance promoted the AllJoyn project from 2013 until 2016 when it merged with the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF), the sponsors of [Iotivity.org](https://iotivity.org/), another protocol for Internet of Things scenarios. Customers should refer to the [Iotivity.org](https://iotivity.org/) website for alternatives such as [Iotivity Lite](https://github.com/iotivity/iotivity-lite) or [Iotivity](https://github.com/iotivity/iotivity). | October 1, 2024 |