Features deprecated or removed with Windows 11

With every Windows operating system and its version, some of the features may be deprecated or removed. This is also continued with all new Windows 11 operating system. Microsoft announced Windows 11 in the official event yesterday. The company has already shared the primary system requirements and specifications for Windows 11. Now, in this post, we’ll see the list of features deprecated or removed with Windows 11.

Microsoft Windows 11

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So without wasting the time anymore, let us see which features will be removed when you’ll be installing Windows 11.

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Features deprecated or removed with Windows 11

For your convenience, we have divided this list into features getting removed/changed into section they belong.

Features deprecated or removed on taskbar

People is no longer present on the taskbar.
Some icons may no longer appear in the system tray (systray) for upgraded devices including previous customizations.
Alignment to the bottom of the screen is the only location allowed.
Apps can no longer customize areas of the taskbar.
Cortana will no longer pinned to taskbar, by default.
News and Interests can be found by clicking the Widgets icon on the taskbar.

Named groups and folders of apps are no longer supported and the layout is not currently resizable.
Pinned apps and sites will not migrate when upgrading from Windows 10.
Live tiles are no longer available. For dynamic content, the replacement is Widgets feature.

Changes to apps

The following apps will not be removed on upgrade from Windows 10. However, they’ll be no longer pre-installed on new devices or when you do a clean install of Windows 11. Still, they can be downloaded from Microsoft Store:

3D Viewer
OneNote for Windows 10
Paint 3D
Skype

The crucial changes with apps you’ll see:

Wallet is removed.
Microsoft Edge is the recommended replacement and includes IE Mode which may be useful in certain scenarios.
Snipping Tool continues to be available but the old design and functionality in the Windows 10 version has been replaced with those of the app previously known as Snip & Sketch.

Other important features changes

Tablet Mode is removed and new functionality and capability is included for keyboard attach and detach postures.
Timeline is removed. Some similar functionality is available in Microsoft Edge.
Touch Keyboard will no longer dock and undock keyboard layouts on screen sizes 18 inches and larger.
Cortana will no longer be included in the first boot experience.
Desktop wallpaper cannot be roamed to or from device when signed in with a Microsoft account.
Math Input Panel is removed. Math Recognizer will install on demand and includes the math input control and recognizer. Math inking in apps like OneNote are not impacted by this change.
Quick status from the lockscreen and associated settings are removed.
S Mode is only available now for Windows 11 Home edition.