Microsoft has published a list of Windows 10 features that will be removed or changed when you upgrade to Windows 11.
Some of the changes are going to be deal-breakers for users who customized Windows 10 in specific ways.
For example, the Windows 11 Start Menu only allows you to dock the Taskbar to the bottom of the screen, meaning if you previously docked your Taskbar at the top of the side of the screen, Windows 11 may not be for you.
Microsoft also states that the Start Menu has various changes, such as removing support for Live Tiles, named groups, and folders of apps.
Microsoft is also removing Internet Explorer, which IE Mode in Microsoft Edge is replacing, so that should not affect many people.
Other features such as Tablet Mode, Timeline, and Wallet have been removed. The 3D Viewer, Paint 3D, OneNote, and Skype apps will be removed when upgrading, but will still be available from the store.
You can find a full list of the changes and deprecations below:
- Cortana will no longer be included in the first boot experience or pinned to the Taskbar.
- Desktop wallpaper cannot be roamed to or from device when signed in with a Microsoft account.
- Internet Explorer is disabled. Microsoft Edge is the recommended replacement and includes IE Mode which may be useful in certain scenarios.
- 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.
- News & Interests has evolved. New functionality has been added which can be found by clicking the Widgets icon on the Taskbar.
- Quick Status from the Lockscreen and associated settings are removed.
- S Mode is only available now for Windows 11 Home edition.
- 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.
- Start is significantly changed in Windows 11 including the following key deprecations and removals:
- 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 glanceable, dynamic content, see the new Widgets feature.
- Tablet Mode is removed and new functionality and capability is included for keyboard attach and detach postures.
- Taskbar functionality is changed including:
- 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.
- 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.
- Wallet is removed.
The following apps will not be removed on upgrade but will no longer be installed on new devices or when clean-installing Windows 11. They are available for download from the Store:
Comments
johnsig - 2 years ago
Why does every update to Windows 10 turn off my screensaver?
Tarun - 2 years ago
Why are you even using a screensaver? Just turn the monitor to standby/off.
johnsig - 2 years ago
I use it to cycle favorite photos. My monitor might as well be doing something if it isn't working.
Whalley_World - 2 years ago
I won't miss half the things that will be taken out. Live Tiles drove me nuts and seemed like they just ate up half the RAM and processing power on our district laptops. I lost count of how many times a user accidentally bumped Tablet mode and panicked.
SAGtx - 2 years ago
SAGtx - 2 years ago
Paragraph 6 says "3D Viewer, Paint 3D, OneNote, and Skype apps will be removed when upgrading", but at the end, the article says they "will not be removed on upgrade". Which is it?
Dragongirl - 2 years ago
Well shoot; I wont be able to put my taskbar on the left side of my screen in windows 11; At least cortana will be intitally off, I ended up disabiling it entirely in windows 10
I love this, Finally get windows 10 to work how I want it to work, and Microsoft does this. Oh well, I managed to keep windwos 7 running this long too soo...
NotTheOne - 2 years ago
never mind, reread your comment
Dragongirl - 2 years ago
Did it confuse you ? If so, I have my entire star bar on the left side of my screen, with the start button in the top left corner. Windows 11 will not allow me to do that
Somehow I just feel that someone will figure out how to "unlock" that lock through hte registry and get it out there on customising windows 11
fadi-sheikh - 2 years ago
I used to rely on IE to read some XML files. Wonder if I will be able to do same thing in IE mode ?
Winston2021 - 2 years ago
Windows 8 redux. Making Windows more touch screen friendly.
YECH!
QuantumProphet42 - 2 years ago
What's a deal breaker for me is the fact you can't have folders and named groups in the start menu. I use this feature extensively in Windows 10. In fact I did not upgrade to Windows 10 until it had this feature. I'm going to stay on Windows 10 and hopefully Microsoft will come to their senses and add this feature back in before I'm forced to move to 11. And the 'Recommended' area...just get rid of it, or make it an option. I already know which programs I'm going to use, I don't need the OS 'recommending' anything to me.
Taking away customizable features like start menu groups and the ability to move the task bar is not necessary and just plain stupid.
Dragongirl - 2 years ago
Oh I agree with all of this, I finally get windows 10 to look and work how I want it to and this happens ? Not good, I like my taskbar on the left side of my screen; not the bottom. though I havent named any startmenu groups on my startscreen yet {yes I actually like the startscreen look in windows 10!}
I stuck with windows 7 until windows 10 came out, then gave it a tryu, and still have my windows 7 machine. quiet personally I like windows 10 how it is; though the once a year updates makes sense, but removing stuff to customise, what are the odds somebody will figure out the registry hack for it before MS ads it as a feature update for Windows 11 SP 1 ?
Sloth - 2 years ago
What is not mentioned in the Taskbar removed features is that they've also removed the option to show taskbar button captions. Presumably this went along with the option to ungroup taskbar icons for the same application.
Hopefully there will be a hack or decent task bar replacement (eg. Stardock). Otherwise, I'll be sticking with Windows 10 for the foreseeable....