Features and functionality removed in Windows client — by Microsoft Learn

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The companion list of features Microsoft has actually removed, with dates, for example WMIC and PowerShell 2.0. If a guide's command no longer works, look here first.

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Source: Features and functionality removed in Windows client by Microsoft Learn. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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