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Features That Windows 10 Will Deprecate

Posted by samzenpus on from the so-long dept.

jones_supa writes: Microsoft announced that a Windows 10 upgrade will be free for users running Windows 7 and 8.1, but there will be a number of features that will no longer work after that upgrade. The features that will no longer work are listed on the official specifications page on Microsoft's website. Some of the deprecated features include: Media Center, out-of-the-box DVD playback and USB floppy support, desktop gadgets, deferring updates (Home edition), old versions of Windows games, and Windows Live Essentials version of OneDrive.

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  1. Let's be realistic... by JMJimmy · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You mean someone uses Windows built-in DVD playback? The first thing I've done on a new computer for the last five or six years is install VLC.

    First thing is install a new browser, second thing is install adblock plus, the third is to install VLC.

    1. Re:Let's be realistic... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      I skip VLC and go straight for CCCP for Media Player Classic.

      Maybe it was a bad couple of years when I stopped using VLC, but I've had little reason to look back after ignoring it.

  2. deferring updates (Home edition) by phorm · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That one kinda sucks. As it is it's a bit of a pisser when I'm in the middle of something, have deferred an update, and the next deferral times out causing it to reboot my PC on me....

    1. Re:deferring updates (Home edition) by WryCoder · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What do you mean, "my PC"?

  3. Re:You Mean...? by Tailhook · · Score: 5, Insightful

    You mean someone uses Windows built-in DVD playback?

    Yes. The codec in Windows 7 (ultimate) and its integration with Media Player produces smoother playback with less system load than VLC. The difference grows (up to a point) when other activity competes for resources while playing DVD or Blu-ray video.

    You may not realize that, and it may not even occur for your particular collection of hardware. I didn't pick up on it for a long time, but at some point I noticed the difference and since then I've used Media Player. And I'm not some crazy 'phile that obsesses over imaginary minutia; I spend less than average on media gear and I'm not particularly sensitive to minor phenomena. But I can tell the difference between VLC and Media Player, and I can measure the difference in system load.

    So yeah, it kinda sucks that the DVD codec Microsoft provides is going away. Will I care enough to not just use VLC? We'll see. I also use VLC frequently; it's better when coping with with random media and does a lot of tricks WMP won't. I have no problem with VLC at all. But if I can get better results with something else then I just might do that instead.

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