<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
and	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
and	O
further	O
changes	O
in	O
features	O
offered	O
have	O
occurred	O
within	O
subsequent	O
feature	O
updates	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
automatically	O
install	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
app	I-Application
across	O
all	O
devices	O
associated	O
with	O
an	O
account	O
was	O
also	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
Enterprise	O
users	O
may	O
be	O
configured	O
by	O
an	O
administrator	O
to	O
defer	O
updates	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
agreement	O
also	O
states	O
,	O
specifically	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
that	O
they	O
may	O
pause	O
updates	O
by	O
disconnecting	O
their	O
device	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Drivers	O
for	O
external	O
(	O
USB	O
)	O
floppy	B-Device
drives	I-Device
are	O
no	O
longer	O
integrated	O
and	O
must	O
be	O
downloaded	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
all	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
editions	O
include	O
fonts	O
that	O
provide	O
broad	O
language	O
support	O
,	O
some	O
fonts	O
for	O
Asian	O
languages	O
(	O
Arabic	O
,	O
Chinese	O
,	O
Hindi	O
,	O
Japanese	O
,	O
Korean	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
create	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
bootdisks	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
the	O
last	O
remnant	O
of	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
(	O
aside	O
from	O
NTVDM	O
in	O
32-bit	O
editions	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
is	O
discontinued	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
uninstalled	O
when	O
upgrading	O
from	O
a	O
previous	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
had	O
previously	O
relegated	O
Media	O
Center	O
and	O
integrated	O
DVD	O
playback	O
support	O
to	O
a	O
paid	O
add-on	O
beginning	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
due	O
to	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
licensing	O
the	O
required	O
DVD	O
playback	O
related	O
patents	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
PCs	O
that	O
have	O
no	O
optical	O
drives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
browsers	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
set	O
themselves	O
as	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
default	O
without	O
further	O
intervention	O
;	O
changing	O
the	O
default	O
web	O
browser	O
must	O
be	O
performed	O
manually	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Default	O
apps	O
"	O
page	O
in	O
Settings	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
ostensibly	O
to	O
prevent	O
browser	O
hijacking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parental	O
controls	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
browsers	O
other	O
than	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
and	O
Edge	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
browsing	O
by	O
a	O
whitelist	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Microsoft	O
does	O
not	O
offer	O
WinHelp	O
viewer	O
for	O
this	O
(	O
or	O
higher	O
)	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	O
on	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
open	O
WinHelp	O
files	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
downloadable	O
component	O
,	O
is	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Defender	I-Application
could	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
File	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
's	O
context	O
menu	O
in	O
Windows	O
8.x	O
,	O
but	O
Microsoft	O
initially	O
removed	O
integration	O
from	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
restoring	O
it	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
build	O
10571	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
user	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OneDrive	O
built-in	O
sync	O
client	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
offline	O
placeholders	O
for	O
online-only	O
files	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
functionality	O
was	O
re-added	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
version	O
1709	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
Files	O
On-Demand	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cortana	B-Application
can	O
now	O
operate	O
in	O
a	O
feature-limited	O
mode	O
with	O
basic	O
web	O
and	O
device	O
search	O
functionality	O
,	O
if	O
users	O
have	O
not	O
opted	O
into	O
data	O
collection	O
and	O
personalization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
generic	O
"	O
Search	O
"	O
experience	O
without	O
Cortana	B-Application
branding	O
was	O
shown	O
if	O
the	O
user	O
had	O
not	O
granted	O
permission	O
to	O
activate	O
Cortana	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2016	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
no	O
longer	O
allow	O
Cortana	B-Application
web	O
searches	O
to	O
be	O
executed	O
through	O
any	O
other	O
web	O
browser	O
and	O
search	O
engine	O
combination	O
but	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
and	O
Bing	B-Application
,	O
intentionally	O
disregarding	O
user	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
alleges	O
that	O
other	O
web	O
browsers	O
and	O
search	O
engines	O
results	O
in	O
a	O
"	O
compromised	O
experience	O
that	O
is	O
less	O
reliable	O
and	O
predictable	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
only	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
supports	O
direct	O
integration	O
with	O
Cortana	B-Application
within	O
the	O
browser	O
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
Exit	O
Windows	O
,	O
Windows	O
Logoff	O
and	O
Windows	O
Login	O
sounds	O
was	O
hidden	O
in	O
Version	O
1607	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
features	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
going	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Registry	I-Protocol
and	O
under	O
the	O
EventLabels	O
folder	O
and	O
setting	O
the	O
value	O
to	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
even	O
changing	O
these	O
sounds	O
in	O
the	O
sounds	O
panel	O
has	O
not	O
had	O
any	O
effect	O
since	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
features	O
related	O
to	O
embedded	O
advertising	O
in	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
disabled	O
on	O
non-Enterprise	O
or	O
Education	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
using	O
management	O
settings	O
such	O
as	O
Group	O
Policy	O
,	O
including	O
disabling	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Universal	B-Device
Windows	I-Device
Platform	I-Device
apps	O
,	O
"	O
Microsoft	O
consumer	O
experiences	O
"	O
(	O
which	O
pushes	O
tiles	O
to	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
advertising	O
promoted	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
apps	O
,	O
typically	O
following	O
a	O
new	O
installation	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
)	O
,	O
Windows	O
Tips	O
,	O
turning	O
off	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
(	O
which	O
can	O
optionally	O
display	O
ads	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
"	O
Spotlight	O
"	O
tips	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
enforcing	O
a	O
specific	O
lock	O
screen	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
argued	O
that	O
this	O
change	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
discourage	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
from	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
business	O
environments	O
,	O
since	O
Microsoft	O
was	O
reducing	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
control	O
administrators	O
have	O
over	O
their	O
devices	O
 '	O
environments	O
without	O
using	O
an	O
enterprise	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
AGP	B-Architecture
video	O
cards	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
this	O
version	O
without	O
any	O
official	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Attempting	O
to	O
use	O
an	O
AGP	B-Architecture
video	O
card	O
in	O
version	O
1607	O
or	O
newer	O
will	O
fail	O
and	O
the	O
card	O
will	O
display	O
error	O
code	O
43	O
or	O
run	O
in	O
PCI	O
mode	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
card	O
and	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
on	O
devices	O
containing	O
an	O
Intel	B-Application
Atom	I-Application
"	I-Application
Clover	I-Application
Trail	I-Application
"	I-Application
system-on-chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affected	O
devices	O
may	O
not	O
be	O
upgraded	O
to	O
1703	O
or	O
any	O
future	O
feature	O
updates	O
of	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Interactive	O
Service	O
Detection	O
service	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
to	O
combat	O
shatter	O
attacks	O
,	O
is	O
removed	O
in	O
1703	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Briefcase	B-Application
files	O
and	O
shell	O
and	O
sync	O
functionality	O
has	O
been	O
fully	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
it	O
was	O
disabled	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
but	O
could	O
be	O
enabled	O
with	O
a	O
Registry	B-Protocol
tweak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Server	B-Operating_System
Message	I-Operating_System
Block	I-Operating_System
version	O
1	O
(	O
SMB1	O
)	O
is	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
on	O
version	O
1709	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
first	O
seen	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Language	O
options	O
in	O
Control	O
Panel	O
,	O
first	O
featured	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
have	O
been	O
moved	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Settings	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
default	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
no	O
longer	O
automatically	O
backs	O
up	O
the	O
Registry	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
RegBack	O
folder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Phone	B-Application
Companion	I-Application
app	O
is	O
deprecated	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
functionality	O
moved	O
to	O
the	O
Settings	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
setup	O
made	O
it	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
local	O
user	O
account	O
not	O
linked	O
to	O
a	O
Microsoft	O
account	O
if	O
the	O
PC	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
the	O
internet	O
during	O
the	O
setup	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Hologram	O
app	O
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Mixed	B-General_Concept
Reality	I-General_Concept
Viewer	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sync	O
feature	O
of	O
the	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Messaging	B-Protocol
app	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Product	O
alert	O
"	O
button	O
in	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Paint	I-Application
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Peer	B-Protocol
Name	I-Protocol
Resolution	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
PNRP	B-Protocol
)	O
cloud	O
service	O
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
version	O
1809	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
been	O
planned	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
removal	O
process	O
by	O
removing	O
the	O
corresponding	O
APIs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
capabilities	O
of	O
Cortana	B-Application
have	O
been	O
removed	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
music	O
and	O
connected	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mobile	O
Plans	O
and	O
Messaging	B-Protocol
apps	O
are	O
removed	O
for	O
non-cellular	O
devices	O
and	O
are	O
not	O
installed	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
states	O
that	O
these	O
features	O
may	O
potentially	O
be	O
removed	O
in	O
future	O
updates	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
