Microsoft has announced a list of features that have been removed in the upcoming Windows Server 2025 release.

Applications and programs that rely on certain features have been affected by the removal of these features from the installed product image in the Windows Server 2025 version. Some of these features are the Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine, SMTP Server, Wordpad, and the IIS 6 Management Console. For papers with rich text, WordPad is the way to go, since Windows Server 2025 does not include the SMTP Server capabilities. Application and component migration to PowerShell 5.0+ is now mandatory, as the Windows PowerShell 2.0 Engine has been discontinued.

Some features may be removed from a future version since they are no longer being actively developed. Due to its antiquated and unsecure device location protocol, the Computer Browser service and driver are no longer supported. Security concerns have led to the deprecation of NTLM versions 1.0 and 1.1. However, these versions will still be supported in the next Windows Server and yearly releases. Due to their unreliability and lack of security, remote mail slots are no longer recommended. Security concerns led to the deprecation of TLS 1.0 and 1.1 by internet standards and regulatory authorities. On fresh Windows Server installations, the WebDAV Redirector service is disabled by default, and the Windows Management Instrumentation Command Line (WMIC) is also deprecated. PowerShell for WMI has taken the place of the WMIC tool, and VBScript has been obsolete. Prior to its eventual removal from Windows, VBScript will be made accessible as an on-demand capability in subsequent Windows editions.

Features removed or no longer developed starting with Windows Server 2025 (preview)