RIP: Windows 10 May 2022 update just killed these features

RIP: Windows ten May 2020 update just killed these features

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Windows 10's latest update delivers a lot of new features, but as new entries make it, some are quietly getting retired.

Nosotros're also hearing that the Windows 10 May 2020 update marks the end of the line for some features in a different manner: they won't be currently under development anymore, so bugs may linger or features may never get added. Here's what yous say bye-bye to when updating to the May 2020 update, according to the folks at TechRadar.

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For starters, fifty-fifty Cortana is aging, as it's going to forget some of the consumer skills that are related to the categories of music and smart/connected habitation and skills that aren't tied to Microsoft devices.

These appear to be merely some of many big changes happening to Cortana. Rumors signal to Microsoft renaming the assistant to "Microsoft 365 Assistant," (according to our sister site Laptop Mag) which doesn't gyre off the tongue at all.

Microsoft besides ripped out Windows To Go, a characteristic that — if you forgot — allowed USB drives to be bootable Windows drives. Development had ceased for about a twelvemonth. I guess it had To Go.

The Microsoft Mobile Plans and Messaging apps are no longer a part of the default Windows 10 installation. Developers tin opt to add them in as necessary, but the latter feels increasingly irrelevant post-Windows x Mobile.

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The Dynamic Disks app for sectionalisation is being sunset. Microsoft plans to supercede it (some day) with Storage Spaces. The Microsoft Companion Device Framework, which is used to back up external hardware, such as external confront identification and fingerprint readers (for computers that don't have them congenital in) is being forgotten nearly.

And, expectedly, Microsoft has shifted resources away from the older version of the Edge web browser, which has been replaced by a Chromium-based version.

Windows 10 May 2020 Update features: What y'all do become

Of course, the big Windows 10 update gives you a lot of reasons to download (plus, it's gonna happen eventually). Search has gotten much ameliorate; File Explorer sees excellent improvements and there's also support for new protocols like Wi-Fi 6 and WPA3. You tin fifty-fifty use the Task Manager to view the temperatures of your graphic cards, if you're trying to prevent overheating.

In terms of what Cortana's learning, at that place's a new chat-like interface for the assistant, so you tin type or speak your requests. Too, Microsoft's Edge browser is going to be eating upwards less retention.

Gamers become treats too, with DirectX 12 Ultimate enabling smoother visuals and improved detail (without pain your frame-rates). The Xbox Game Bar can now support third-party widgets, to heighten gameplay.

Bank check out our guide for how to get the Windows 10 May 2020 update.

Henry is a senior editor at Tom's Guide covering streaming media, laptops and all things Apple tree, reviewing devices and services for the past six-plus years. Prior to joining Tom's Guide, he reviewed software and hardware for TechRadar Pro, and interviewed artists for Patek Philippe International Mag. He's besides covered the wild world of professional wrestling for Cageside Seats, interviewing athletes and other industry veterans.