Microsoft’s September servicing quietly removes two long‑standing administration tools — the legacy Windows PowerShell 2.0 engine and the WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command‑line) tool — from certain Windows 11 images, a deliberate security‑first move that closes well‑documented...
Microsoft’s long‑standing compatibility concession for legacy automation has come to an end: Windows PowerShell 2.0 is being removed from shipping Windows 11 and Windows Server images, beginning with Windows 11, version 24H2 in August 2025 and Windows Server 2025 in September 2025. This change —...
For organizations steeped in the legacy of Windows automation, the impending deprecation of Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) represents a watershed moment—one that demands methodical preparation, introspection, and decisive action. Microsoft’s phased discontinuation of VBScript, most...