Windows 11’s next annual feature update is now moving from staged preview into its final validation ring: Microsoft has made Windows 11, version 25H2 available to Release Preview Insiders and commercial customers for targeted testing, delivered as an enablement package on top of the 24H2...
Microsoft has set a firm date to excise a long‑running compatibility relic: Windows PowerShell 2.0 will be removed from shipping Windows images beginning with Windows 11, version 24H2 (rollout starting August 2025) and will follow in Windows Server 2025 (September 2025) — a change already...
Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27891 marks a significant turning point for Microsoft's command-line history, as the company officially removes Windows PowerShell 2.0 after over 16 years of service. This strategic move, aimed at modernizing and securing the Windows ecosystem, carries broad...
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Visual Basic Scripting Edition (VBScript) has long held a crucial role in Windows environments, powering everything from automated administrative tasks to classic web pages crafted during an earlier era of the internet. Now, with Microsoft’s phased deprecation of VBScript and its upcoming...
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For IT administrators and Windows power users, the transition away from legacy scripting technologies is a watershed moment—none more so than the steadily progressing deprecation of Visual Basic Scripting Edition, better known as VBScript. Microsoft’s decision to phase out VBScript—a language...
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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...