Windows 10 version 1709 "Fall Creators Update" is the upcoming feature update for the stable branch of Windows 10. Also known by its code name Redstone 3, it is expected to be released in a couple of months, probably in September 2017. Microsoft has published a long list of features which are removed or considered deprecated in the upcoming release.
Features removed in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
3D Builder app
No longer installed by default. Consider using Print 3D and Paint 3D in its place. However, 3D Builder is still available for download from the Windows Store.
Apndatabase.xml
See this link
Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)
Use will be blocked. Consider using the Exploit Protection feature of Windows Defender Exploit Guard as a replacement.
Outlook Express
The non-functional legacy code is removed.
Reader and Reading List apps
Functionality to be integrated into Microsoft Edge. See Edge gets EPUB support in Windows 10 Creators Update and How To Annotate EPUB Books in Microsoft Edge.
Screen saver functionality in Themes
To be disabled in Themes (classified as "Removed" in this table). Screen saver functionality in Group Policies, Control Panel, and Sysprep is now deprecated but continues to be functional. Lockscreen features and policies are preferred.
Syskey.exe
Removing this nonsecure security feature. They recommend that users use BitLocker instead. Syskey.exe utility is no longer supported in Windows 10 RS3 and Windows Server 2016 RS3
TCP Offload Engine
Removing this legacy code. This functionality was previously transitioned to the Stack TCP Engine. For more information, see the following PFE Platform Blog article.
Tile Data Layer
To be replaced by the Tile Store.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Owner Password Management
This legacy code to be removed.
Features deprecated in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
IIS 6 Management Compatibility
Microsoft recommends that users use alternative scripting tools and a newer management console.
IIS Digest Authentication
Microsoft recommends that users use alternative authentication methods.
RSA/AES Encryption for IIS
Microsoft recommends that users use CNG encryption provider.
Microsoft Paint
You can always restore the classic Paint app using the following tutorial: Get Classic Paint back in Windows 10 Creators Update
Sync Your Settings
Back-end changes: The current sync process is being deprecated. In a future release, the same cloud storage system for syncing settings will be used for both Enterprise State Roaming users and all other users. (Currently, these users use different cloud storage systems.)
System Image Backup (SIB) Solution
Microsoft recommends that users use full-disk backup solutions from other vendors.
TLS RC4 Ciphers
To be disabled by default.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM): TPM.msc and TPM Remote Management
To be replaced by a new user interface in a future release.
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) Remote Management
This legacy code to be removed in a future release.
Windows Hello for Business deployment that uses System Center Configuration Manager
Windows Server 2016 Active Directory Federation Services – Registration Authority (ADFS RA) deployment is simpler and provides a better user experience and a more deterministic certificate enrollment experience.
Windows PowerShell 2.0
Applications and components should be migrated to PowerShell 5.0+.
As of this writing, the latest build of Fall Creators Update released to the Fast Ring of the Windows Insider program is Windows 10 build 16241.
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Bad news!!! :(
Sure. They will remove the classic paint sooner or later.
Can someone explain why Syskey is about to be removed in the FCU
They consider it insecure and deprecated.
oh no
I can understand screensaver removal, but Paint. I will never forgive this.
Ever heard of WACKY PACKAGES? One of them is a parody of CRACKER JACK. The product retail box shows the sailor, his dog, a blue circle with white writing inside the blue circle. THE DOG IS BITING THE SAILORS LEG AND LATCHET ON TO IT. THE SAILOR IS GRITTING HIS TEETH IN EXTREEM PAIN. AND INSIDE THE BLUE CIRCLE, IT SAYS, “SUPRIZE, NOTHING INSIDE”!
UNFORTUNATELY, IT’S A VERY ACCURATE DEPICTION OF THE PRACTICES OF MICROSOFT!