Talk:List of features removed in Windows 8

Recreation
Just thought I'd leave a note about the recreation of this page. While I agree that the old version of the page contained a lot of blatent copyvio, and was probably a good candidate for speedy deletion (although there was significant content which was not copied, so perhaps the deletion was a bit overzealous), I believe that the new article which I have created is significantly improved. It is free of copyright violation and is properly sourced. I also think that a strong case can be made for the notability of this article. Not only has Windows 8 recieved significant independant coverage in the media, but so have the features which have been added and removed. I would suggest that the article's topic easily passed the criteria set out at WP:N. Millermk90 (talk) 08:27, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Contested deletion
This page should not be speedily deleted because i completely rewrote it and it isn't similar to the old one, and nothing is copied from that blog anymore, I rewrote it myself and stole nothing. Don't use old rathional to delete a new page please, at least put it through a proper afd, as this definitely is not speedy deletion material! --Millermk90 (talk) 17:55, 20 May 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree. There is no copyvio this time; the old AfD doesn't apply. - Josh (talk | contribs) 21:02, 20 May 2012 (UTC)

Suggested additions
"Aero" is a bit tricky to define, the new RP uses named "Aero" themes but many of the pieces (such as Aero peek) that were collectively known as the Aero interface are gone, only transparency seems to remain. I don't know how that should be described on the page.

Windows DVD maker is gone. Windows Briefcase is gone. The built-in Windows games are gone (probably to be replaced by Appstore versions). The Games Explorer is gone. The "Unblock" button on the file properties dialog for unblocking downloaded files (removing the NTFS Alternate Data Stream from the downloaded file) is gone. There are a ton of little features that are gone, such as the slider for icon sizes in the explorer window (in 7 you can select a size between Large and Extra-Large,) Sound events for 'Exit Windows', 'Windows Logon' and 'Windows Logoff' are removed, etc.

Also missing is the ability to change any desktop display elements such as scrollbar width and icon horizontal spacing (advanced appearance options).Mbutler532011 (talk) 23:42, 10 June 2012 (UTC)
 * add them be Bold-- Greg  Heffley   15:02, 11 June 2012 (UTC)

Microsoft ends activation 'grace period' with Windows 8
Microsoft has ditched the 30-day grace period, a trademark of Windows 7, in the retail copies of Windows 8, mandating that users provide a product key during setup. News — Preceding unsigned comment added by 77.121.210.102 (talk) 19:01, 24 August 2012 (UTC)

About this reference of adding back the old Start menu and button
I found this website and added it as citation: Trick to bring back the start menu button, and easier shutdown in Metro, but I don't know if the website's author uses a nickname or a real name. So if the website's author is using a nickname, then I can delete the citation and the line of edit I just wrote.Kyrios320 (talk) 10:51, 21 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia is not a how to guide. Therefore, info on how to add it back should not be included. See WP:NOTHOWTO. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Karjam (talk • contribs) 10:18, 24 November 2012 (UTC)
 * If anyone else thinks that I've misapplied this policy, feel free to revert it.


 * Gosh, I keep forgetting to sign my posts. :P Karjam, AKA KarjamP (talk) 10:22, 24 November 2012 (UTC)

Then I'll just leave that website on the article's talk page then, but I've also seen some how-to info in the List of features removed in Windows 7 article as well. Don't know whether they're deleted or not. Kyrios320 (talk) 02:41, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode
Hello everyone

I have a growing concern for the accuracy of information about Virtual PC and Hyper-V. For instance, a recent edit summary reads: "The point is virtualisation has been enhanced, not removed." If it is enhanced, then why is it listed in removed features?

Second issue: For something to be considered "removed" it must have been included in the previous versions of Windows. Windows Virtual PC and Windows XP Mode were never included in Windows 7. (They were separate downloads, as I understand.) So, again, what is it doing in removed features?

Last, where is the source that says Windows XP Mode is "removed" from Windows 8?

Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 07:21, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
 * Well summarised. The only difference I can see that reflects something that's been removed in Win8 concerns the licensing model that previously allowed Win7 users to run a virtualised copy of Windows XP for free. Is that a removed "feature" - if so, then surely we'll have to take a close look at any "free" Microsoft software that depends on the end user having a licensed copy of Windows? Socrates2008 ( Talk ) 12:36, 26 March 2013 (UTC)

WEP problem
@User:Codename Lisa and User:Socrates2008: Sorry to interrupt your little revert warring but this unsourced sentence is absolute POV nonsense. WEP support in Windows depends on driver support and so, it is a feature of third party device driver, not Windows 8. The person who added this was using a model whose device driver had stopped supporting WEP shared key authentication. I've removed the sentence. If you want it back, please see WP:BURDEN first. Fleet Command (talk) 17:21, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks - I was planning coming back myself to check on that fact - I apologise for not doing this at the outset. Socrates2008 ( Talk ) 22:35, 24 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi. Checked Windows 8 and Windows 2012 Compatibility Cookbook. Not in there. Did a Bing search too. A lot of hits but most of them read like personal opinions. Best regards, Codename Lisa (talk) 20:12, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Media Center availability
The Windows 8 Media Center Pack add-on is only available for use with Windows 8 Pro. However, users of Windows 8 Core can upgrade to Pro and install the Media Center Pack at the same time.

Source: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/feature-packs

108.4.57.126 (talk) 23:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Hi.


 * That's an accurate description. May I inquire as to what is the purpose of this message?


 * Best regards,
 * Codename Lisa (talk) 00:30, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The current wording of the article implies Media Center can be used on the core edition. - Josh (talk | contribs) 01:09, 14 September 2013 (UTC)
 * The message above also suggests the same.


 * I think you are so focused at looking and judging a technicality that you have forgotten the purpose. It is a comparison and contrast. Owners of both vanilla and Pro can get MC by purchasing a certain package. Owners of RT and Enterprise editions can't. And owners of vanilla edition can't just buy a Pro disc and upgrade to get MC. They get a Pro without MC. Fleet Command (talk) 12:47, 14 September 2013 (UTC)

Missing Group Policy Editor

 * I'm pretty sure Microsoft ditched the local group policy editor on Windows 8. At least for the home edition. I might be wrong though, which is why I'm posting it here. Can anyone confirm that? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikechase3 (talk • contribs) 11:17, 17 August 2015 (UTC)

Windows shell
Codename Lisa brashly deleted my indication that the capability to explicitly scan files or folders for malware is no longer available in Windows 8 from the Windows Explorer context menu with an archaic statement indicating that Windows Defender never had the capability beforehand. Firstly, Windows Defender is not the topic of discussion and, secondly, the capability is no longer available in Windows 8, period. This is the end of the discussion as I see it, and should hopefully be the beginning of the end of Lisa's misinformation campaign.

The only thing questionable regarding my entry is Codename Lisa's incentives in having it removed. Anyone with any semblance of knowledge about a Windows operating system can confirm that the interface is missing in Windows 8 after having been available in Windows 7. A two-second Google (not Bing, sorry Lisa) search produces numerous acknowledgments that the interface, at minimum, of this functionality has been removed from Windows 8 by default. One of the many hits is:

Add "Scan with Windows Defender" to Windows 8's Right-Click Menu.

"Lisa" claims to be "polite", yet is anything but. What exactly is "she" so desperately trying to hide from the world here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Authun (talk • contribs) 09:32, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

Here's another example where the ugly truth is even confirmed by home base:

How do you scan a file in Windows 8

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Authun (talk • contribs) 09:41, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * That option wasn't available in Windows 7 "by default", was it? It was added when you install an anti-virus package. - Josh (talk | contribs) 18:29, 2 December 2015 (UTC)
 * Hi.


 * It was not available in Windows Defender in Windows 7. So, it is never added or removed.


 * That said, I love the part when he said '"Lisa" claims to be "polite"'.
 * Best regards,
 * Codename Lisa (talk) 19:11, 2 December 2015 (UTC)

MSG in Windows 8.
Hello,. The article I had the information from (removed msg command) was this article from Chip.de, which claims that msg has been removed entirely. --Handroid7 (talk) 01:22, 19 September 2019 (UTC)
 * Never mind, apparently they have actually brought it back. Great. --Handroid7 (talk) 01:19, 25 September 2019 (UTC)