Microsoft unveiled the Windows 10 Creators Update last October 2016 and will officially launch on April 11 this year. Well, progress needs sacrifices.

Perhaps the largest Microsoft upgrade to date, the Windows 10 Creators Update offers a variety of functions such as an Edge improvement, a Game Mode, and an expanded Cortana service. However, the tech company seems to be taking away a lot of features as much as they are introducing the new ones. Read on to find out.

Windows 10 Creators Update: Minor removals

According to Forbes, Microsoft has dropped a total of 11 features in the Windows 10 Creators Update. Five of these include the Flash Autorun, Interactive Service Detection, Microsoft Paint Extended Language, Next Protocol Negotiation support, and Windows Server Update Services for Windows Mobile. Apparently, the remaining six features are all major programs set to be chopped.

Flash Autorun in Edge is now turned off by default in the Windows 10 Creators Update. Meanwhile, the Interactive Service Detection previously worked as a surveillance program to catch an unknown service trying to interact with the desktop. Also, the iconic Microsoft Paint removes languages that are not on the main localization list.

On the other and, the TLS Next Protocol Negotiation support will be replaced by the Application Protocol Level Navigation. Lastly, the Windows 10 Creators Update eliminates the Windows Service for Windows Mobile. Now, both mobile and PC versions of Windows transfer to the new Unified Update Platform.

Windows 10 Creators Update: Major specs dropped

Digital Trends claim that April 11 is really the final date of release for the Windows 10 Creators Update. Do note that majority of the removals are good since the previous versions would be replaced by better models. The major features headed to the chopping block are the Apndatabase.xml, Reading List, Apps Corner, Tile Data Layer, TCP Chimney, and IPsec task offload.

Fortunately, COSA database takes the throne of Apndatabase.xml in the Window 10 Creators Update. Consequently, users actually have a lot of third party services they can use to replace the Reading List. Apps Corner, on the other hand, has the ability to limit guest access to specific applications while Tile Data Layer records all default programs for the Star Menu.

Still on the list is the TCP Chimney that transfers the workload from the CPU to a network adapter during data transfer. Finally, it is time to say goodbye to the IPsec task offload too, a CPU that works pretty much like the former. The Windows 10 Creators Update bears the codename Redstone 3.