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VBScript on Windows is on the way out, here is what to do with your legacy VBA projects

Usama Jawad — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 14:40:02 +0000

Microsoft has reminded customers about the ongoing deprecation of VBScript in Windows, explaining what to do with legacy VBA projects. Read more...

Microsoft may disable VBScript early in Windows 11 24H2 25H2, shares detailed official guide

Sayan Sen — Sat, 17 May 2025 08:34:01 +0000

Microsoft has published a new blog post outlining in detail how organisations and companies can detect and remove VBScript. The feature may be disabled early. Read more...

Microsoft reveals a partial timeline for its Windows VBScript deprecation plans

John Callaham — Wed, 22 May 2024 15:46:02 +0000

Microsoft has posted some partial timeline plans for the depreciation of the VBScript language. It will start by making the language one of the features on demand (FODs) for Windows 11 24H2. Read more...

Every Windows 10 and 11 feature Microsoft deprecated in 2023

Taras Buria — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 16:28:01 +0000

In 2023, Microsoft dropped support for 18 different Windows 10 and 11 features. Here is a recap of everything Microsoft deprecated, including Windows Mixed Reality, Cortana, WordPad, and more. Read more...

Microsoft has officially deprecated the VBScript language from future Windows versions

John Callaham — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:38:01 +0000

Microsoft has quietly revealed it will retire the VBScript language from future versions of Windows. It will still be available for now as a feature on demand for developers who still need it. Read more...

Microsoft Weekly: Windows 11 Moment 2, Windows 12, and Windows 365

Usama Jawad — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 18:16:01 +0000

The latest edition of Microsoft Weekly is filled to the brim with news about the latest major update to Windows 11, "Moment 2", a reference to Windows 12, and updates to services like Windows 365. Read more...

After killing MSDT, Microsoft looks to add VBScript removal in Windows 11 23H2 (Moment 4)

Sayan Sen — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:58:01 +0000

Microsoft recently deprecated MSDT to make Windows 11 more secure, because threat actors exploited it for nefarious reasons. Following that, the company is now adding an option to uninstall VBScipt. Read more...

Fired via email right before Christmas? Careful! You could be a victim of the deadly Dridex

Sayan Sen — Thu, 23 Dec 2021 08:10:01 +0000

A malicious email that claims to be an employee termination letter is doing the rounds on the internet. This email is actually a Dridex malware attack and hopes to trick its potential victims. Read more...

Microsoft will disable VBScript in IE11 on August 13 for Windows 7, 8, and 8.1

Rich Woods — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 20:34:01 +0000

Today, Microsoft announced that beginning with the August 13 cumulative updates, VBScript will be disabled by default in Internet Explorer 11 on Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. Read more...

Today's Windows 10 Insider Preview build disables VBScript in Internet Explorer by default

Rich Woods — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 18:34:01 +0000

In a separate announcement, Microsoft confirmed that today's Windows 10 for PCs Insider Preview build in the Fast ring, build 16237, will disable VBScript in Internet Explorer 11 by default. Read more...