Unmaintained Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8, Silverlight

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Source: Microsoft kills legacy DRM support on Windows Media Player, Windows 7/ 8, Silverlight - Neowin

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Legacy DRM services, used by either Windows Media Player, Silverlight clients, Windows 7, or Windows 8 clients are deprecated. The following functionality won't work when these services are fully retired:

• Playback of protected content in the legacy Windows Media Player on Windows 7
• Playback of protected content in a Silverlight client and Windows 8 clients
• Ih-home[sic] streaming playback from a Silverlight client or Windows 8 client to an Xbox 360
• Playback of protected content ripped from a personal CD on Windows 7 clients using Windows Media Player

Deprecated features in the Windows client

Review the list of features that Microsoft is no longer actively developing in Windows 10 and Windows 11.

learn.microsoft.com

 

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[ForgottenSeer 114717]

When Microsoft uses the word "Deprecated" it does not mean "kill-off." It only means the software is no longer developed. The vast majority of Microsoft's deprecated software still ships with Windows and is supported. Quite a few were deprecated 10 to 20 years ago and yet Microsoft keeps shipping them with Windows and keeps on supporting them on both the consumer and govt\enterprise sides.

Microsoft explains this clearly, but everybody continues to think "deprecated" = "removal." No. It just ain't accurate. For the distinction, Microsoft explains it at Microsoft.Learn.

"To understand the distinction between deprecation and removal, see Windows client features lifecycle."