Microsoft announced today that it will start deprecating VBScript in the second half of 2024 by making it an on-demand feature until it's completely removed. Features on Demand (FODs) are optional ...

Microsoft is deprecating VBScript in favor of "more advanced" alternatives like JavaScript and PowerShell. The company today (May 30) detailed how the phase-out will occur in three stages, the final ...

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. In ...

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. Back in ...

With the end of Windows 10 looming, Microsoft has reminded hard-pressed admins that other critical technologies are on the endangered list, notably VBScript.… While VBScript appears multiple times ...

In a nutshell: VBScript is an active scripting language that's been part of Windows history since Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, and Windows CE. Now, after 25 years on the market, the ...