Microsoft is planning to phase out VBScript in future Windows releases after 30 years of use, making it an on-demand feature until it is removed. VBScript (also known as Visual Basic Script or ...

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 ...

VBScript or Visual Basic Scripting Edition is a scripting language developed by Microsoft and was introduced to Windows computers about 25 years ago. VBScript is modeled on VisualBasic and used for ...

Microsoft has stopped developing VBScript after a 27-year relationship and plans to remove the scripting language entirely in a future Windows release. Vole announced that Visual Basic Scripting ...

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 ...

Microsoft has sent Windows 11 24H2 into the Release Preview channel and confirmed that VBScript will be starting its journey to full deprecation by becoming an on-by-default Feature On Demand (FOD).

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, from time to time, kills off various features in its apps. The company explained in detail earlier this year how this is good for users. Likewise, VBScript removal has also been on ...

If you are setting up a new PC with Windows 11 version 24H2 (2024 Update) or later, developers may not find the VBScript installed after installation, as Microsoft does not install it by default now.

Microsoft released a security advisory Monday describing a zero-day vulnerability involving some older Windows versions and VBScript when used with Internet Explorer. The vulnerability permits a ...

Microsoft is moving ahead with its plan to eradicate VBScript from the web. On August 13, 2019, in the next Patch Tuesday update, the company will disable the technology by default on Internet ...