微软(Microsoft)最新的操作系统——Windows 10——与以前的(Windows 10)Windows版本相比，绝对充满了新的东西。但是，就像生活中的所有事物一样，它也缺少一些人们使用和喜爱的元素、程序和功能。Windows 10中不再有哪些功能？好吧，如果您比较Windows 7 和Windows 10，则有不少功能和应用程序已从Windows 10中删除。在本文中，我们将告诉您哪些是最重要的：
1. 再见，Windows 媒体中心！
对于媒体爱好者来说，Windows Media Center是(Windows Media Center)Windows 7中最有用的应用程序之一。当您想看电影、听音乐、看电脑上的图片和视频，或者想录制电视节目时，它曾经是“首选”解决方案。现在不再这样了……微软从 Windows 10 中删除了 Windows Media Center(Microsoft removed Windows Media Center from Windows 10)。
Windows Media Center在(Media Center)Windows 10中不再可用
如果您对Windows Media Center的良好替代品感兴趣，我们使用并喜欢的一款应用是Kodi。这个免费的开源软件媒体中心在许多方面与Windows Media Center非常相似。
2. 家庭组不见了
在轻松共享本地网络中的文件和文件夹方面， Windows 7 的家庭组(HomeGroup)是最好的选择之一。不幸的是，虽然微软在(Microsoft)Windows 10的早期版本中包含了这个功能，但从2018 年 4 月更新(April 2018 Update)开始，家庭组(HomeGroup)不再可用。
家庭组(HomeGroup)已从Windows 10中删除(Windows 10)
3.默认不再播放DVD
连同从Windows 10中删除(Windows 10)Windows Media Center，微软(Microsoft)还决定不再默认支持DVD播放。如果您想知道为什么这样做，答案可能与该公司必须为每个具有包含在其操作系统中的许可证的编解码器支付费用有关。如果您拥有DVD(DVDs)或蓝光(Blu-ray)光盘并且正在寻找一个好的DVD播放器，我们建议您看看VLC 媒体播放器(the VLC media player)。这个流行的应用程序是免费的、开源的，几乎可以播放任何类型的视频。
DVD播放是Windows 7中不再存在于Windows 10中的一项功能(Windows 10)
4. 忘记使用Windows DVD Maker创建(Windows DVD Maker)DVD(DVDs)
Windows DVD Maker也从Windows 10中删除。事实上，微软在发布(Microsoft)Windows 8时将其删除。显然，该公司认为DVD(DVDs)是旧技术，DVD(DVDs)正在迅速失去对用户的吸引力。这可能是真的，因为USB闪存驱动器已经慢慢取代了DVD(DVDs)。
Windows DVD Maker已从Windows 10中删除(Windows 10)
然而，有些人仍然更喜欢DVD光盘而不是USB记忆棒。如果您是其中之一，但您使用的是 Windows 10，请查看Windows DVD Maker 的最佳替代品(the best alternatives to Windows DVD Maker)。
5. 桌面小工具已成为历史
我们不了解您，但我们一直很喜欢Windows 7的桌面小工具。它们是使我们的桌面同时独特和有用的小东西之一。不幸的是，它们似乎不得不离开，因为它们对任何使用它们的人构成严重的安全威胁。黑客可以利用Windows小工具来完全控制您的计算机，这不是您想要的。如果您想了解有关小工具的更多信息以及它们从Windows 10中删除的原因，请阅读(Windows 10)Microsoft的此网页：小工具已停产(Gadgets have been discontinued)。
Windows 10中不再提供小工具
Windows 7小工具的替代品是Rainmeter桌面自定义工具。它是免费和开源的，它允许您使用各种皮肤和小程序自定义您的Windows计算机，这些皮肤和小程序与您在Windows 7中的小工具非常相似。
6.纸牌、扫雷(Minesweeper)、红心不再是捆绑游戏
微软(Microsoft)已决定从Windows 10中删除有史以来最流行的游戏：纸牌、扫雷(Solitaire, Minesweeper,)和红心(Hearts)。然而，过了一段时间，该公司开发了新版本的Solitaire和Minesweeper，它们也适用于触摸屏设备。它们现在称为Microsoft Solitaire Collection和Microsoft Minesweeper，可以从Microsoft Store下载。目前没有可用的Hearts游戏。
(Solitaire)Windows 10默认不捆绑纸牌和其他Microsoft游戏(Microsoft)
此外，Microsoft Solitaire Collection和Microsoft Minesweeper都不是真正的免费游戏。您可以免费下载和播放它们，但您必须忍受微软(Microsoft)在其中放置的大量广告。不幸的是，如果您想摆脱这些广告，您必须付费才能删除它们。
7. 不能禁用 Windows 更新
微软在(Microsoft)Windows 10中删除的功能之一是能够像在Windows 7中那样禁用操作系统的自动更新。您唯一能做的就是将更新推迟(postpone updates)一段时间。但是，您无法完全阻止它们，除非您真的要关闭计算机或将其与 Internet 断开连接。否则(Otherwise)，您的 Windows 10 计算机将定期进行更新，而您无法阻止它们。
Windows 10中不再提供停止Windows 更新的功能(Windows Updates)
8.文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中默认不显示库
这些库是Microsoft(Microsoft)在Windows 7中首次引入的一项功能，从那时起，它们已被证明是Windows Explorer最有用的功能之一。库是在Windows(Windows)中有效管理和组织文件和文件夹的最简单方法，无论是在Windows 7还是Windows 10中。不幸的是，库不再默认显示在Windows 10的文件资源管理器(File Explorer)中。但是，如果您按照这三种方式之一启用 Windows 10 库(ways to enable the Windows 10 libraries)，则可以再次激活它们。
库隐藏在 Windows 10 中
9 、网络(Network)和共享中心(Sharing Center)没有网络地图(Network Map)
Windows 7 曾经为我们提供了一个名为Network Map的功能。在网络和共享中心找到，(Network and Sharing Center,)它是一种有趣且简单的方式，可以向您显示连接到本地家庭网络的计算机和设备的地图。(the map of the computers)不幸的是，此功能不再存在于Windows 10中，老实说，我们不知道微软(Microsoft)为什么选择删除它。
比较 Windows 7 和Windows 10，网络地图(Network Map)不见了
如今，此类功能由ESET Internet Security及其互联家庭工具等安全产品提供。(Connected Home tool.)
10. 您的 PC 不再获得Windows 体验指数(Windows Experience Index)评分
在Windows 7中，Microsoft使用所谓的Windows Experience Index评估您的计算机的性能。该指数是Microsoft(Microsoft)为您的计算机给出的平均分数，其中考虑了不同的硬件组件及其运行特定计算任务的能力。Windows 体验指数(Windows Experience Index)评估了处理器、RAM 、(RAM)图形能力和主硬盘驱动器速度等内容。Windows 7的测量结果是一个数字，人们可以使用它来查看哪些硬件组件需要升级。
Windows 10中不再存在的功能：Windows体验索引(Experience Index)
如果您愿意，您可以在本文中阅读有关此工具如何工作的更多信息：Windows 体验索引 - 如何使用它并解释结果(The Windows Experience Index - How to use it & interpret the results)。此功能在Windows 10(Windows 10)中不再存在。
11.一些控制面板(Control Panel)设置不再存在
在Windows 10中，微软(Microsoft)决定不再适合旧的控制面板，应该用更现代的东西取而代之。(Control Panel)这就是新设置(Settings)的诞生方式，您可以在该应用程序中配置 Windows 10 的工作方式。许多设置和选项已从控制面板(Control Panel)中删除，现在可以在设置(Settings)应用程序中找到。现在只能从“设置”应用程序访问(Settings)显示设置(display settings)、存储管理、用户帐户和家庭安全或系统(System)信息等内容。
控制面板(Control Panel)项目移至Windows 10中的(Windows 10)“设置”(Settings)应用
将来，当所有这些都在Settings(Settings)中可用时，控制面板(Control Panel)将完全终止。
12. Windows 日记本
在比较 Windows 7 和Windows 10时，我们的一位读者提到在较新的操作系统中删除了另一个应用程序：Windows Journal。这是一个允许用户手写笔记和绘图的应用程序。这些文件是使用JNT扩展名保存的。尽管Windows Journal可以与鼠标一起使用，但它主要是为使用带触摸屏的平板电脑或计算机的用户以及使用笔等输入设备的用户设计的。在Windows 10中，微软(Microsoft)将所有这些功能都迁移到了OneNote和Windows Ink Workspace。
Windows 日记本在(Windows Journal)Windows 10中不可用
13. 不再支持USB软盘驱动器
如果您仍在使用软盘驱动器，从Windows 7升级到Windows 10可能会带来惊喜。默认情况下不再支持这些设备。这并不意味着您不能使用软盘驱动器，但要做到这一点，您需要从其制造商网站下载适合您的软盘驱动器的驱动程序，如果幸运的话，可以从Windows Update 下载(Windows Update)。
Tendak 的 USB 软盘驱动器
您在Windows 10中错过了(Windows 10)Windows 7的哪些功能？
如果你比较Windows 7和Windows 10 ，很明显它们是完全不同的，不仅因为它们的外观和工作方式不同，还因为(Windows 10)Windows 10中不再提供各种应用程序和功能。这是否是一件好事，我们将由您决定。而且，如果您知道其他在Windows 10中丢失但在(Windows 10)Windows 7中有用的东西，请不要犹豫，在评论部分告诉我们。
Which features from Windows 7 are no longer available in Windows 10? -
The latest operating ѕystem from Microsoft - Windows 10 - is definitely full of new things compared to previous Windows νersions. But, like all things in life, there are also some elements missing from it, рrograms and features peoplе used аnd loved. Which feature is no lоnger found in Windows 10? Well, if yoυ compare Windows 7 and Windows 10, therе are quite a few features and apps that have been removed from Windows 10. In this article, we’re going to tell you which arе the most important:
1. Goodbye, Windows Media Center!
For media lovers, Windows Media Center was one of the most useful apps in Windows 7. It used to be the “go-to” solution when you wanted to watch a movie, listen to music, look at the pictures and videos on your computer, or when you wanted to record TV shows. No more of that now… Microsoft removed Windows Media Center from Windows 10.
Windows Media Center is no longer available in Windows 10
If you’re interested in a good replacement for Windows Media Center, one app we used and liked is Kodi. This free and open-source software media center is, in many ways, very similar to Windows Media Center.
2. The HomeGroup is gone
Windows 7’s HomeGroup is one of the best things ever when it comes to easily sharing files and folders in your local network. Unfortunately, although Microsoft included this feature in the early versions of Windows 10, starting with the April 2018 Update, the HomeGroup is no longer available.
The HomeGroup has been removed from Windows 10
3. No more DVD playback by default
Together with the removal of Windows Media Center from Windows 10, Microsoft also decided to no longer support DVD playback by default. If you’re wondering why it did that, the answer is probably tied to the fact that the company had to pay a fee for every codec with a license included in their operating system. If you own DVDs or Blu-ray discs and are looking for a good DVD player, we recommend you to take a look at the VLC media player. The popular app is free, open-source, and can play almost any kind of video.
DVD playback is a feature from Windows 7 no longer found in Windows 10
4. Forget about creating DVDs with Windows DVD Maker
Windows DVD Maker was also removed from Windows 10. In fact, Microsoft removed it when they released Windows 8. Apparently, the company believes that DVDs are old technology and that DVDs are rapidly losing their appeal to users. That may be true because USB flash drives have slowly replaced DVDs.
Windows DVD Maker was removed from Windows 10
Yet, some people still prefer DVD discs instead of USB memory sticks. If you’re one of them, but you use Windows 10, see the best alternatives to Windows DVD Maker.
5. Desktop gadgets are history
We don’t know about you, but we always liked the desktop gadgets from Windows 7. They were one of the little things that made our desktop unique and useful at the same time. Unfortunately, it looks like they had to go away because they were a serious security threat to anyone using them. Hackers could exploit Windows gadgets to get complete control of your computer, which is not something you’d want. If you’d like to know more about gadgets and why they were removed from Windows 10, read this web page from Microsoft: Gadgets have been discontinued.
Gadgets are no longer found in Windows 10
An alternative to the gadgets from Windows 7 is the Rainmeter desktop customization tool. It’s free and open-source, and it lets you customize your Windows computer with various skins and applets very similar to the gadgets you had in Windows 7.
6. Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts are no longer bundled games
Microsoft has decided to remove from Windows 10 the most popular games of all time: Solitaire, Minesweeper, and Hearts. However, after a while, the company developed new versions of Solitaire and Minesweeper, which also work on touchscreen devices. They are now called Microsoft Solitaire Collection and Microsoft Minesweeper, and they can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store. There is no Hearts game available at the moment.
Solitaire & other Microsoft games are not bundled by default in Windows 10
Furthermore, both Microsoft Solitaire Collection and Microsoft Minesweeper are not genuinely free games. You can download and play them for free, but you’ll have to put up with a lot of ads that Microsoft has put in them. Unfortunately, if you want to get rid of these ads, you must pay to remove them.
7. You can’t disable Windows updates
One of the features that Microsoft removed in Windows 10 is the ability to disable automatic updates of the operating system like you could do in Windows 7. The only thing you can do is postpone updates for a while. However, you can’t stop them completely, except if you’re literally shutting down your computer or you disconnect it from the internet. Otherwise, your Windows 10 computer will make updates on a regular basis without your being able to stop them.
The ability to stop Windows Updates is no longer present in Windows 10
8. The libraries are not shown by default in File Explorer
The libraries are a feature first introduced by Microsoft in Windows 7 and, since then, they have proved to be one of the most useful features of Windows Explorer. Libraries are the easiest way to manage and organize files and folders efficiently in Windows, be it in Windows 7 or Windows 10. Unfortunately, libraries are no longer being displayed by default in Windows 10’s File Explorer. However, you can activate them again if you follow one of these three ways to enable the Windows 10 libraries.
Libraries are hidden in Windows 10
9. There is no Network Map in the Network and Sharing Center
Windows 7 used to offer us a feature called Network Map. Found in the Network and Sharing Center, it was a fun and easy way of showing you the map of the computers and devices connected to your local home network. Unfortunately, this feature is no longer present in Windows 10, and we honestly don’t have a clue why Microsoft chose to remove it.
Comparing Windows 7 with Windows 10, the Network Map is gone
Today, such features are offered by security products like ESET Internet Security and their Connected Home tool.
10. Your PC is no longer rated with a Windows Experience Index score
In Windows 7, Microsoft evaluated your computer’s performance with a so-called Windows Experience Index. This index was an average score that Microsoft gave for your computer, taking into account different hardware components and their ability to run specific computing tasks. The Windows Experience Index evaluated things like the processor, RAM, graphics power, and main hard drive speed. The result of Windows 7’s measurements was a number that could be used by people to see what hardware components needed an upgrade.
Feature no longer found in Windows 10: Windows Experience Index
If you want to, you can read more about how this tool used to work in this article: The Windows Experience Index - How to use it & interpret the results. This feature no longer exists in Windows 10.
11. Some of the Control Panel settings are no longer there
In Windows 10, Microsoft decided that the old Control Panel is no longer fit and something more modern should take its place. That’s how the new Settings was born, the app where you can configure the way Windows 10 works. There are many settings and options that have been removed from the Control Panel and are now found in the Settings app. Things like display settings, storage management, user accounts and family safety, or System information can now be reached only from the Settings app.
Control Panel items are moved to the Settings app in Windows 10
In the future, when all of them will be available in Settings, the Control Panel will be terminated altogether.
12. Windows Journal
When comparing Windows 7 to Windows 10, one of our readers mentioned that another app was removed in the newer operating system: Windows Journal. This was an app that allowed users to handwrite notes and draw. The files were saved using the JNT extension. Although Windows Journal could be used with a mouse, it was designed primarily for people who used tablets or computers with touchscreens and for those who used input devices such as pens. In Windows 10, Microsoft migrated all these features to OneNote and Windows Ink Workspace.
Windows Journal is not available in Windows 10
13. Support for USB floppy disk drives is gone
If you’re still using a floppy drive, upgrading from Windows 7 to Windows 10 might come with a surprise. These devices are no longer supported by default. That doesn’t mean that you can’t use a floppy drive, but to be able to do so, you need to download the right driver for your floppy drive from its manufacturer website or, if you’re lucky, from Windows Update.
A USB Floppy Disk Drive from Tendak
What features of Windows 7 do you miss in Windows 10?
If you compare Windows 7 and Windows 10, it’s obvious that they’re quite different, not just because they look and work differently, but also because all kinds of apps and features are no longer available in Windows 10. Whether that’s a good thing or not, we’ll leave it to you to decide. And, if you know of other things that went missing in Windows 10 but were useful in Windows 7, don’t hesitate to let us know in the comments section.
