Microsoft is deprecating VBScript in favor of 'more advanced' alternatives like JavaScript and PowerShell in a three-phase plan that looks like it will wrap up shortly after 2027 or so.

On Windows 11, it's now possible to remove the VBScript feature from the Settings app or use PowerShell commands; in this guide, I will show you how.

Microsoft has confirmed plans to pull the plug on VBScript in the second half of 2024 in a move that signals the end of an era for programmers. Initially, VBScript will transition to an on-demand ...

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.

If you see Error 2738, Could not access VBScript runtime for custom action when installing progams on Windows.11/10, edit this Registry key.

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.

VBScript is officially joining an ever-growing list of historical Windows features that Microsoft decided to kill for unspecified (and sometimes questionable) reasons.