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title: "What All Features Were Removed from Windows 11?"  
description: "What All Features Were Removed from Windows 11?"  
author: "Kalin"  
published: 2022-04-05  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96729/what-all-features-were-removed-from-windows-11  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "windows-11", "operating systems"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What All Features Were Removed from Windows 11?

What All [Features](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13064/advanced-features-in-the-modern-wireless-keyboards) Were Removed from Windows 11?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- The following **[Windows](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95051/when-should-i-upgrade-to-windows-11) shell components have been removed:**
- Tablet mode with Quick Status
- In Task View, there's a tool called Timeline.
- File Explorer's Save Search option
- Furthermore: In screens greater than 18 inches, the touch keyboard no longer docks.
- With a Microsoft account, Windows no longer synchronises desktop backgrounds across devices.
- In thumbnail view/large/extra large icon views, folder previews for photos or videos stored in that folder are deleted. Any folder containing images or videos now displays the generic folder icon.
- menu of options -Other features have been added to replace some of the Start menu's functionality.
- Groups and folders-Live tiles (the Widgets app now delivers some of the functionality previously given by the live tiles of Windows 10's included apps).
- Apps' recent and pinned files

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**Read More: [What Are the Minimum System Requirements for Windows 11?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96726/what-are-the-minimum-system-requirements-for-windows-11)**


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