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Windows Insiders - State of vbscript deprecation June 2026
Third-Party
AMD:
Chipset drivers so far is one of the major non MSFT related blockers.
Suggestions:
Microsoft should initiate talks with AMD and other ISV and OEMs fixing their dependencies, also offering other solutions, see below.
Currently AMD Chipset drivers silently using vbscript calls checking for OS and HW platform compatibility, fails when vbscript is removed.
Microsoft
Windows Server and Client OS / slmgr.vbs / printer management vbs scripts:
not seeing much buzz here.
Office 2024 LTSC / slmgr.vbs / ospp.vbs:
there is a new PS script for activation but rather has only checking features cannot activate product
Microsoft 365 / ospp.vbs:
despite being subscription based will also trouble with activation once vbscript is removed
Sconfig
no changes so far, relies on external changes.
WinRM
e.g. winrm qc
IIS
IIS extension
WSUS
related deployment scripts
Suggestions:
- Recommending all these scripts being converted to PowerShell using Claude or Copilot from vbs to PowerShell.
- providing a serviceable PS module for printing and product activation, which helps enterprises to automate their activations and printers, even though Microsoft is going to remove vbscript. Module should also improve tasks, because slmgr had a lot of drawbacks, e.g. finding and removing (stale) keys is tedious.
- combining slui.exe and slmgr.vbs into aforementioned improvements in functionality and syntax.
- consider support for PowerShell 7 in WinRE and Offline Setup phase.
I am not against the vbscript removal at all, just like to point out one should not wait for the last month before providing enterprise/grade solutions at scale. That|s my lessons learned from Secure Boot CA2023 exchange initiative, where Microsoft guidance and PS based tools have been released late in regards to the timeline of change.
SMB customers, Enterprises, Microsoft Products, including SCCM, Intune, WDS, ADK - including Windows Imaging Tools and Windows setup.exe are required to adopt these changes way before deprecation. There is quite some communication and learning curve required.
Many thanks for your consideration!
Directory: C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 98756 prncnfg.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 66172 prndrvr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 62698 prnjobs.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 95908 prnmngr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 71616 prnport.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 44278 prnqctl.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 22612 pubprn.vbs
Directory: C:\Windows\System32
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 4119 CallUxxProvider.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 145712 slmgr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 1720 SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 204072 winrm.vbs
Directory: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 98756 prncnfg.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 66172 prndrvr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 62698 prnjobs.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 95908 prnmngr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 71616 prnport.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 44278 prnqctl.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 22612 pubprn.vbs
Directory: C:\Windows\SysWOW64
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 145712 slmgr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 204072 winrm.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-a..nagement-appvclient_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_0895f7c27f109b8a
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 1720 SyncAppvPublishingServer.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-iis-legacyscripts_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_ba69ed912e209e30
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 98133 adsutil.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 41401 IIsExt.vbs
Directory: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-p..inscripts.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_en-us_
4ad0e09e0339f1ef
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 98756 prncnfg.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 66172 prndrvr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 62698 prnjobs.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 95908 prnmngr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 71616 prnport.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 44278 prnqctl.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 22612 pubprn.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-s..r-core-mgmtprovider_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_62cec50667f8da2a
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 4119 CallUxxProvider.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-security-spp-tools_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_81bcc6c67609fdb9
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 145712 slmgr.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_microsoft-windows-w..for-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_0688f60763f16bc8
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 204072 winrm.vbs
Directory: C:\Windows\WinSxS\amd64_updateservices-services_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_bae89f3176313538
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 8332 DynamicCompression.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 4289 SetAppPool.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 5813 SetMimeMap.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-iis-legacyscripts_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_c4be97e36281602b
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 41401 IIsExt.vbs
Directory: C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-p..inscripts.resources_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_en-us_
55258af0379ab3ea
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 98756 prncnfg.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 66172 prndrvr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 62698 prnjobs.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 95908 prnmngr.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 71616 prnport.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 44278 prnqctl.vbs
-a--- 4/16/2026 10:43 AM 22612 pubprn.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-security-spp-tools_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_8c117118aa6abfb4
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 145712 slmgr.vbs
Directory:
C:\Windows\WinSxS\wow64_microsoft-windows-w..for-management-core_31bf3856ad364e35_10.0.29574.1000_none_10dda05998522dc3
Mode LastWriteTime Length Name
---- ------------- ------ ----
-a--- 4/16/2026 9:14 AM 204072 winrm.vbs
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