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Takuya Hirano, president and chief executive officer of Microsoft Japan Co., speaks during Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 10 operating system product launch in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, July 29, 2015.

Goodbye, Windows 10: I watched the dream die, from Xbox One to Lumia

By Ben Wilson published 29 July 25

Windows 10 Windows 10 celebrates its 10-year anniversary and simultaneously prepares for its death, but Microsoft's ambitions of a unified platform still echo across my office.

Windows 10

In memoriam: The Microsoft apps and services we lost in 2022

By Sean Endicott published 12 December 21

In 2019 we said goodbye to several fan-favorite Microsoft apps and services. From Windows Phone to streaming OneDrive music through Groove Music, here's a look back of what we lost.

Software Apps

Here's our first look at the Windows 11 Media Player app

By Robert Carnevale published 29 September 21

There's a new Media Player in town. While we don't know much about it, we have a logo and now a play bar.

Windows 11

Windows Central Podcast 67: Microsoft kills Groove service

By Zac Bowden last updated 17 May 19

This week on the Windows Central Podcast: We talk the death of Microsoft Groove, the introduction of Edge on iOS and Android and a whole lot more.

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Windows Central Podcast 126: The death of Windows 7, Halo on PC, and more

By Zac Bowden last updated 28 March 19

This week on the Windows Central Podcast: The death of Windows 7 and Groove Music, plus Halo on PC, and more!

Halo

Groove Music killing OneDrive track streaming on March 31

By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published 15 March 19

As perhaps the final nail in the Groove Music coffin, the service will drop support for streaming your music stored on OneDrive at the end of the month.

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