Microsoft replaces the key component of Windows 11 in almost 30 years

Microsoft Go on Elimination of classic components in Windows 11A few days after the announcement of the death of the PowerShell 2.0, the technological giant says goodbye to another key feature of the operating system. Microsoft announced that Jscript would replace, the language that he created in the 1990s to automate tasks in Windows.

In the publication of your blog IT, Microsoft reported that JSCRIPT will replace JSCRIPT9ELEGACYA new script engine that provides improvement in performance and safety. JSCRIPT9ELEGACY was turned on by default from the 24H2 update, so it will be used to manage all processes and operations related to JSCRIPT.DLL.

According to Navin Shankara, a program manager in Microsoft, Jscript9lebacy is designed for compatibility with modern web standards. The new engine has Extended security functions This protects your computer from web carbon and malicious scenarios. Shankar claims Jscept9legacy Blinda to Windows 11 against ordinary attacks, such as XSSEspecially from files, e -mail or website with devoted scenarios.

Change in Jscept9legacy This already applies to those who installed the latest Windows 11 update And it will be available only for versions only after 24H2. Integration is automatic and We don’t need to configure anything And do not know something new. Microsoft confirmed that all processes based on Jscript in previous versions will continue to be executed.

Microsoft will replace Jscript in Windows 11, component, which is 30 years old.

Replacing JSCRIPT may seem lower for the end user, since it is not a visible application (for example, WordPad or Cortana). Despite this, Windows scripts engine One of the most important functions of the operating systemThe field from the moment of its implementation in 1996 JSCRIPT has helped to automate such tasks as Clean temporary files, open Windows, configure parameters And more, everything is in the background and without noticing the user.

Over time, jscrib He turned a weak point of windowsThis field was not only connected with outdated technologies – as Internet Explorer – but also complies with modern security standards. The latter left us vulnerable Scenarios of attacks in malicious documents and filesField

Unlike PowerShell 2.0 and other intermittent components, Jscript will not be completely excluded from Windows 11The Microsoft field knows that the changes can affect applications that still depend on written scenarios for Jscript.dll. The list contains some administrative tools, such as entries or backups of files, state applications based on the forms and applications of HTA.

Windows 11 will be able to Return the engine to Jscrit in the case of compatibility tasksAlthough this should be done through the Microsoft support service.