In a nutshell: VBScript is an active scripting language that's been part of Windows history since Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack, and Windows CE. Now, after 25 years on the market, the ...

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Microsoft has quietly revealed it will retire the VBScript language from future versions of Windows. It will still be available for now as a feature on demand for developers who still need it. Back in ...

Microsoft is deprecating VBScript in favor of "more advanced" alternatives like JavaScript and PowerShell. The company today (May 30) detailed how the phase-out will occur in three stages, the final ...

The big picture: The Windows ecosystem has offered an unparalleled level of backward compatibility for decades. However, Microsoft is now working to remove as many legacy technologies as possible in ...

Microsoft announced this week that it's deprecating the timeworn VBScript — bad news for cybercriminals, for whom it's a favorite tool. In future releases of Windows, VBScript will be available only ...