Recently, Microsoft gave the first official confirmation about the imminent removal of the Windows Control Panel (the company has been saying this for years and not doing it). But after it was reported by the media, the company soon removed the post and replaced it with something that is not specific at all.
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Many of the settings in the Control Panel are in the process of being migrated to the Settings app, which offers a more modern and improved experience.
Tip: while the Control Panel is still there for compatibility reasons and to provide access to some settings that haven't been migrated yet, we recommend that you use the Settings app whenever possible.
As the company from Redmond seems to be still thinking about the future of the Control Panel, it seems that it is ready to end its Legacy DRM (Digital Rights Management) services. This will affect legacy Windows Media Player, Silverlight clients, Windows 7 and Windows 8.
Microsoft doesn't mention anything about Windows 8.1 in this list, so users still using the operating system should be able to enjoy the features for a while.
To mention that the old Windows Media Player has been replaced by the new Media Player in the latest versions of Windows.
The company he says
| Legacy DRM services | Legacy DRM services, used by either Windows Media Player, Silverlight clients, Windows 7, or Windows 8 clients are deprecated. The following functionality won't work when these services are fully retired:
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