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Pieter_Cooreman
Apr 11, 2024Brass Contributor
Will all Classic ASP apps stop working now that VBScript is about to be removed from Windows OS?
VBScript will be removed from Windows OS in the near future. What does that mean for Classic ASP web applications? Will Classic ASP also be removed from future Windows OS?
Pieter_Cooreman
Apr 16, 2024Brass Contributor
Pieter_Cooreman I asked this same question on a userforum: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/install-or-uninstall-vbscript-feature-in-windows-11.13095//VB#post-442881
It appears that after you uninstall VBScript on Windows 11 (only possible on the very latest - Windows Insider Program - version of Windows 11) Classic ASP/VBScript no longer works. By dropping VBScript MicroSoft also drops support for Classic ASP, as most web applications built in ASP used VBScript/
iisboy
Jun 14, 2024Brass Contributor
I believe Microsoft will solve this problem well. It is not wise to delete ASP at will, as there are still so many applications developed with ASP.