The first official announcement of Windows 11 has been made, and while most of the buzz after Microsoft's big unveiling has focused on new additions, a few familiar features will be eliminated in a software upgrade coming later this year.

Windows 11 will remove or replace some of the key features of Windows 10, which could affect the way you interact with your PC on a daily basis. Here is a closer look at the major features that will be removed and sacrificed with the release of Windows 11.

Live Tiles are gone; the Live Tiles introduced in Windows 8 and eventually integrated into the Start menu will be replaced by a grid of app icons in Windows 11. New widget feeds introduced by Microsoft will also serve as a replacement for Live Tiles.

Please note that apps and sites currently pinned in Windows 10 will not migrate to Windows 11 after the upgrade.

Cortana, Microsoft's Halo-inspired voice assistant, will not be a mainstay in Windows 11. a major change from Windows 10, the voice assistant will not be pinned to the taskbar or appear in the setup process will not be.

Windows 11 will not include a tablet mode, because Microsoft has included automatic adaptation to tablet and touch devices. Instead, Windows 11 will automatically increase the number of touch targets and adjust the interface for touch commands.

Skype, OneNote, Paint 3D, and 3D Viewer will no longer be included in a clean new installation of Windows 11, although they can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store. It will not be removed if upgrading from Windows 10.

Skype, in particular, will have a reduced role in Windows 11. The app will take a back seat to Microsoft Teams, which Microsoft is trying to integrate into the updated OS.

Windows S, a streamlined and feature-restricted mode that allows users to use only Microsoft Store apps, will only be available in the Windows 11 Home release.

The taskbar will only be available at the bottom of the screen and cannot be pinned to any other side of the screen in Windows 11.

Internet Explorer will not be included in Windows 11. Microsoft plans to officially retire this long-lived Internet browser in June 2022, with a restructured Edge browser in its place.

As such, it appears that most of the features that will be removed will be replaced with refined alternatives (or improved integration), but apps that will be deprecated or removed from the clean install will still be available if needed.

Microsoft's official list lists several other minor tweaks and features that will be removed in Windows 11.