All Cancelled Microsoft Utilities
A lot of research went into creating this catalog, but as you can imagine,
information can be hard to find about many of Microsoft's applications from the early days.
Please contact us if you have
more items to add to the list, or discover inaccuracies. Thanks!
This article is part of a series. Return home to all discontinued Microsoft products.
Last updated December 17, 2019.
| Series: Microsoft Discontinued Product Categories | ||
| Business (38) | Communications (23) | Creative (31) |
| Developer (50) | Education (41) | Hardware (24) |
| Operating Systems (15) | Sites & Services (69) | Utilities (11) |
| Complete List of Microsoft Sunset Products (346) | ||
Microsoft Anti-Virus (1993)
Lifespan: 1 year
Not to be confused with the modern day Microsoft Security Essentials or Windows Defender,
MSAV was a short-lived DOS and Windows antivirus program.
It retailed for $129.95 in 1993 (April 13 1993 PC Magazine).
Microsoft Anti-Virus for MS-DOS Main Menu (1993)
Source: tumblr.com
Microsoft DriveSpace/DoubleSpace (1993-1999)
Lifespan: 6 years
Following the lead of Stacker, Microsoft created DriveSpace
to take advantage of the hard disk compression craze of the mid-1990s. Stacker's parent company successfully sued Microsoft for patent
infringement. Check out compression benchmarks in old issues of
PC Magazine and
InfoWorld.
Microsoft DoubleSpace Manual Cover and MS-DOS 6.22 What's New Page (1993)
Source: amazon.com
Microsoft Tweak UI (1996-2003)
Lifespan: 7 years
Microsoft Tweak UI Interface on Windows XP (2003)
Source: softpedia.com
Windows Services for UNIX (1999-2004)
Windows Services for UNIX Help Page (2002)
Source: oracle.com
Windows Services for UNIX Install Wizard (2003)
Source: archive.org
Windows SteadyState (2005-2008)
Windows SteadyState Interface (2005)
Source: south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Windows SteadyState Restrictions (2005)
Source: south-ayrshire.gov.uk
Microsoft RichCopy (2002-2010)
Lifespan: 8 years
Microsoft RichCopy Interface (2009)
Source: softpedia.com
Microsoft Drive Extender (2007-2010)
Windows Home Server Disk Management Interface (2010)
Source: davescomputertips.com
Windows SideShow (2006-2013)
Lifespan: 7 years
Windows SideShow Gadgets in Emulator (2008)
Source: devx.com
Windows Live Mesh (2008-2013)
Windows Live Mesh Interface (2008)
Source: flickr.com
Windows Easy Transfer (2007-2014)
Lifespan: 67years
Windows Easy Transfer Interface (2007)
Source: dell.com
Microsoft OneClip App (2015-2016)
OneClip Interface on Mobile and Laptop (2015)
Source: pureinfotech.com
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