Windows API - Win32
A core set of Windows application programming interfaces (APIs) for desktop and server applications. Previously known as Win32 API.
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Future of COM programming?
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Bruce Peters
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I have learned that Microsoft is phasing out (has terminated?) support for ActiveX controls in their Edge internet browser.
Are there any plans to phase out or terminate support for the COM technologies that underpin ActiveX controls? Do Windows programmers need to eliminate or replace use of COM objects and interfaces in our code?
If so, please provide links to sites with more details re. the time-line of the phase-out and recommended replacement technologies. If not, please send links to sites that indicate Microsoft's ongoing support for COM technologies.
Thank you.
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Song Zhu - MSFT 906 Reputation points2021-04-19T09:05:39.963+00:00 Hi, thank you for raising this question on Q&A to help the forum discuss COM related. And I will confirm it with Internal engineer, and response here if there is any update.Thanks for your understanding.
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Bruce Peters 1 Reputation point
2021-04-19T16:07:38.373+00:00 Hi SongZhu,
Thanks for taking up my question.
Please share whatever you can about this topic, whether support is to be terminated or not. I would like to avoid the ambiguity of not receiving a clear answer from Microsoft.
Thanks again,
Bruce -
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Fei Xue - MSFT 1,111 Reputation points2021-04-20T02:21:01.007+00:00 @Bruce Peters , Thanks for posting on Q&A. If you are talking about the components or products which build using COM, the support lifecycle is determined by relative product group like Edge. You can ask the related question attached corresponding tags to see if there is any alternative ways for those old components. For the COM technologies, I don't think Microsoft will not support it.
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Bruce Peters 1 Reputation point
2021-04-20T15:38:38.903+00:00 Hello FeiXue,
Thank you for your quick reply. I am not concerned about running within a application (product) such as Edge or Internet Explorer. I am concerned about my application working correctly with Windows.
I want to know when (or if) Microsoft plans to stop supporting the COM API to Windows. My software depends on these functions and I want to know how much longer I can rely on Microsoft to support this API.
Best Regards,
Bruce -
Fei Xue - MSFT 1,111 Reputation points
2021-04-22T02:14:04.797+00:00 @Bruce Peters , Thanks for the explanation. Currently, there is no plans that Microsoft will stop support COM.
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Bruce Peters 1 Reputation point
2021-04-22T18:19:21.067+00:00 Hello FeiXue,
Thank you for answering my question.
Best Regards,
Bruce
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