VBScript

VBScript (<a href="/facts/Microsoft/nGIDDXdx">Microsoft</a> <a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_(classic)/7QMXM6fP">Visual Basic</a> Scripting Edition) is a <a href="/facts/Deprecation/1aQL7rnP">deprecated</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a> for <a href="/facts/Scripting_language/8pF4ajBL">scripting</a> on <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> using <a href="/facts/Component_Object_Model/2DtIAufW">Component Object Model</a> (COM), based on <a href="/facts/Visual_Basic_(classic)/7QMXM6fP">classic Visual Basic</a> and <a href="/facts/Active_Scripting/0v27X50A">Active Scripting</a>. It was popular with <a href="/facts/System_administrator/zNhThrh9">system administrators</a> for managing <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computers</a> and automating many aspects of computing environments, and has been installed by default in every desktop release of <a href="/facts/Microsoft_Windows/bwhAhuSL">Microsoft Windows</a> since <a href="/facts/Windows_98/6qtq4oJm">Windows 98</a>; in <a href="/facts/Windows_Server/5t7XxyUV">Windows Server</a> since <a href="/facts/Windows_NT_4.0/EcKYxrkx">Windows NT 4.0 Option Pack</a>; and optionally with <a href="/facts/Windows_CE/bMUhjgqQ">Windows CE</a> (depending on the device it is installed on).
VBScript running environments include: <a href="/facts/Windows_Script_Host/xJ0qFfo9">Windows Script Host</a> (WSH), <a href="/facts/Internet_Explorer/uL8a4Y5l">Internet Explorer</a> (IE), and <a href="/facts/Internet_Information_Services/nqmfJr3T">Internet Information Services</a> (IIS). The running environment is embeddable in other programs via the Microsoft Script Control (msscript.ocx).
In October 2023, Microsoft announced that VBScript was deprecated. In May 2024, a multi-phase deprecation schedule was announced with removal planned for 2027 or later.

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