**Deprecated features** - **User Profile service (ForeFront Identity Manager Client)** - SharePoint Server 2016 no longer uses FIM as the synchronization client. FIM (synchronize between Active Directory and SharePoint) is being removed and - the bidirectional sync with AD has been improved. - The default process is Active Directory Import. - You can also use any synchronization tool such as Microsoft Identity Manager 2016. - **STSADM.exe** > The Stsadm command-line tool has been deprecated, but it is included > to support compatibility with previous product versions. - **Tags and Noted** > They are completely deprecated. - **SharePoint Foundation.** > SharePoint Foundation is no longer available in the SharePoint Server > 2016 release.SharePoint Foundation 2013 remains available for use. - **Standalone Install Mode.** > SharePoint Server 2016 doesn’t support the standalone install > option.(See the first improvement in this article) - **Excel Services.** > Excel Services and its associated business intelligence capabilities > are no longer hosted on SharePoint Server. Excel Services > functionality is now part of Excel Online in Office Online Server. - **The Work Management Service Application**. > You couldn’t now aggregate tasks to a central location on SharePoint > because the Work Management Service Application has been removed. - **My Tasks and associated Exchange Task Sync features.** > They have been removed because the Work Management Service Application > that is required for both features has also been removed. - **BI Capabilities.** > The SQL Server 2014 Power Pivot and Power View add-ins for SharePoint > Server 2016 cannot be deployed or used in SharePoint Server 2016. To > deploy these add-ins you need to upgrade to SQL Server 2016 CTP 3.1 - **InfoPath 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013** > It will be the last versions of those products.However, the support > for InfoPath 2013 and SharePoint Designer 2013 will match the support > life cycle for SharePoint Server 2016, running until 2026. Find the complete list in my article at [SIMPLY, WHAT’S NEW AND DEPRECATED IN SHAREPOINT SERVER 2016 ?][1] [1]: https://blog.devoworx.net/2015/10/16/whats-new-in-sharepoint-and-project-server-2016-in-simple-words/