We've known for some time that Microsoft was planning to pull support for syncing activities through the built-in Windows 10 Timeline feature, but now it appears as though the feature goes away much sooner than originally expected.

More specifically, the official announcement landed in April when Microsoft decided to drop sync support in Windows Timeline for Windows 10 preview users.

"If you've your activity history synced across your devices through your Microsoft account (MSA), you will no longer can upload new activity in Timeline. AAD-connected accounts won't be impacted," the company said at that time.

Now it appears as though Microsoft is in a big rush to drop the feature for everybody running Windows 10, as WL has spotted an update to the original support document which indicates the clients are removing the support for uploading activities to Timeline as soon as this upcoming July.

Only a server-side switch and it's off

Quite simply, starting come july 1st, you'd no longer be able to sync Timeline across devices, and this is thought to be only the initial step towards ditching this selection completely.

"Starting in July 2021, if you have your activity history synced across your devices using your Microsoft account (MSA), you'll no longer have the option to upload new activity in Timeline. You'll still be able to use Timeline and see your activity history (details about recent apps, websites and files) on your local device. AAD-connected accounts won't be impacted," Microsoft now explains.

So as it turns out, Microsoft doesn't want to wait for the launch of the new Windows 10 feature update for the entire thing, as Timeline sync support could be dropped with just a server switch in July. For the time being, Microsoft hasn't officially confirmed that Timeline would go away completely though.