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As of 8th October 2025 this has been partly reversed<ref name=":1" />. Only 2025 models allow third-party drives "and do not apply retroactively to previously launched systems." Even on 2025 systems there is still a requirement for M.2 drives to be on Compatibility List for the use as a cache drive. [https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/Drive_compatibility_policies]

===Removal of Video Station (2024)===

DSM 7.2.2, released in September 2024, discontinued Video Station and HEVC (H.265), AVC (H.264) and VC-1 transcoding[https://www.synology.com/en-eu/products/status/eol-video-codec-support]. Users are instructed to access multimedia content through alternative methods such as SMB or DLNA playback on external devices.

As a workaround, users can replicate similar functionality by deploying third-party media servers such as Emby, Jellyfin or Plex if their NAS supports Container Manager (Docker). Synology has published a guide[https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/tutorial/How_to_transfer_video_files_from_Video_Station_to_Jellyfin] for this approach, but many users may find the setup, configuration, and maintenance of these services non-trivial compared to the original integrated Video Station experience.

===Removal of USB device support (2021)===

DSM 7.0 discontinued support for multiple classes of USB devices[https://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility?search_by=category&category=usb_wifi_dongles]. This includes Wi-Fi dongles, Bluetooth dongles, 3G/4G mobile broadband dongles, USB DACs/speakers and DTV tuners.

===Intel C2000 controversy (2015)===

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 As of 8th October 2025 this has been partly reversed<ref name=":1" />. Only 2025 models allow third-party drives "and do not apply retroactively to previously launched systems." Even on 2025 systems there is still a requirement for M.2 drives to be on Compatibility List for the use as a cache drive. [https://kb.synology.com/en-us/DSM/tutorial/Drive_compatibility_policies]
+===Removal of Video Station (2024)===
+DSM 7.2.2, released in September 2024, discontinued Video Station and HEVC (H.265), AVC (H.264) and VC-1 transcoding[https://www.synology.com/en-eu/products/status/eol-video-codec-support]. Users are instructed to access multimedia content through alternative methods such as SMB or DLNA playback on external devices.
+As a workaround, users can replicate similar functionality by deploying third-party media servers such as Emby, Jellyfin or Plex if their NAS supports Container Manager (Docker). Synology has published a guide[https://kb.synology.com/en-global/DSM/tutorial/How_to_transfer_video_files_from_Video_Station_to_Jellyfin] for this approach, but many users may find the setup, configuration, and maintenance of these services non-trivial compared to the original integrated Video Station experience.
+===Removal of USB device support (2021)===
+DSM 7.0 discontinued support for multiple classes of USB devices[https://www.synology.com/en-global/compatibility?search_by=category&category=usb_wifi_dongles]. This includes Wi-Fi dongles, Bluetooth dongles, 3G/4G mobile broadband dongles, USB DACs/speakers and DTV tuners.
 ===Intel C2000 controversy (2015)===