diff --git a/docs/dev-tools/console/console.asciidoc b/docs/dev-tools/console/console.asciidoc
index e1cd156e6a9e4..f29ddb1a600db 100644
--- a/docs/dev-tools/console/console.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/dev-tools/console/console.asciidoc
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ shortcuts, click *Help*.
 [[console-settings]]
 === Disable Console
 
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
 If you don’t want to use *Console*, you can disable it by setting `console.enabled`
 to `false` in your `kibana.yml` configuration file. Changing this setting
 causes the server to regenerate assets on the next startup,
diff --git a/docs/settings/alert-action-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/alert-action-settings.asciidoc
index 050d14e4992d6..91e6b379a0620 100644
--- a/docs/settings/alert-action-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/alert-action-settings.asciidoc
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ Be sure to back up the encryption key value somewhere safe, as your alerting rul
 ==== Action settings
 
 `xpack.actions.enabled`::
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
 Feature toggle that enables Actions in {kib}.
 If `false`, all features dependent on Actions are disabled, including the *Observability* and *Security* apps.  Default: `true`.
 
diff --git a/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc
index 67de6f8d24960..d812576878f2b 100644
--- a/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/apm-settings.asciidoc
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ Changing these settings may disable features of the APM App.
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `xpack.apm.enabled`
-  | Set to `false` to disable the APM app. Defaults to `true`.
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  Set to `false` to disable the APM app. Defaults to `true`.
 
 | `xpack.apm.maxServiceEnvironments`
   | Maximum number of unique service environments recognized by the UI. Defaults to `100`.
diff --git a/docs/settings/dev-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/dev-settings.asciidoc
index b7edf36851d91..bcf4420cdadca 100644
--- a/docs/settings/dev-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/dev-settings.asciidoc
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ They are enabled by default.
 ==== Grok Debugger settings
 
 `xpack.grokdebugger.enabled` {ess-icon}::
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
 Set to `true` to enable the <<xpack-grokdebugger,Grok Debugger>>. Defaults to `true`.
 
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ Set to `true` to enable the <<xpack-grokdebugger,Grok Debugger>>. Defaults to `t
 ==== {searchprofiler} settings
 
 `xpack.searchprofiler.enabled`::
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
 Set to `true` to enable the <<xpack-profiler,{searchprofiler}>>. Defaults to `true`.
 
 [float]
@@ -28,4 +30,5 @@ Set to `true` to enable the <<xpack-profiler,{searchprofiler}>>. Defaults to `tr
 ==== Painless Lab settings
 
 `xpack.painless_lab.enabled`::
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
 When set to `true`, enables the <<painlesslab, Painless Lab>>. Defaults to `true`.
diff --git a/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc
index 3411f39309709..bf5c84324b0b9 100644
--- a/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/fleet-settings.asciidoc
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ See the {fleet-guide}/index.html[{fleet}] docs for more information.
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `xpack.fleet.enabled` {ess-icon}
-  | Set to `true` (default) to enable {fleet}. 
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  Set to `true` (default) to enable {fleet}. 
 | `xpack.fleet.agents.enabled` {ess-icon}
   | Set to `true` (default) to enable {fleet}. 
 |===
diff --git a/docs/settings/general-infra-logs-ui-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/general-infra-logs-ui-settings.asciidoc
index 2a9d4df1ff43c..282239dcf166c 100644
--- a/docs/settings/general-infra-logs-ui-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/general-infra-logs-ui-settings.asciidoc
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `xpack.infra.enabled`
-  | Set to `false` to disable the Logs and Metrics app plugin {kib}. Defaults to `true`.
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  Set to `false` to disable the Logs and Metrics app plugin {kib}. Defaults to `true`.
 
 | `xpack.infra.sources.default.logAlias`
   | Index pattern for matching indices that contain log data. Defaults to `filebeat-*,kibana_sample_data_logs*`. To match multiple wildcard patterns, use a comma to separate the names, with no space after the comma. For example, `logstash-app1-*,default-logs-*`.
diff --git a/docs/settings/graph-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/graph-settings.asciidoc
index 093edb0d08547..793a8aae73158 100644
--- a/docs/settings/graph-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/graph-settings.asciidoc
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@
 You do not need to configure any settings to use the {graph-features}.
 
 `xpack.graph.enabled` {ess-icon}::
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
 Set to `false` to disable the {graph-features}.
diff --git a/docs/settings/ml-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/ml-settings.asciidoc
index 92d0c0b491ce7..59fa236e08275 100644
--- a/docs/settings/ml-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/ml-settings.asciidoc
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ enabled by default.
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `xpack.ml.enabled` {ess-icon}
-  | Set to `true` (default) to enable {kib} {ml-features}. +
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  Set to `true` (default) to enable {kib} {ml-features}. +
   +
   If set to `false` in `kibana.yml`, the {ml} icon is hidden in this {kib}
   instance. If `xpack.ml.enabled` is set to `true` in `elasticsearch.yml`, however,
diff --git a/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
index 31148f0abf4e1..03c11007c64c4 100644
--- a/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/monitoring-settings.asciidoc
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ For more information, see
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `monitoring.enabled`
-  | Set to `true` (default) to enable the {monitor-features} in {kib}. Unlike the
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  Set to `true` (default) to enable the {monitor-features} in {kib}. Unlike the
   <<monitoring-ui-enabled, `monitoring.ui.enabled`>> setting, when this setting is `false`, the
   monitoring back-end does not run and {kib} stats are not sent to the monitoring
   cluster.
diff --git a/docs/settings/security-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/security-settings.asciidoc
index 455ee76deefe3..906af1dfbb28e 100644
--- a/docs/settings/security-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/security-settings.asciidoc
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ You do not need to configure any additional settings to use the
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `xpack.security.enabled`
-  | By default, {kib} automatically detects whether to enable the
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  By default, {kib} automatically detects whether to enable the
   {security-features} based on the license and whether {es} {security-features}
   are enabled. +
   +
diff --git a/docs/settings/spaces-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/spaces-settings.asciidoc
index 3b643f76f0c09..8504464da1dfb 100644
--- a/docs/settings/spaces-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/spaces-settings.asciidoc
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ roles when Security is enabled.
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | `xpack.spaces.enabled`
-  | Set to `true` (default) to enable Spaces in {kib}.
-    This setting is deprecated. Starting in 8.0, it will not be possible to disable this plugin.
+  | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+  Set to `true` (default) to enable Spaces in {kib}.
+  This setting is deprecated. Starting in 8.0, it will not be possible to disable this plugin.
 
 | `xpack.spaces.maxSpaces`
   | The maximum amount of Spaces that can be used with this instance of {kib}. Some operations
diff --git a/docs/settings/url-drilldown-settings.asciidoc b/docs/settings/url-drilldown-settings.asciidoc
index 8be3a21bfbffc..ca414d4f650e9 100644
--- a/docs/settings/url-drilldown-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/settings/url-drilldown-settings.asciidoc
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Configure the URL drilldown settings in your `kibana.yml` configuration file.
 [cols="2*<"]
 |===
 | [[url-drilldown-enabled]] `url_drilldown.enabled`
- | When `true`, enables URL drilldowns on your {kib} instance.
+ | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+ When `true`, enables URL drilldowns on your {kib} instance.
 
 | [[external-URL-policy]] `externalUrl.policy`
  | Configures the external URL policies. URL drilldowns respect the global *External URL* service, which you can use to deny or allow external URLs.
diff --git a/docs/setup/docker.asciidoc b/docs/setup/docker.asciidoc
index cc14e79c54f15..01fc6e2e76f92 100644
--- a/docs/setup/docker.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/setup/docker.asciidoc
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ Some example translations are shown here:
 **Environment Variable**:: **Kibana Setting**
 `SERVER_NAME`:: `server.name`
 `SERVER_BASEPATH`:: `server.basePath`
-`MONITORING_ENABLED`:: `monitoring.enabled`
+`ELASTICSEARCH_HOSTS`:: `elasticsearch.hosts`
 
 In general, any setting listed in <<settings>> can be configured with this technique.
 
diff --git a/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc b/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc
index 78b776c85c937..c098fb697de04 100644
--- a/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/setup/settings.asciidoc
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ configuration using `${MY_ENV_VAR}` syntax.
 |===
 
 | `console.enabled:`
- | Toggling this causes the server to regenerate assets on the next startup,
+ | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+Toggling this causes the server to regenerate assets on the next startup,
 which may cause a delay before pages start being served.
 Set to `false` to disable Console. *Default: `true`*
 
@@ -706,12 +707,13 @@ sources and images. When false, Vega can only get data from {es}. *Default: `fal
  | Enables you to view the underlying documents in a data series from a dashboard panel. *Default: `false`*
 
 | `xpack.license_management.enabled`
- | Set this value to false to
-disable the License Management UI. *Default: `true`*
+ | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+Set this value to false to disable the License Management UI.
+*Default: `true`*
 
 | `xpack.rollup.enabled:`
- | Set this value to false to disable the
-Rollup UI. *Default: true*
+ | deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will no longer be supported."]
+Set this value to false to disable the Rollup UI. *Default: true*
 
 | `i18n.locale` {ess-icon}
  | Set this value to change the {kib} interface language.
diff --git a/docs/user/plugins.asciidoc b/docs/user/plugins.asciidoc
index 0ef5d1a237510..c604526d6c933 100644
--- a/docs/user/plugins.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/plugins.asciidoc
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ NOTE: Removing a plugin will result in an "optimize" run which will delay the ne
 [[disable-plugin]]
 == Disable plugins
 
+deprecated:[7.16.0,"In 8.0 and later, this setting will only be supported for a subset of plugins that have opted in to the behavior."]
+
 Use the following command to disable a plugin:
 
 [source,shell]
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ Use the following command to disable a plugin:
 
 NOTE: Disabling or enabling a plugin will result in an "optimize" run which will delay the start of {kib}.
 
-<1> You can find a plugin's plugin ID as the value of the `name` property in the plugin's `package.json` file.
+<1> You can find a plugin's plugin ID as the value of the `name` property in the plugin's `kibana.json` file.
 
 [float]
 [[configure-plugin-manager]]
diff --git a/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.test.ts b/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.test.ts
index aa520e7189e54..754de1c0a99f5 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.test.ts
@@ -364,6 +364,37 @@ test('read "enabled" even if its schema is not present', async () => {
   expect(isEnabled).toBe(true);
 });
 
+test('logs deprecation if schema is not present and "enabled" is used', async () => {
+  const initialConfig = {
+    foo: {
+      enabled: true,
+    },
+  };
+
+  const rawConfigProvider = rawConfigServiceMock.create({ rawConfig: initialConfig });
+  const configService = new ConfigService(rawConfigProvider, defaultEnv, logger);
+
+  await configService.isEnabledAtPath('foo');
+  expect(configService.getHandledDeprecatedConfigs()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+    Array [
+      Array [
+        "foo",
+        Array [
+          Object {
+            "correctiveActions": Object {
+              "manualSteps": Array [
+                "Remove \\"foo.enabled\\" from the Kibana config file, CLI flag, or environment variable (in Docker only) before upgrading to 8.0.0.",
+              ],
+            },
+            "message": "Configuring \\"foo.enabled\\" is deprecated and will be removed in 8.0.0.",
+            "title": "Setting \\"foo.enabled\\" is deprecated",
+          },
+        ],
+      ],
+    ]
+  `);
+});
+
 test('allows plugins to specify "enabled" flag via validation schema', async () => {
   const initialConfig = {};
 
diff --git a/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.ts b/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.ts
index 514992891ad1b..5883ce8ab513c 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-config/src/config_service.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,23 @@ export class ConfigService {
     // if plugin hasn't got a config schema, we try to read "enabled" directly
     const isEnabled = validatedConfig?.enabled ?? config.get(enabledPath);
 
+    // if we implicitly added an `enabled` config to a plugin without a schema,
+    // we log a deprecation warning, as this will not be supported in 8.0
+    if (validatedConfig?.enabled === undefined && isEnabled !== undefined) {
+      const deprecationPath = pathToString(enabledPath);
+      const deprecatedConfigDetails: DeprecatedConfigDetails = {
+        title: `Setting "${deprecationPath}" is deprecated`,
+        message: `Configuring "${deprecationPath}" is deprecated and will be removed in 8.0.0.`,
+        correctiveActions: {
+          manualSteps: [
+            `Remove "${deprecationPath}" from the Kibana config file, CLI flag, or environment variable (in Docker only) before upgrading to 8.0.0.`,
+          ],
+        },
+      };
+      this.deprecationLog.warn(deprecatedConfigDetails.message);
+      this.markDeprecatedConfigAsHandled(namespace, deprecatedConfigDetails);
+    }
+
     // not declared. consider that plugin is enabled by default
     if (isEnabled === undefined) {
       return true;
@@ -220,9 +237,7 @@ export class ConfigService {
       if (!context.silent) {
         deprecationMessages.push(context.message);
       }
-      const handledDeprecatedConfig = this.handledDeprecatedConfigs.get(domainId) || [];
-      handledDeprecatedConfig.push(context);
-      this.handledDeprecatedConfigs.set(domainId, handledDeprecatedConfig);
+      this.markDeprecatedConfigAsHandled(domainId, context);
     };
 
     applyDeprecations(rawConfig, deprecations, createAddDeprecation);
@@ -260,6 +275,12 @@ export class ConfigService {
     this.log.debug(`Marking config path as handled: ${path}`);
     this.handledPaths.add(path);
   }
+
+  private markDeprecatedConfigAsHandled(domainId: string, config: DeprecatedConfigDetails) {
+    const handledDeprecatedConfig = this.handledDeprecatedConfigs.get(domainId) || [];
+    handledDeprecatedConfig.push(config);
+    this.handledDeprecatedConfigs.set(domainId, handledDeprecatedConfig);
+  }
 }
 
 const createPluginEnabledPath = (configPath: string | string[]) => {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.test.ts b/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.test.ts
index 0a605cbc1c532..dfd6b8fac681f 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import { DeprecatedConfigDetails } from './types';
 import { configDeprecationFactory } from './deprecation_factory';
 
 describe('DeprecationFactory', () => {
-  const { rename, unused, renameFromRoot, unusedFromRoot } = configDeprecationFactory;
+  const { deprecate, deprecateFromRoot, rename, renameFromRoot, unused, unusedFromRoot } =
+    configDeprecationFactory;
 
   const addDeprecation = jest.fn<void, [DeprecatedConfigDetails]>();
 
@@ -18,6 +19,139 @@ describe('DeprecationFactory', () => {
     addDeprecation.mockClear();
   });
 
+  describe('deprecate', () => {
+    it('logs a warning when property is present', () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        myplugin: {
+          deprecated: 'deprecated',
+          valid: 'valid',
+        },
+        someOtherPlugin: {
+          property: 'value',
+        },
+      };
+      const commands = deprecate('deprecated', '8.0.0')(rawConfig, 'myplugin', addDeprecation);
+      expect(commands).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(addDeprecation.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Array [
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "correctiveActions": Object {
+                "manualSteps": Array [
+                  "Remove \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" from the Kibana config file, CLI flag, or environment variable (in Docker only) before upgrading to 8.0.0.",
+                ],
+              },
+              "message": "Configuring \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" is deprecated and will be removed in 8.0.0.",
+              "title": "Setting \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" is deprecated",
+            },
+          ],
+        ]
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('handles deeply nested keys', () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        myplugin: {
+          section: {
+            deprecated: 'deprecated',
+          },
+          valid: 'valid',
+        },
+        someOtherPlugin: {
+          property: 'value',
+        },
+      };
+      const commands = deprecate('section.deprecated', '8.0.0')(
+        rawConfig,
+        'myplugin',
+        addDeprecation
+      );
+      expect(commands).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(addDeprecation.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Array [
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "correctiveActions": Object {
+                "manualSteps": Array [
+                  "Remove \\"myplugin.section.deprecated\\" from the Kibana config file, CLI flag, or environment variable (in Docker only) before upgrading to 8.0.0.",
+                ],
+              },
+              "message": "Configuring \\"myplugin.section.deprecated\\" is deprecated and will be removed in 8.0.0.",
+              "title": "Setting \\"myplugin.section.deprecated\\" is deprecated",
+            },
+          ],
+        ]
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('does not log if unused property is not present', () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        myplugin: {
+          valid: 'valid',
+        },
+        someOtherPlugin: {
+          property: 'value',
+        },
+      };
+      const commands = deprecate('deprecated', '8.0.0')(rawConfig, 'myplugin', addDeprecation);
+      expect(commands).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(addDeprecation).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('deprecateFromRoot', () => {
+    it('logs a warning when property is present', () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        myplugin: {
+          deprecated: 'deprecated',
+          valid: 'valid',
+        },
+        someOtherPlugin: {
+          property: 'value',
+        },
+      };
+      const commands = deprecateFromRoot('myplugin.deprecated', '8.0.0')(
+        rawConfig,
+        'does-not-matter',
+        addDeprecation
+      );
+      expect(commands).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(addDeprecation.mock.calls).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
+        Array [
+          Array [
+            Object {
+              "correctiveActions": Object {
+                "manualSteps": Array [
+                  "Remove \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" from the Kibana config file, CLI flag, or environment variable (in Docker only) before upgrading to 8.0.0.",
+                ],
+              },
+              "message": "Configuring \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" is deprecated and will be removed in 8.0.0.",
+              "title": "Setting \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" is deprecated",
+            },
+          ],
+        ]
+      `);
+    });
+
+    it('does not log if unused property is not present', () => {
+      const rawConfig = {
+        myplugin: {
+          valid: 'valid',
+        },
+        someOtherPlugin: {
+          property: 'value',
+        },
+      };
+      const commands = deprecateFromRoot('myplugin.deprecated', '8.0.0')(
+        rawConfig,
+        'does-not-matter',
+        addDeprecation
+      );
+      expect(commands).toBeUndefined();
+      expect(addDeprecation).toBeCalledTimes(0);
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('rename', () => {
     it('moves the property to rename and logs a warning if old property exist and new one does not', () => {
       const rawConfig = {
@@ -132,7 +266,7 @@ describe('DeprecationFactory', () => {
                   "Remove \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" from the config.",
                 ],
               },
-              "message": "Setting \\"$myplugin.deprecated\\" has been replaced by \\"$myplugin.renamed\\". However, both keys are present. Ignoring \\"$myplugin.deprecated\\"",
+              "message": "Setting \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" has been replaced by \\"myplugin.renamed\\". However, both keys are present. Ignoring \\"myplugin.deprecated\\"",
               "title": "Setting \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" is deprecated",
             },
           ],
@@ -269,7 +403,7 @@ describe('DeprecationFactory', () => {
                   "Remove \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" from the config.",
                 ],
               },
-              "message": "Setting \\"$myplugin.deprecated\\" has been replaced by \\"$myplugin.renamed\\". However, both keys are present. Ignoring \\"$myplugin.deprecated\\"",
+              "message": "Setting \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" has been replaced by \\"myplugin.renamed\\". However, both keys are present. Ignoring \\"myplugin.deprecated\\"",
               "title": "Setting \\"myplugin.deprecated\\" is deprecated",
             },
           ],
diff --git a/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.ts b/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.ts
index 119b9b11237dc..1d61733715bd9 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/deprecation_factory.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,37 @@ const getDeprecationTitle = (deprecationPath: string) => {
   });
 };
 
+const _deprecate = (
+  config: Record<string, any>,
+  rootPath: string,
+  addDeprecation: AddConfigDeprecation,
+  deprecatedKey: string,
+  removeBy: string,
+  details?: Partial<DeprecatedConfigDetails>
+): void => {
+  const fullPath = getPath(rootPath, deprecatedKey);
+  if (get(config, fullPath) === undefined) {
+    return;
+  }
+  addDeprecation({
+    title: getDeprecationTitle(fullPath),
+    message: i18n.translate('kbnConfig.deprecations.deprecatedSettingMessage', {
+      defaultMessage: 'Configuring "{fullPath}" is deprecated and will be removed in {removeBy}.',
+      values: { fullPath, removeBy },
+    }),
+    correctiveActions: {
+      manualSteps: [
+        i18n.translate('kbnConfig.deprecations.deprecatedSetting.manualStepOneMessage', {
+          defaultMessage:
+            'Remove "{fullPath}" from the Kibana config file, CLI flag, or environment variable (in Docker only) before upgrading to {removeBy}.',
+          values: { fullPath, removeBy },
+        }),
+      ],
+    },
+    ...details,
+  });
+};
+
 const _rename = (
   config: Record<string, any>,
   rootPath: string,
@@ -67,7 +98,7 @@ const _rename = (
       title: getDeprecationTitle(fullOldPath),
       message: i18n.translate('kbnConfig.deprecations.conflictSettingMessage', {
         defaultMessage:
-          'Setting "${fullOldPath}" has been replaced by "${fullNewPath}". However, both keys are present. Ignoring "${fullOldPath}"',
+          'Setting "{fullOldPath}" has been replaced by "{fullNewPath}". However, both keys are present. Ignoring "{fullOldPath}"',
         values: { fullOldPath, fullNewPath },
       }),
       correctiveActions: {
@@ -125,6 +156,24 @@ const _unused = (
   };
 };
 
+const deprecate =
+  (
+    unusedKey: string,
+    removeBy: string,
+    details?: Partial<DeprecatedConfigDetails>
+  ): ConfigDeprecation =>
+  (config, rootPath, addDeprecation) =>
+    _deprecate(config, rootPath, addDeprecation, unusedKey, removeBy, details);
+
+const deprecateFromRoot =
+  (
+    unusedKey: string,
+    removeBy: string,
+    details?: Partial<DeprecatedConfigDetails>
+  ): ConfigDeprecation =>
+  (config, rootPath, addDeprecation) =>
+    _deprecate(config, '', addDeprecation, unusedKey, removeBy, details);
+
 const rename =
   (oldKey: string, newKey: string, details?: Partial<DeprecatedConfigDetails>): ConfigDeprecation =>
   (config, rootPath, addDeprecation) =>
@@ -154,6 +203,8 @@ const getPath = (rootPath: string, subPath: string) =>
  * @internal
  */
 export const configDeprecationFactory: ConfigDeprecationFactory = {
+  deprecate,
+  deprecateFromRoot,
   rename,
   renameFromRoot,
   unused,
diff --git a/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/types.ts b/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/types.ts
index 0e1f36121e50e..47a31b9e6725a 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/types.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-config/src/deprecation/types.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ export interface ConfigDeprecationCommand {
  * @example
  * ```typescript
  * const provider: ConfigDeprecationProvider = ({ rename, unused }) => [
+ *   deprecate('deprecatedKey', '8.0.0'),
  *   rename('oldKey', 'newKey'),
  *   unused('deprecatedKey'),
  *   (config, path) => ({ unset: [{ key: 'path.to.key' }] })
@@ -119,6 +120,43 @@ export type ConfigDeprecationProvider = (factory: ConfigDeprecationFactory) => C
  */
 
 export interface ConfigDeprecationFactory {
+  /**
+   * Deprecate a configuration property from inside a plugin's configuration path.
+   * Will log a deprecation warning if the deprecatedKey was found.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * Log a deprecation warning indicating 'myplugin.deprecatedKey' should be removed by `8.0.0`
+   * ```typescript
+   * const provider: ConfigDeprecationProvider = ({ deprecate }) => [
+   *   deprecate('deprecatedKey', '8.0.0'),
+   * ]
+   * ```
+   */
+  deprecate(
+    deprecatedKey: string,
+    removeBy: string,
+    details?: Partial<DeprecatedConfigDetails>
+  ): ConfigDeprecation;
+  /**
+   * Deprecate a configuration property from the root configuration.
+   * Will log a deprecation warning if the deprecatedKey was found.
+   *
+   * This should be only used when deprecating properties from different configuration's path.
+   * To deprecate properties from inside a plugin's configuration, use 'deprecate' instead.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * Log a deprecation warning indicating 'myplugin.deprecatedKey' should be removed by `8.0.0`
+   * ```typescript
+   * const provider: ConfigDeprecationProvider = ({ deprecate }) => [
+   *   deprecateFromRoot('deprecatedKey', '8.0.0'),
+   * ]
+   * ```
+   */
+  deprecateFromRoot(
+    deprecatedKey: string,
+    removeBy: string,
+    details?: Partial<DeprecatedConfigDetails>
+  ): ConfigDeprecation;
   /**
    * Rename a configuration property from inside a plugin's configuration path.
    * Will log a deprecation warning if the oldKey was found and deprecation applied.
diff --git a/packages/kbn-legacy-logging/src/setup_logging.ts b/packages/kbn-legacy-logging/src/setup_logging.ts
index 800ed2e523274..a045469e81251 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-legacy-logging/src/setup_logging.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-legacy-logging/src/setup_logging.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export async function setupLogging(
   // thrown every time we start the server.
   // In order to keep using the legacy logger until we remove it I'm just adding
   // a new hard limit here.
-  process.stdout.setMaxListeners(40);
+  process.stdout.setMaxListeners(60);
 
   return await server.register({
     plugin: good,
diff --git a/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts
index bf6baf1876074..f2f6777672e33 100644
--- a/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/apm_oss/server/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { ConfigDeprecationProvider, PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../core/server';
 import { APMOSSPlugin } from './plugin';
 
-const deprecations: ConfigDeprecationProvider = ({ unused }) => [
+const deprecations: ConfigDeprecationProvider = ({ deprecate, unused }) => [
+  deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),
   unused('fleetMode'),
   unused('indexPattern'),
 ];
diff --git a/src/plugins/console/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/console/server/index.ts
index 736a7e1ae3c97..cd05652c62838 100644
--- a/src/plugins/console/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/console/server/index.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ export { ConsoleSetup, ConsoleStart } from './types';
 export const plugin = (ctx: PluginInitializerContext) => new ConsoleServerPlugin(ctx);
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
-  deprecations: ({ unused }) => [unused('ssl')],
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate, unused, rename }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'), unused('ssl')],
   schema: configSchema,
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/config.ts b/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b831d26854c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+
+export const configSchema = schema.object({
+  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+});
+
+export type ConfigSchema = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/server/index.ts
index 201071fbb5fca..1e92bedb3d11c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/server/index.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/server/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
  * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
+
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor } from 'src/core/server';
+import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
 import { VisTypePieServerPlugin } from './plugin';
 
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
+  schema: configSchema,
+};
+
 export const plugin = () => new VisTypePieServerPlugin();
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/tsconfig.json b/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/tsconfig.json
index 9a0a3418d72db..99e25a4eba632 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/pie/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
     "include": [
       "common/**/*",
       "public/**/*",
-      "server/**/*"
+      "server/**/*",
+      "*.ts"
     ],
     "references": [
       { "path": "../../../core/tsconfig.json" },
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/config.ts b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/config.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b831d26854c30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/config.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+
+export const configSchema = schema.object({
+  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+});
+
+export type ConfigSchema = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/kibana.json b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/kibana.json
index 1666a346e3482..1606af5944ad3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/kibana.json
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/kibana.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "visTypeXy",
   "version": "kibana",
   "ui": true,
-  "server": false,
+  "server": true,
   "requiredPlugins": ["charts", "data", "expressions", "visualizations", "usageCollection"],
   "requiredBundles": ["kibanaUtils", "visDefaultEditor"],
   "extraPublicDirs": ["common/index"],
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/server/index.ts b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/server/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9dfa405ee27b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/server/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor } from 'src/core/server';
+import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
+import { VisTypeXYServerPlugin } from './plugin';
+
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
+  schema: configSchema,
+};
+
+export const plugin = () => new VisTypeXYServerPlugin();
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/server/plugin.ts b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/server/plugin.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5cb0687cf1889
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/server/plugin.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License
+ * 2.0 and the Server Side Public License, v 1; you may not use this file except
+ * in compliance with, at your election, the Elastic License 2.0 or the Server
+ * Side Public License, v 1.
+ */
+
+import { Plugin } from 'src/core/server';
+
+export class VisTypeXYServerPlugin implements Plugin {
+  public setup() {
+    return {};
+  }
+
+  public start() {
+    return {};
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/tsconfig.json b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/tsconfig.json
index f1f65b6218e82..ab3f3d1252ed8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/tsconfig.json
+++ b/src/plugins/vis_types/xy/tsconfig.json
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
   "include": [
     "common/**/*",
     "public/**/*",
-    "server/**/*"
+    "server/**/*",
+    "*.ts"
   ],
   "references": [
     { "path": "../../../core/tsconfig.json" },
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts
index 6ba412bd22029..2c21ff17f779b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/index.ts
@@ -6,56 +6,62 @@
  */
 
 import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
+import {
+  PluginInitializerContext,
+  PluginConfigDescriptor,
+} from 'src/core/server';
 import { APMOSSConfig } from 'src/plugins/apm_oss/server';
 import { APMPlugin } from './plugin';
 import { SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting } from '../common/aggregated_transactions';
 
+const configSchema = schema.object({
+  enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  serviceMapEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  serviceMapFingerprintBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 100 }),
+  serviceMapTraceIdBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 65 }),
+  serviceMapFingerprintGlobalBucketSize: schema.number({
+    defaultValue: 1000,
+  }),
+  serviceMapTraceIdGlobalBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 6 }),
+  serviceMapMaxTracesPerRequest: schema.number({ defaultValue: 50 }),
+  autocreateApmIndexPattern: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  ui: schema.object({
+    enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+    transactionGroupBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 1000 }),
+    maxTraceItems: schema.number({ defaultValue: 1000 }),
+  }),
+  searchAggregatedTransactions: schema.oneOf(
+    [
+      schema.literal(SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.auto),
+      schema.literal(SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.always),
+      schema.literal(SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.never),
+    ],
+    { defaultValue: SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.auto }
+  ),
+  telemetryCollectionEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
+  metricsInterval: schema.number({ defaultValue: 30 }),
+  maxServiceEnvironments: schema.number({ defaultValue: 100 }),
+  maxServiceSelection: schema.number({ defaultValue: 50 }),
+  profilingEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
+  agent: schema.object({
+    migrations: schema.object({
+      enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
+    }),
+  }),
+});
+
 // plugin config
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<APMXPackConfig> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   exposeToBrowser: {
     serviceMapEnabled: true,
     ui: true,
     profilingEnabled: true,
   },
-  schema: schema.object({
-    enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-    serviceMapEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-    serviceMapFingerprintBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 100 }),
-    serviceMapTraceIdBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 65 }),
-    serviceMapFingerprintGlobalBucketSize: schema.number({
-      defaultValue: 1000,
-    }),
-    serviceMapTraceIdGlobalBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 6 }),
-    serviceMapMaxTracesPerRequest: schema.number({ defaultValue: 50 }),
-    autocreateApmIndexPattern: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-    ui: schema.object({
-      enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-      transactionGroupBucketSize: schema.number({ defaultValue: 1000 }),
-      maxTraceItems: schema.number({ defaultValue: 1000 }),
-    }),
-    searchAggregatedTransactions: schema.oneOf(
-      [
-        schema.literal(SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.auto),
-        schema.literal(SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.always),
-        schema.literal(SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.never),
-      ],
-      { defaultValue: SearchAggregatedTransactionSetting.auto }
-    ),
-    telemetryCollectionEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
-    metricsInterval: schema.number({ defaultValue: 30 }),
-    maxServiceEnvironments: schema.number({ defaultValue: 100 }),
-    maxServiceSelection: schema.number({ defaultValue: 50 }),
-    profilingEnabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
-    agent: schema.object({
-      migrations: schema.object({
-        enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }),
-      }),
-    }),
-  }),
+  schema: configSchema,
 };
 
-export type APMXPackConfig = TypeOf<typeof config.schema>;
+export type APMXPackConfig = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
 export type APMConfig = ReturnType<typeof mergeConfigs>;
 
 // plugin config and ui indices settings
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/index.ts
index 5e433b46b80e5..ad76724eb49f7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/server/index.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     markdownPlugins: true,
   },
-  deprecations: ({ renameFromRoot }) => [
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate, renameFromRoot }) => [
+    deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),
     renameFromRoot('xpack.case.enabled', 'xpack.cases.enabled'),
   ],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts
index 4b83071bf473a..2cc413178c3ae 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cloud/server/config.ts
@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<CloudConfigType> = {
     organization_url: true,
     full_story: true,
   },
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: configSchema,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/index.ts
index b1803950614d8..a6a3ec0fe5753 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cross_cluster_replication/server/index.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<CrossClusterReplicationConfig> = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     ui: true,
   },
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/encrypted_saved_objects/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/encrypted_saved_objects/server/index.ts
index 2706da22d108b..b765f1fcaf6fa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/encrypted_saved_objects/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/encrypted_saved_objects/server/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import type { PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
+import type { PluginConfigDescriptor, PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
 
 import { ConfigSchema } from './config';
 import { EncryptedSavedObjectsPlugin } from './plugin';
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ export { EncryptedSavedObjectsPluginSetup, EncryptedSavedObjectsPluginStart } fr
 export { EncryptedSavedObjectsClient } from './saved_objects';
 export type { IsMigrationNeededPredicate } from './create_migration';
 
-export const config = { schema: ConfigSchema };
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
+  schema: ConfigSchema,
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
+};
 export const plugin = (initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) =>
   new EncryptedSavedObjectsPlugin(initializerContext);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts
index ecd068c8bdbd9..dae584a883bd7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/server/index.ts
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     host: true,
   },
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts
index 05ad8a9a9c83f..accd5e040f4f0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/fleet/server/index.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
     epm: true,
     agents: true,
   },
-  deprecations: ({ renameFromRoot, unused, unusedFromRoot }) => [
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate, renameFromRoot, unused, unusedFromRoot }) => [
+    deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),
     // Fleet plugin was named ingestManager before
     renameFromRoot('xpack.ingestManager.enabled', 'xpack.fleet.enabled'),
     renameFromRoot('xpack.ingestManager.registryUrl', 'xpack.fleet.registryUrl'),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/graph/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/graph/server/index.ts
index 10ddca631a898..528e122da9a4d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/graph/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/graph/server/index.ts
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
     savePolicy: true,
   },
   schema: configSchema,
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/server/index.ts
index e90518dbfa357..1f8b01913fd3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_lifecycle_management/server/index.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<IndexLifecycleManagementConfig> = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     ui: true,
   },
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/index.ts
index 507401398a407..14b67e2ffd581 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/index_management/server/index.ts
@@ -5,15 +5,16 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
+import { PluginInitializerContext, PluginConfigDescriptor } from 'src/core/server';
 
 import { IndexMgmtServerPlugin } from './plugin';
 import { configSchema } from './config';
 
 export const plugin = (context: PluginInitializerContext) => new IndexMgmtServerPlugin(context);
 
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
   schema: configSchema,
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
 
 /** @public */
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/plugin.ts
index de445affc178e..b77b81cf41ee1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/infra/server/plugin.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@ import { Server } from '@hapi/hapi';
 import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { i18n } from '@kbn/i18n';
 import { Logger } from '@kbn/logging';
-import { CoreSetup, PluginInitializerContext, Plugin } from 'src/core/server';
+import {
+  CoreSetup,
+  PluginInitializerContext,
+  Plugin,
+  PluginConfigDescriptor,
+} from 'src/core/server';
 import { LOGS_FEATURE_ID, METRICS_FEATURE_ID } from '../common/constants';
 import { InfraStaticSourceConfiguration } from '../common/source_configuration/source_configuration';
 import { inventoryViewSavedObjectType } from '../common/saved_objects/inventory_view';
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ import { createGetLogQueryFields } from './services/log_queries/get_log_query_fi
 import { handleEsError } from '../../../../src/plugins/es_ui_shared/server';
 import { RulesService } from './services/rules';
 
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
   schema: schema.object({
     enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
     inventory: schema.object({
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ export const config = {
       })
     ),
   }),
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
 
 export type InfraConfig = TypeOf<typeof config.schema>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/index.ts
index 08f1eb1562739..e2117506e9b72 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/index.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import { configSchema, ConfigSchema } from '../config';
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigSchema> = {
   schema: configSchema,
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
 
 export const plugin = (initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) =>
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/server/index.ts
index 7a24845c981e9..e78ffe07b50c0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/license_management/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/license_management/server/index.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<LicenseManagementConfig> = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
     ui: true,
   },
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/index.ts
index 250b5e79ed109..7e1283927aa86 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/server/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor, PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
 
 import { ConfigSchema } from './config';
 import { ListPlugin } from './plugin';
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ export {
 export { ExceptionListClient } from './services/exception_lists/exception_list_client';
 export type { ListPluginSetup, ListsApiRequestHandlerContext } from './types';
 
-export const config = { schema: ConfigSchema };
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
+  schema: ConfigSchema,
+};
 export const plugin = (initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext): ListPlugin =>
   new ListPlugin(initializerContext);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/logstash/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/logstash/server/index.ts
index 4606a518fa8c5..33f3777297f63 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/logstash/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/logstash/server/index.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
   schema: schema.object({
     enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
   }),
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/index.ts
index b57f9ec9c29b1..603273efe0d95 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/maps/server/index.ts
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<MapsXPackConfig> = {
     preserveDrawingBuffer: true,
   },
   schema: configSchema,
-  deprecations: () => [
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [
+    deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),
     (
       completeConfig: Record<string, any>,
       rootPath: string,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/metrics_entities/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/metrics_entities/server/index.ts
index b4d35eb90f486..c8f9d81347bdb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/metrics_entities/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/metrics_entities/server/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor, PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
 
 import { ConfigSchema } from './config';
 import { MetricsEntitiesPlugin } from './plugin';
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ import { MetricsEntitiesPlugin } from './plugin';
 //  This exports static code and TypeScript types,
 //  as well as, Kibana Platform `plugin()` initializer.
 
-export const config = { schema: ConfigSchema };
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
+  schema: ConfigSchema,
+};
 export const plugin = (initializerContext: PluginInitializerContext): MetricsEntitiesPlugin => {
   return new MetricsEntitiesPlugin(initializerContext);
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.test.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.test.js
index 2931f704a4478..4c12979e97804 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.test.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.test.js
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@ import { deprecations as deprecationsModule } from './deprecations';
 
 describe('monitoring plugin deprecations', function () {
   let transformDeprecations;
+  const deprecate = jest.fn(() => jest.fn());
   const rename = jest.fn(() => jest.fn());
   const renameFromRoot = jest.fn(() => jest.fn());
   const fromPath = 'monitoring';
 
   beforeAll(function () {
-    const deprecations = deprecationsModule({ rename, renameFromRoot });
+    const deprecations = deprecationsModule({ deprecate, rename, renameFromRoot });
     transformDeprecations = (settings, fromPath, addDeprecation = noop) => {
       deprecations.forEach((deprecation) => deprecation(settings, fromPath, addDeprecation));
     };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.ts b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.ts
index 3e4d1627b0ae2..cb09bbdb5a87c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/server/deprecations.ts
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ import { CLUSTER_ALERTS_ADDRESS_CONFIG_KEY } from '../common/constants';
  * @return {Array} array of rename operations and callback function for rename logging
  */
 export const deprecations = ({
+  deprecate,
   rename,
   renameFromRoot,
 }: ConfigDeprecationFactory): ConfigDeprecation[] => {
   return [
+    deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),
     // This order matters. The "blanket rename" needs to happen at the end
     renameFromRoot('xpack.monitoring.max_bucket_size', 'monitoring.ui.max_bucket_size'),
     renameFromRoot('xpack.monitoring.min_interval_seconds', 'monitoring.ui.min_interval_seconds'),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/index.ts
index 9a62602859c54..97a17b0d11153 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/observability/server/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @kbn/eslint/no_export_all */
 
 import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor, PluginInitializerContext } from 'src/core/server';
 import { ObservabilityPlugin, ObservabilityPluginSetup } from './plugin';
 import { createOrUpdateIndex, Mappings } from './utils/create_or_update_index';
 import { ScopedAnnotationsClient } from './lib/annotations/bootstrap_annotations';
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ export { rangeQuery, kqlQuery } from './utils/queries';
 
 export * from './types';
 
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
   exposeToBrowser: {
-    unsafe: { alertingExperience: { enabled: true }, cases: { enabled: true } },
+    unsafe: true,
   },
   schema: schema.object({
     enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export const config = {
       cases: schema.object({ enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: false }) }),
     }),
   }),
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
 };
 
 export type ObservabilityConfig = TypeOf<typeof config.schema>;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/osquery/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/osquery/server/index.ts
index 30bc5ed5bd835..385515c285093 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/osquery/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/osquery/server/index.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor, PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
 import { OsqueryPlugin } from './plugin';
-import { ConfigSchema } from './config';
+import { ConfigSchema, ConfigType } from './config';
 
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: ConfigSchema,
   exposeToBrowser: {
     enabled: true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/server/config.ts
index e0fadea5d41f7..8f379ec5613c8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/remote_clusters/server/config.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const configSchema = schema.object({
 export type ConfigType = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: configSchema,
   exposeToBrowser: {
     ui: true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/index.ts
index aa96f3ae0aac3..e77e0e6f15d72 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/rollup/server/index.ts
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ export const plugin = (pluginInitializerContext: PluginInitializerContext) =>
   new RollupPlugin(pluginInitializerContext);
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<RollupConfig> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: configSchema,
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/config.ts
index 481c5fe3cce8b..62f29a9e06294 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/rule_registry/server/config.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
  */
 
 import { schema, TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
+import { PluginConfigDescriptor } from 'src/core/server';
 
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: schema.object({
     enabled: schema.boolean({ defaultValue: true }),
     write: schema.object({
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/config.ts b/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/config.ts
index f4f0bd1cf1aa0..183779aa6f229 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/config.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/saved_objects_tagging/server/config.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const configSchema = schema.object({
 export type SavedObjectsTaggingConfigType = TypeOf<typeof configSchema>;
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<SavedObjectsTaggingConfigType> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: configSchema,
   exposeToBrowser: {
     cache_refresh_interval: true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts
index 7e3da726f6ebe..b72a21c0da643 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/server/index.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
     enableExperimental: true,
   },
   schema: configSchema,
-  deprecations: ({ renameFromRoot }) => [
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate, renameFromRoot }) => [
+    deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0'),
     renameFromRoot('xpack.siem.enabled', 'xpack.securitySolution.enabled'),
     renameFromRoot(
       'xpack.siem.maxRuleImportExportSize',
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/snapshot_restore/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/snapshot_restore/server/index.ts
index d85d03923df1f..e10bffd6073d2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/snapshot_restore/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/snapshot_restore/server/index.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { configSchema, SnapshotRestoreConfig } from './config';
 export const plugin = (ctx: PluginInitializerContext) => new SnapshotRestoreServerPlugin(ctx);
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<SnapshotRestoreConfig> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: configSchema,
   exposeToBrowser: {
     slm_ui: true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/timelines/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/timelines/server/index.ts
index 8ad2bafdcc13a..229a257d8f549 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/timelines/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/timelines/server/index.ts
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
-import { PluginInitializerContext } from '../../../../src/core/server';
+import { PluginInitializerContext, PluginConfigDescriptor } from '../../../../src/core/server';
 import { TimelinesPlugin } from './plugin';
-import { ConfigSchema } from './config';
+import { ConfigSchema, ConfigType } from './config';
 
-export const config = {
+export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<ConfigType> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: ConfigSchema,
   exposeToBrowser: {
     enabled: true,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
index 3aa712573f0c2..5edb638e1bc5b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/public/plugin.ts
@@ -17,11 +17,7 @@ export class UpgradeAssistantUIPlugin
 {
   constructor(private ctx: PluginInitializerContext) {}
   setup(coreSetup: CoreSetup<StartDependencies>, { management, cloud }: SetupDependencies) {
-    const { enabled, readonly } = this.ctx.config.get<Config>();
-
-    if (!enabled) {
-      return;
-    }
+    const { readonly } = this.ctx.config.get<Config>();
 
     const appRegistrar = management.sections.section.stack;
     const kibanaVersion = new SemVer(this.ctx.env.packageInfo.version);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/index.ts
index 035a6515de152..5591276b2fa34 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/upgrade_assistant/server/index.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ export const plugin = (ctx: PluginInitializerContext) => {
 };
 
 export const config: PluginConfigDescriptor<Config> = {
+  deprecations: ({ deprecate }) => [deprecate('enabled', '8.0.0')],
   schema: configSchema,
   exposeToBrowser: {
-    enabled: true,
     readonly: true,
   },
 };