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Microsoft also made Windows Vista available for purchase and download from Windows Marketplace; it is the first version of Windows to be distributed through a digital distribution platform. [5] Editions sold at retail were available in both Full and Upgrade versions and later included Service Pack 1 (SP1) .
Unlike previous versions of Windows, Windows Vista does not display a progress indicator during hibernation. Microsoft states that this is by design. [ 98 ] Windows Vista does display a progress indicator after resuming from hibernation, but it is an indeterminate progress bar instead of a determinate progress bar used in previous versions of ...
Windows Vista included version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, allowing software developers to write applications without traditional Windows APIs. There are major architectural overhauls to audio, display, network, and print sub-systems; deployment, installation, servicing, and startup procedures are also revised.
The Windows Imaging Format (WIM) is a file-based disk image format. It was developed by Microsoft to help deploy Windows Vista and subsequent versions of the Windows operating system family, as well as Windows Fundamentals for Legacy PCs. [3]
ReactOS–project to develop an operating system that is binary compatible with application software and device drivers for Microsoft Windows NT version 5.x Wine (software) –compatibility layer which allows to execute programs that were originally written for Microsoft Windows
Windows Vista is the first client version of Windows to ship with the .NET Framework. The .NET Framework is a set of managed code APIs that is slated to succeed Win32. The Win32 API is also present in Windows Vista, but does not give direct access to all the new functionality introduced with the .NET Framework.
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Pre-Beta 6002.16489.lh_sp2beta.080924-1740 (Version 105) Released in October 2008. Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Beta 6002.16497.081017-1605 (Version 113) Released December 4, 2008. The download became available in the Microsoft Download Center. Windows Vista Service Pack 2 RC Escrow 6002.16659.090114-1728 (Version 275)
Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8.x Windows 10 Windows 11 Windows Defender: Available as a free download [12] Yes Yes (added antivirus capabilities, available in older versions as the Microsoft Security Essentials download) Windows Firewall: Yes Windows Security Center: Yes (starting with SP2) Yes Yes (replaced by Action Center)