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Windows 7 includes the new Windows Biometric Framework. [98] This framework consists of a set of components that standardizes the use of fingerprint biometric devices. In prior releases of Microsoft Windows, biometric hardware device manufacturers were required to provide a complete stack of software to support their device, including device ...
Windows 7 is the successor to Windows Vista, and its version name is Windows NT 6.1, compared to Vista's NT 6.0; its naming caused some confusion when it was announced in 2008. [19] Windows president Steven Sinofsky commented that Windows 95 was the fourth version of Windows, but Windows 7 counts up from Windows NT 4.0 as it is a descendant of ...
DOS 3.1 or higher 16-bit Windows 3.0 Windows 3.0a Windows 3.0a with Multimedia Extensions Desktops Windows 3.1x: 1992-04-06 3.11 (1993-12-31) Unsupported (2001-12-31) Janus 3.1 for Workgroups: Kato; 3.11: Snowball (LB) 3.11 for Workgroups: Sparta; DOS 3.3 or higher 16-bit* Windows 3.1 Windows for Workgroups 3.1 Windows 3.11 Windows for ...
Service packs are usually numbered, and thus shortly referred to as SP1, SP2, SP3 etc. [1] They may also bring, besides bug fixes, [2] entirely new features, as is the case of SP2 of Windows XP (e.g. Windows Security Center), or SP3 and SP4 of the heavily database dependent Trainz 2009: World Builder Edition. [3]
Windows 7 supports major additions to WDDM known as WDDM 1.1; the details of this new version were unveiled at WinHEC 2008. New features include: [10] DXGI 1.1, which features return of hardware 2D acceleration for use by GDI [17] (but not GDI+) and Direct2D/DirectWrite. BitBlt, StretchBlt, TransparentBlt; AlphaBlend, ColorFill; ClearType font ...
A patch is data that is intended to be used to modify an existing software resource such as a program or a file, often to fix bugs and security vulnerabilities. [1] [2] A patch may be created to improve functionality, usability, or performance. A patch is typically provided by a vendor for updating the software that they provide.
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Windows 8 and later have native support for TPM 2.0. Windows 7 can install an official patch to add TPM 2.0 support. [93] Windows Vista through Windows 10 have native support for TPM 1.2. The Trusted Platform Module 2.0 (TPM 2.0) has been supported by the Linux kernel since version 4.0 (2015) [94] [95] [96] [97]