This chapter will introduce the primary features found in Microsoft Windows
Vista, the latest Microsoft desktop operating system. Microsoft released Vista to the
general public in early 2007, and today you can find it in many different systems
and configurations, including laptops, desktops, tablets, and multimedia systems,
among others.
Vista is Microsoft’s first major complete operating system redesign since
Windows 95. Many components and features have been completely engineered
from the ground up to work only with Vista. Although Microsoft isn’t known
for its industr
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