- Free EPG
    Electronic Program Guide (EPG) provides you with a quick and easy way to see program list.


  - Redesigned menu system
    Clear visual display, Windows Media Center in Windows Vista provides a whole new way to view and listen to your music.



2.) Movie Maker
  - Bring together video and photos in a new way
    Windows Photo Gallery lets you view and manage both video and photos from the same place within Windows Vista. You can import your videos, including high-definition ones, and hundreds—or even thousands—of photos quickly, seamlessly, and more reliably than ever.




  - Create your own DVDs and publish your movies
    Windows DVD Maker gives you a variety of styles in which to publish your movie and can even automatically generate chapters in your DVD, so you can create a menu that lets you quickly jump to, and then play, specific scenes.

3.) Search and Organization
Windows Vista gives you more flexibility when you search and organize your files. New controls, like the Instant Search box and Enhanced Column Headers, make it simple for you to manage large amounts of on-screen data in any way that you want.
Search Folders, a powerful new tool that makes it easy to find and organize your files—wherever they may be on your PC. A Search Folder is simply a search that you save. Opening a Search Folder instantly runs that saved search, displaying up-to-date results immediately.

4.) Windows Sidebar and Gadgets
Windows Sidebar gives you quick access to gadgets like picture slide shows, Windows Media Player controls, or news headlines. You pick the gadgets you want to see in Windows Sidebar.

5.) Digital Pen
Support for digital pen verification, easy and intuitive operation.


6.) Windows Aero spectacular visual effects
Use Flip 3D to navigate through open windows using the scroll wheel on your mouse.

7.) Security
Windows Vista contains a number of new security features that, taken together, are designed to make Windows Vista-based PCs more secure and your online experiences safer. Malware, such as viruses, worms, spyware, and other potentially unwanted software, can cause a wide range of problems, including theft of personal information, slower PC performance, and the appearance of unwanted advertising (such as pop-up ads). The effects of malware can range from mere annoyances to significant problems that take a considerable amount of time and money to fix.


  - Firewall
    Windows Vista firewall helps protect you from hackers, viruses, and worms that try to reach your computer over the Internet.


  - Windows Defender
    Windows Windows Defender helps protect you against spyware and other potentially unwanted software.

8.) Family Safety Settings
  - Gaming Settings
    New Family Safety Settings enable parents to manage their children's computer use.


  - Website setting
    To restrict specific game titles, limit children's play to games that are rated at or below a certain age level, or block any games with certain types of content they do not want their children to see or hear.


  - Account management
    To manage computer uses by different accounts.



9.) Calendar
Windows Calendar has a broad range of features to help you manage your personal schedule.

10.) Windows Easy Transfer
Windows Vista simplifies the process of personal files, e-mail, data files, media, and settings, and makes transferring personal data easy and intuitive.

11.) Easy Networking
Windows Vista includes new networking features that make your network easier to set up, easier to use, and more secure and reliable. For example, you can check connection status visually, or troubleshoot a connection problem in the Network Center.

12.) Windows Backup and Restore
Windows Vista provides valuable new innovations to help ensure you never lose information that is important to you. Windows Vista offers multiple layers of backup and restore protection from hardware failure, user error, or other issues.

13.) The XPS makes modern documents possible
With XPS (XML Paper Specification), documents print better, can be shared easier, be archived with confidence, and are more secure.

14.) 14. Windows Ready Boost improves system performance
Windows Ready Boost lets users use a removable flash memory device, such as a USB thumb drive, to improve system performance without opening the box.

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