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Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows.
Two versions of Windows XP were released that were optimized for tablets. Beginning with Windows Vista, all tablet-specific components were included in the main version of the operating system.
The development of Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn) began in May 2001, [1] prior to the release of Microsoft's Windows XP operating system, and continued until November 8, 2006, where it was released to manufacturing. Windows Vista was then released generally to retail on January 30, 2007.
Windows Vista (codenamed Longhorn) is a major release of the Windows NT series of operating systems by Microsoft. It was released to manufacturing on November 8, 2006, and became generally available on January 30, 2007, more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor, Windows XP...
The original release of Windows Vista was supported until April 13, 2010; every user of Windows Vista needs to install a Service Pack 1 in order to receive security patches and support after that date, and Service Pack 2 after July 12, 2011.
Microsoft released Windows Vista on 30th January 2007. It was available for purchase from Windows Marketplace, the first release of Windows available through digital distribution. Related information:
Windows Vista was released on November 30th, 2006, for corporations and a year later for consumers. The release had a refreshed, more modern, and sleek look, along with a faster startup time. The OS could also now go to a sleep state which would consume much less power, a feature that has stuck around to this day.
Windows Vista was officially released on January 30, 2007, according to Microsoft. It is known as Microsoft's messiest OS release ever. It took a long time to develop, it was buggy at launch,...
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Microsoft launched Windows Vista, the long-awaited update to the software giant's ubiquitous operating system, for business customers on Thursday. The company also...
NEW YORK — Jan. 29, 2007 — On Jan. 30 the most significant product launch in Microsoft Corp.’s history culminates in the release to consumers of the Windows Vista™ operating system and Microsoft® Office 2007. Starting tomorrow, these two flagship products will be available in more than 70 countries, in 19 languages (with 99 languages ...