{{Short description|Differences and similarities between Windows Vista and Windows XP}}
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{{Windows XP}}
{{Windows Vista}}
This page is a '''comparison of [[Windows VistaXP]] and [[Windows XPVista]]'''. Windows XP and Windows Vista differ considerably in regards to their security architecture, networking technologies, management and administration, shell and user interface, and mobile computing. Windows XP has suffered criticism for security problems and issues with performance. Vista has received criticism for issues with performance and product activation. Another common criticism of Vista concerns the integration of new forms of [[digital rights management|DRM]] into the operating system, and [[User Account Control]] (UAC) security technology. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Fisher |first=Ken |date=2008-04-11 |title=Vista’sVista's UAC security prompt was designed to annoy you |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2008/04/vistas-uac-security-prompt-was-designed-to-annoy-you/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-09-11 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pietroforte |first=Michael |date=2006-10-10 |title=Windows Vista Activation really is a mess |url=https://4sysops.com/archives/windows-vista-activation-really-is-a-mess/ |url-status=live |website=4sysops}}</ref>
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The firewall in Vista has been rewritten, allowing both outbound as well as inbound traffic to be blocked.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://technet.microsoft.com/nl-nl/library/cc755158(WS.10).aspx | title=What's New in Windows Firewall with Advanced Security | date=July 2, 2012 }}</ref>
