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{{Windows Vista}}
[[Windows Vista]] contains a range of new technologies and features that are intended to help [[network administrator]]s and [[power user]]s better manage their systems.
==Setup==
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The setup process for Windows Vista has been completely rewritten and is now [[disk image|image-based]] instead of being [[disk sector|sector-based]] as previous versions of Windows were. The Windows Preinstallation Environment (WinPE) has been updated to host the entire setup process in a graphical environment (as opposed to text-based environments of previous versions of Windows), which allows the use of input devices other than the keyboard throughout the entire setup process. The new interface resembles Windows Vista itself, with features such as [[ClearType]] fonts and [[Windows Aero]] visual effects. Prior to copying the setup image to disk, users can create, format, and graphically resize disk partitions. The new image-based setup also reduces the duration of the installation procedure when contrasted with Windows XP; Microsoft estimates that Windows Vista can install in as few as 20 minutes despite being more than three times the size of its predecessor.<ref name="InstallationTime">{{cite web |url=http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_rc1_best.asp |title=Supersite's Five Great Features in Windows Vista RC1 |last=Thurrott |first=Paul |author-link=Paul Thurrott |date=September 2, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403100351/http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/winvista_rc1_best.asp |archive-date=April 3, 2007 |access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref>
Windows XP only supported loading storage drivers from [[floppy diskette]]s during initialization of the setup process; Windows Vista supports loading drivers for [[SATA]], [[SCSI]], and [[RAID]] controllers from any external source in addition to floppy diskettes prior to its installation.<ref name="UpgradingAndRepairingPCs">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jw7yCQAAQBAJ&q=%22Windows+XP+and+earlier+only+support+loading+these+drivers+from+a+floppy+disk%2C+whereas+Windows+Vista+and+later+support+optical+drives+as+well+as+USB+drives%22&pg=PT542 |title=Upgrading and Repairing PCs |last=Mueller |first=Scott |date=2015 |page=295 |publisher=[[Que Publishing]] |isbn=978-0-13-405769-9 |access-date=May 1, 2016}}</ref>
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| quote = Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 have a new architecture, called Component Based Servicing (CBS) to capture all the dependencies across binaries, system integrity information per resource, and any customized commands [...] needed for servicing to occur. The new architecture provides a unified platform for OS installation and optional component installation and servicing.
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==Deployment==
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Windows Vista introduces major diagnostic capabilities, which include new feature additions for monitoring performance and for reporting issues:<ref name="WVPG">{{cite web |url=http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/8/c988dce4-1971-4ad4-a1ef-df99e596a4cc/WVPG%20RTM.docx |title=Windows Vista Product Guide |date=2006 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930121347/http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/9/8/c988dce4-1971-4ad4-a1ef-df99e596a4cc/WVPG%20RTM.docx |archive-date=September 30, 2011 |access-date=February 21, 2021 }}</ref>
* A new ''Performance Information and Tools'' [[Control Panel (Windows)|Control Panel]] applet includes details and features related to performance.
* A new [[Resource Monitor]] includes System Stability Reports that graph daily events such as application crashes and hangs, device driver and hardware issues, software installations, and system crashes on a System Stability Chart so that users can view system performance over time. Generic details on the chart are signified by an [[information sign]]; errors are denoted by a red [[hazard symbol]] and potential issues are denoted by a yellow caution symbol. System Stability Reports assign a daily System Reliability Index, with a value of 10.0 indicating no problems; if an issue occurs, the daily value of a system will decrease, but it will gradually increase with each subsequent day where no issue has occurred. Users can view the history of System Stability Reports.<ref name="TrackBehavior">{{cite web |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/track-the-behavior-of-your-system-with-windows-vistas-reliability-monitor/ |title=Track the behavior of your system with Windows
* A ''Program Compatibility Assistant'' automatically detects known application compatibility issues (such as conflicts with [[User Account Control]]) and presents options for problem resolution; the Program Compatibility Wizard that allows for manually changing compatibility settings is still available.<ref name="PCA">{{cite web |url=https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ask-the-performance-team/the-program-compatibility-assistant-part-one/ba-p/372538 |title=The Program Compatibility Assistant - Part One |last=Marcho |first=Graig |date=October 2, 2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125093310/https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/ask-the-performance-team/the-program-compatibility-assistant-part-one/ba-p/372538 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |access-date=December 14, 2022}}</ref>
* Client performance degradation such as application or driver interference with power transitions, increased boot, hibernation, or resume times, and reduced system performance due to system visual settings are monitored and reported to the user with options for problem resolution.<ref name="WVPG"/>
* Disk Diagnostics detect impending [[hard disk drive failure]]s and prompt the user to perform backups, and to repair or replace the hard disk drive after Windows Vista detects a hard disk problem.<ref name="WVPG"/>
* Memory Diagnostics (comprising the Windows Memory Diagnostics Tool) check for issues caused by random access memory modules.<ref name="WVPG"/>
* Network Diagnostics, part of an extensible Network Diagnostics Framework, check for network connection problems and repair most of them automatically; options for resolution are presented when a problem is not repaired automatically.<ref name="WVPG"/> With the release of Service Pack 1, Network Diagnostics can also solve the most common file sharing problems.<ref name="TechNetNotableSP1"
* Resource Exhaustion Prevention can detect when memory is low and determine which applications are causing this. A [[memory leak]] diagnostic can provide information about application that may have memory leaks.<ref name="REP">{{cite web |url=https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc774730%28v=ws.10%29.aspx |title=Resource Exhaustion Prevention |date=December 6, 2007 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft TechNet|TechNet]] |access-date=April 25, 2015}}</ref>
* [[Resource Monitor|Performance Monitor]] includes several new [[Performance Monitoring Counter|performance counters]] and various tools for tuning and monitoring system performance and resources. It shows the activities of the CPU, disk I/O, network, memory and other resources in the "Resource View". It supports new graph types, the selection of multiple counters, the retrieval of counter values from a point on the graph, the saving of graphed counter values to a log file, and the option to have a line graph continuously scroll in the graph window instead of wrapping-around on itself.
** When run from an elevated command prompt, the <code>perfmon /report</code> command and parameter produce a comprehensive ''System Diagnostics Report'' complete with details such as hard disk throughout and Wi-Fi performance.<ref name="PerfmonReport">{{cite web |url=http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/05/02/two-minute-drill-system-diagnostics-report.aspx |title=Two Minute Drill: System Diagnostics Report |last=Morrison |first=Blake |date=May 2, 2008 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |work=[[Microsoft TechNet]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105224137/http://blogs.technet.com/b/askperf/archive/2008/05/02/two-minute-drill-system-diagnostics-report.aspx |archive-date=November
* When users attach an external storage device with potential file system errors, the user will be prompted to scan for and fix the file system corruption (''Do you want to scan and fix Removable Disk
* When Windows is rebooted after an unexpected shutdown (such as those caused by a [[blue screen of death]]), the user is informed that the shutdown was unexpected (''Windows has recovered from an unexpected shutdown'') and is provided an option to report the incident to Microsoft for problem analysis and resolution.
* [[Task Manager]] presents more detailed system information and monitoring. Memory consumption is now displayed as a percentage value instead of as separate [[commit charge]] values. A ''Services'' page displays all services, with descriptions, names, process IDs, groups, and statuses, and there are ''Go To Process'', ''Start Service'', and ''Stop Service'' context menu options. The following changes were also made to Task Manager pages:<ref name="HarderToDetect">{{cite web |url=https://www.techrepublic.com/article/windows-vistas-task-manager-the-harder-to-detect-changes/ |title=Windows
** The ''Applications'' page includes a new ''Create Dump File'' context menu option
** The ''Performance'' page includes an option to open the new Resource Monitor, and now shows memory usage (in addition to page file usage) and system [[uptime]]
** The ''Processes'' page includes new ''Command Line'', ''Description'', ''[[Executable space protection#Windows|Data Execution Prevention]]'', ''Image Path Name'', and ''Virtualization'' column options
** The ''Processes'' page also includes new ''Open File Location'' and ''Properties'' context menu options
* Unresponsive application windows receive visual treatment — they are superimposed with window frosting — to indicate the application has ceased to respond.
* Windows Vista contains diagnostic tracing hooks around plug and play operations; because of this users can, for example, view devices that have failed to start, or view unsuccessful plug and play operations such as failed ejections of removable storage devices, with information about the application path, process id, and veto time of the application that caused the ejection to fail.<ref name="PNP">{{cite web |url=https://download.microsoft.com/download/5/b/9/5b97017b-e28a-4bae-ba48-174cf47d23cd/cpa060_wh06.ppt |title=Kernel Plug And Play In Windows Vista |last=Marshall |first=Allen |date=2006 |publisher=[[Microsoft]] |format=PPT |access-date=December 16, 2022}}</ref>
* Windows Vista introduces a new help and support architecture and interface based on the Assistance Platform client and [[Microsoft Assistance Markup Language|MAML]]; the new architecture is not backward-compatible with previous versions of Windows.<ref name="WindowsVistaDeveloperStory">{{cite web |url=http://msdn.microsoft.com//library/en-us/dnlong/html/AppComp.asp |title=The Windows Vista Developer Story: Application Compatibility Cookbook ('Longhorn' Technical Articles) |author=Microsoft |author-link=Microsoft |work=[[MSDN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108024243/http://msdn.microsoft.com//library/en-us/dnlong/html/AppComp.asp |archive-date=January 8, 2007 |access-date=May 10, 2015}}</ref>
==Remote management==
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* rpcping — Pings a [[Server (computing)|server]] using [[MSRPC|RPC]].
* setx — Creates or modifies [[environment variable]]s in the user or system environment. Can set variables based on [[Parameter (computer science)|arguments]], [[Windows Registry|registry keys]] or file input.
* sxstrace — [[Features new to Windows XP#
* takeown — Allows administrators to ''take ownership'' of a file for which access is denied.
* [[timeout (command)|timeout]] — Accepts a timeout parameter to wait for the specified time period (in seconds) or until any key is pressed. It also accepts a parameter to ignore the key press.
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