Comparison of Windows Vista and Windows XP: Difference between revisions

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| [[Windows Defender]]

| {{Maybe|Available as a free download<ref>[http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx Windows Defender], Microsoft</ref>}}

| colspan="2" {{Yesyes}}

| colspan="2" {{Yes|Yes (added antivirus capabilities, available in older versions as the [[Microsoft Security Essentials]] download)}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes|Yes (added antivirus capabilities, available in older versions as the Microsoft Security Essentials download)}}

| {{Yes|Yes (added antivirus capabilities, available in older versions as the Microsoft Security Essentials download)}}

|-

| [[Windows Firewall]]

| colspan="5" {{Yesyes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

|-

| [[Windows Security Center]]

| {{Maybe|Yes (starting w/ SP2)}}

| {{Yes}}

| colspan="2" {{Yes|Yes (replaced by [[Action Center]])}}

| {{Yes|Yes (replaced by Action[[Security Centerand Maintenance]])}}

| {{Yes|Yes (replaced by Security and Maintenance)}}

|-

| [[BitLocker Drive Encryption]]

| {{Maybe|Only viewing contents}}

| colspan="2" {{Maybe|Yes (EnterpriseUltimate and UltimateEnterprise only)}}

| {{Maybe|Yes (Enterprise and Ultimate only)}}

| {{Maybe|Yes (Pro and Enterprise only)}}

| {{Maybe|Yes (Pro, Enterprise, and Education editions only)}}

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| [[Parental controls]]

| {{Maybe|Some ([[Internet Explorer]] allows parental control of web browsing)}}

| colspan="2" {{Yes}}

| colspan="2" {{Yes}}|Yes (replaced by SecurityFamily and MaintenanceSafety)}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes|Yes (replaced by Family Safety)}}

| {{Yes|Yes (replaced by Family Safety)}}

|-

| [[User Account Control]]

| {{No}}

| colspan="4" {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

|-

| [[Data Execution Prevention]]

| {{Maybe|Yes (starting w/ SP2)}}

| colspan="4" {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

| {{Yes}}

|}