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* ''Restart Manager'': The ''Restart Manager'' works with Microsoft's update tools and websites to detect processes that have files in use and to gracefully stop and restart services to reduce the number of reboots required after applying updates as far as possible for higher levels of the software stack. Kernel updates, logically, still require the system to be restarted.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa373654.aspx | title=Restart Manager | author=Microsoft | publisher=Microsoft | work=MSDN Library | access-date=2008-12-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090112123045/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa373654.aspx | archive-date=2009-01-12 | url-status=dead }}</ref> In addition, the Restart Manager provides a mechanism for applications to stop and then restart programs. Applications that are written specifically to take advantage of the new ''Restart Manager'' features using the API can be restarted and restored to the same state and with the same data as before the restart. Using the ''Application Recovery and Restart'' APIs in conjunction with the ''Restart Manager'' enables applications to control what actions are taken on their behalf by the system when they fail or crash such as recovering unsaved data or documents, restarting the application, and diagnosing and reporting the problem using [[Windows Error Reporting]].

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* When shutting down or restarting Windows, previous Windows versions either forcibly terminated applications after waiting for few seconds, or allowed applications to entirely cancel shutdown without informing the user. Windows Vista now informs the user in a full-screen interface if there are running applications when exiting Windows orand allows continuing with or cancelling the initiated shutdown. The reason registered, if any, for cancelling a shutdown by an application using the new ''ShutdownBlockReasonCreate'' API is also displayed.<ref>[http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb394721.aspx Shutdown Changes for Windows Vista] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427092544/http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb394721.aspx |date=2011-04-27 }} and [http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/3647411 Handling OS shutdown in Windows Vista] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429095017/http://www.developer.com/net/cplus/article.php/3647411 |date=2007-04-29 }}</ref>

* ''Clean service shutdown'': Services in Windows Vista have the capability of delaying the system shutdown in order to properly flush data and finish current operations. If the service stops responding, the system terminates it after 3 minutes. Crashes and restart problems are drastically reduced since the Service Control Manager is not terminated by a forced shutdown anymore.