== Looking to the Future: Windows Vista & Windows Blackcomb ==
The next version of Windows, named "[[Windows Vista]]", is expected in Fall 2006. This will feature new features such as enhanced security from a new restricted user mode, finally replacing the "administrator-by-default" philosophy in their former operating systems, and also a more abstract file system with instant searches and a greater use of metadata. LonghornVista will also feature GUI graphics features similar to those found in Apple's [[Mac OS X]], a revised, task-based user interface called "Aero" and a new and more secure version of [[Internet Explorer]] that will based on the browser's version 7. [[Palladium operating system|Palladium]], Microsoft's integrated software and hardware approach to [[digital rights management]] will also form the security core of the LonghornVista operating system.
The next Server version of Windows Server is known as [[Windows Longhorn Server|Longhorn Server]], and is sheduled for release in [[2007]]. [[Windows Blackcomb|Blackcomb]] is the codename for the following major release.
