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==Servicing==

''Package Manager'', part of the Windows Vista [[computer maintenance | servicing]] [[technology stack | stack]], replaces the previous ''Package Installer'' (<code>Update.exe</code>) and ''Update Installer'' (<code>Hotfix.exe</code>). Microsoft delivers updates for Windows Vista as files and resources only. Package Manager, [[Windows Update]], and the Control Panel item to turn Windows features on and off, all use the Windows Vista servicing stack. Package Manager can also install updates to an offline Windows image, including updates, boot-critical device drivers, and language packs.

Windows Vista introduced Component-Based Servicing (CBS) as an architecture for installation and [[computer maintenance | servicing]].<ref>

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==Performance monitoring and diagnostics==

* The [[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.

* [[Windows Task Manager]] presents more detailed system information and monitoring.

* [[Windows Task Manager]] presents more detailed system information and monitoring.

* The <code>perfmon /report</code> command produces a comprehensive ''System Diagnostics Report''.<ref>

[http://blogs.technet.com/askperf/archive/2008/05/02/two-minute-drill-system-diagnostics-report.aspx System Diagnostic Report]

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* A new feature called 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]] |accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref>

* The [[Resource Monitor|Reliability Monitor]] tracks applications and driver installations, along with the date of installation. It uses system [[reliability engineering | reliability]] statistics from the Reliability Analysis Component (RAC)<ref>

* The [[Resource Monitor|Reliability Monitor]] tracks applications and driver installations, along with the date of installation. It uses system [[reliability engineering | reliability]] statistics from the Reliability Analysis Component (RAC)<ref>

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|publisher= John Wiley & Sons

|publication-date= 2012

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|isbn= 9781118435120

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Windows Vista includes [[Microsoft Management Console|Microsoft Management Console 3.0]] (MMC), which introduced several enhancements, including support for writing .NET snap-ins using [[Windows Forms]] and running multiple tasks in parallel. In addition, snap-ins present their UI in a different thread than that in which the operation runs, thus keeping the snap-in responsive, even while doing a computationally intensive task.

The new MMC interface includes support for better graphics and as well as featuring a ''task pane'' that shows actions available for a snap-in, when it is selected. [[Task Scheduler]] and [[Windows Firewall]] are also thoroughly configurable through the management console.

''Print Management'' enables centralized installation and management of all printers in an organization. It allows installation of network-attached printers to a group of clients simultaneously, and provides continually updated status information for the printers and print servers. It also supports finding printers needing operator attention by filtering the display of printers based on error conditions, such as out-of-paper, and can also send e-mail notifications or run scripts when a printer encounters the error condition.