Windows Vista screenshots

Characteristic

In addition, Vista will include many other new features.

aerodynamic

Vista will include a completely redesigned user interface, called Aero. The new interface is intended to be cleaner and more aesthetically pleasing than previous Windows interfaces. The most visible addition to the interface is the sidebar (this feature was removed in the latest alpha, however), an area on the side of the screen consisting of tiles that display dynamic information about whatever window is currently in the foreground. , which is essentially an extension to the “system tray” on the Windows taskbar.

Search

Vista will feature a new search engine that will allow instant viewing of the results of a given search. This is in contrast to the Windows XP search engine, which can take several minutes to display results. Vista search will allow you to add multiple filters to continually refine your search (such as “File contains the word ‘example'”). There will also be saved searches that will act as virtual folders, where opening a folder will automatically run a specific search and display the results like a normal folder. Search will also feature other usability improvements. Vista Search is actually based on an expanded and improved version of the indexing service for search in Windows XP. This feature is similar to Apple Spotlight.

Underground

Metro is the code name for Microsoft’s next generation document format, which is based on XML. It is similar in many ways to PDF from Adobe Systems. Metro is intended to allow users to view, print, and archive files without the original program that created it. The name Metro also refers to the print path in Vista. With Metro, documents can remain in the same format from the moment they are created to the moment they are printed. Microsoft claims that Metro will provide greater fidelity to the original document by using a consistent format for both screen and print.

While many analysts suspect that Metro is purporting to be a “PDF killer,” Microsoft insists that they are not trying to duplicate all of PDF’s functionality. For example, at the time of this writing, Metro is not expected to have the capabilities for dynamic documents.

Shell

The new shell is a significant change from previous versions of Windows. Combined with the new desktop search feature, the shell gives users the ability to find and organize their files in new ways. In addition to the typical file organization practice of using folders to hold files, a new collection known as Lists lets you organize files from multiple locations in one place.

A new type of folder known as a Shadow Folder allows for the ability to revert all of its contents to any arbitrary point in the past.

Also, the shell contains significant advances in viewing files on a computer. Earlier versions of the Windows Shell displayed thumbnails to represent different files on your computer. In Windows Vista, the thumbnail concept is taken further by overlaying different images to communicate more information about the particular file, such as a picture frame around the thumbnail of an image file or a filmstrip in a video file. . Windows Vista helps the user to identify the file easily by generating the thumbnails more intelligently. Using algorithmic analysis, images are cropped around their likely subject and interesting keyframes are automatically chosen from a video file. Also, the ability to zoom in on miniatures in the shell greatly increases their usefulness.

networks

Windows Vista is expected to have a new networking stack. A significant change is a more comprehensive implementation of IPv6, which now supports all network components, services, and the user interface. Vista also takes advantage of P2P technology to provide a new type of domain-like network configuration known as Castle. Castles make it possible for user credentials to be propagated across networked computers without a centralized server, making them more suitable for a home network.

The ability to assist the user in diagnosing a network problem is expected to be a major new network feature. Using technologies like UPnP, Windows Vista has a greater awareness of the network topology that the host computer is on. With this new network awareness technology, it can help the user troubleshoot network problems or simply provide a graphical view of the perceived network configuration.

Other features

Full support for the “NX” (No-Execute) function of processors. This feature, present in AMD’s AMD64 architecture as well as Intel’s EM64T architecture, can mark certain parts of memory as containing data rather than executable code, preventing overflow errors from executing scripts. arbitrary code. This is not to be confused with the reliable computing facilities provided by the so-called Fritz-chip.

Built-in DVD burning capabilities, including support for Mt. Rainier.
A new setup program that will install Vista in approximately 15 minutes (which is present in Windows Vista alpha build 4074).
Native support for Raw Image (a format used by most professional digital cameras).

Native RSS support built in, with developer APIs.
A new level of file encryption support than is available in Windows XP, which will make it easier and more automatic to prevent unauthorized viewing of files on stolen laptops/hard drives.

Cute. A new command line interface called MSH and codenamed Monad will not be fully implemented in Vista, but will exist in it to some extent. He plans to combine the Unix philosophy of filters and pipes with that of object-oriented programming.

The “My” prefixes will be removed, so “My Documents” will be just “Documents”, “My Computer” will be just “Computer”, etc.
Windows System Assessment Tool (WinSat), a built-in benchmarking tool that analyzes the various subsystems (graphics, memory, etc.) and uses the results to enable comparison with other Vista systems and for software optimizations. Optimizations can be done with both Windows and third-party software. Tom Hardware Overview

File virtualization, when an individual program’s permissions are restricted, allows that program to use its own ‘fake’ set of certain files so that modifications to those files from that program will not alter the original files.
Transactional file transfers prevent an up-to-date set of files from being created during upgrades, for example, which can cause stability issues.
InfoCard, a user interface for the Identity Metasystem.

Features and technologies delayed until future versions
WinFS (short for Windows Future Storage or Windows File System) – A combined relational database and file system, based on the upcoming version of SQL Server (codenamed Yukon). Working on top of NTFS, it will provide abilities to represent objects and their relationships, rather than just a hierarchy of files and folders. The removal of WinFS from Windows Vista was announced in August 2004 and is expected to be released as an update to Vista, entering beta stages around the same time Vista is released. Microsoft’s promotion of this technology has spurred the recent trend toward desktop search tools.
Full Monad implementation.

Graphics hardware requirements

Vista graphics requirements are defined in relation to different desktop experiences.

aeroglass

This graphics mode adds support for 3D graphics, animation, and visual special effects in addition to the features that Aero Express offers.

Designed for mainstream and high-end graphics cards.

At least 64 MB of graphics memory, 128 MB or 256 MB recommended for 1600×1200+.

At least 32 bits per pixel.

3D hardware acceleration with capabilities equal to DirectX 9.

A memory bandwidth of 2 GB/second.

Capable of drawing ~1.5 million triangles per second, being a window ~150 triangles.

A graphics card that uses AGP 4X or PCI Express 8 lane bus.

Such a configuration is likely to be entry-level or lower for Vista’s 2006 release.

streamlined diamond
A custom graphics mode for Vista Media Center Edition, and will not be available in the other editions. Not much information is currently available, but it looks like it will be the most advanced level of graphics in Vista, requiring hardware at the same level or higher than the Aero Glass visual style.

airexpress

The minor Aero visual experience that offers only the basic visual enhancements introduced by Vista, such as composition-based DPI scaling.

Designed for mainstream or low-end graphics cards.

It uses the Avalon Desktop Composition window manager.

A Vista Driver Display Model (LDDM) driver is a requirement.

Some graphics cards already support LDDM. On some Vista builds (4074, 5048), LDDM is already supported to run Aero Glass.

To carry out

Vista’s new look without any special visual effects, similar to Windows XP’s Luna visual style in that it simply resembles an application skin. As with Luna, there are no additional hardware requirements compared to the classic Windows interface.

A simple option for low-cost/mobile device and consumer upgrades.
There are no additional requirements compared to the minor classic mode.
Alternative mode in case the hardware requirements for Aero are not met.

classic

The most basic user interface offered by Vista, which is also seen in Windows 2000, or Windows XP with its Luna visual style turned off.

An option for corporate deployments and upgrades.

Requires Windows XP Display Driver Model (XPDM) or LDDM drivers.
There are no graphics card hardware requirements that exceed those of Windows XP.

Naming considerations

View means “the visual perception of a region,” with these synonyms: aspect, panorama, perspective, scene, and view. Translated from Spanish and Italian, vista means: sight, vision, ability to see; look, glimpse; show; viewfinder; view range; Point of view.

In Latvian, however, vista means ‘hen’ (an adult female of a bird, [2]) and ‘chicken’ (as in food), and can also connote something or someone not particularly agile or intelligent.

Windows Vista has been unofficially shortened to Windows VI, sticking with the traditional 2-character motif, as in 95, 98, Me, NT, XP. VI is also the number 6 in Roman numerals, and Windows Vista will carry the version number 6.0 (Windows 2000 and Windows XP are Windows NT versions 5.0 and 5.1, respectively).

Windows Vista sounds like “duff” in Argentine culture.

In JRR Tolkien’s fiction, Vista is part of the atmosphere that engulfs the world of Arda before the cataclysm at the end of the Second Age. Vista forms the inner layer of normal air: above is Ilmen and above Vaiya.