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A Look at Performance Changes in Windows Vista SP1
Ranjana JainIT Pro Evangelist | Microsoft Indiahttp://ranjanajain.spaces.live.com
Today’s Talk
Windows Vista Today
• Where are we with Windows Vista• How we learn• Progress have we made to date
What is in SP1
• SP1’s purpose and scope• What’s in SP1 (with demos!)
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Seats deployed to-dateCommitted by December 2007
Windows Vista Momentum Is Strong
Major Companies Are Moving To Windows Vista Now
88M licenses of Windows Vista sold as of our most recent quarterly earnings announcement
Thousands of customers signed new long-term deals, and thousands more renewed their agreements this quarter
The Most Secure OS EverWindows Vista had fewer security issues in its first six months (12 total) than Windows XP had in its first six months (36 total)
The Windows Experience Gets Better Continuously, Thanks To Improvements From Multiple Channels
Windows Experienc
e
Application CompatibilityImprovements
Improved Device Coverage and Driver Quality
Ongoing Improvements
to Windows
Instrumentation Provides Unprecendented Visibility
Internet
Anonymous information regarding performance, configuration and
usage
Anonymous information regarding distribution and impact of reliability
issues
Anonymous information regarding application crashes and system
issues
Anonymous information regarding system crashes (BSODs)
Online Crash Analysis
Customer Experience
Improvement Program
Reliability Analysis Component
Windows Error Reporting
Guidance regarding how to resolve issues recently
observed
Problem Reports and Solutions
Instrumentation Provides Unprecendented Visibility
Internet
Anonymous information regarding performance, configuration and
usage
Anonymous information regarding distribution and impact of reliability
issues
Anonymous information regarding application crashes and system
issues
Anonymous information regarding system crashes (BSODs)
Online Crash Analysis
Customer Experience
Improvement Program
Reliability Analysis Component
Windows Error Reporting
Guidance regarding how to resolve issues recently
observed
Problem Reports and Solutions
The Windows Experience Gets Better Continuously, Thanks To Improvements From Multiple Channels
Windows Experienc
e
Application CompatibilityImprovements
Improved Device Coverage and Driver Quality
Ongoing Improvements
to Windows
Microsoft Is Making Steady Progress Resolving Application Compatibility Issues
Engaging with ISVs – driving weekly “wins” in getting major applications work on Windows Vista
50 out of 50 of NPD’s top selling applications are compatible with Windows Vista (per internal testing and/or vendor statements)
Hundreds of applications tested
and remediated by ISVs visiting
our ISV app compatibility lab for a week-long engagementRobust tools at OS Launch to help assess and mitigate application
compatibility problems
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More than 2200 applications have the Windows Logo
Over 100 Key Enterprise Application Blocking Deployments have been
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Device Coverage Continues To Grow Rapidly
Number of Logoed Devices exceeds 15,000
and growth is outpacing Windows XP
Windows Vista supports the vast majority of device IDs in
the ecosystem.
Number of logoed system submissions
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Thousands of Devices Supported
Inbox Windows Update
Pre-SP1 Improvements To Windows Vista Address Some Of The Most Important Issues Affecting Customers
Hundreds of improvements based on direct customer feedback Over 20 Reliability and Compatibility updates delivered to all users using Windows UpdateMany updates (hotfixes) provided to OEMs and enterprises that address specific hardware compatibility, or enterprise deployment issues
Customers can choose which updates they want, and install them with the technology best for their organization
Windows Update (WU) Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) System Center Configuration Manager or 3rd party tools
We will continue to deliver security, compatibility, reliability and performance updates, up to SP1 and beyond, as they are needed
The Windows Experience Gets Better Continuously, Thanks To Improvements From Multiple Channels
Windows Experienc
e
Application CompatibilityImprovements
Improved Device Coverage and Driver Quality
Ongoing Improvements
to Windows
Windows Vista SP1
Windows Vista SP1 Is Another Vehicle To Improve Experience
Windows Vista SP1 is an update to Windows Vista that, along with improvements delivered via Windows Update, addresses key feedback received from our customers
Windows Vista SP1 is...A vehicle for delivering improvements and enhancements, not new featuresBuilt and tested to enable smooth transitions for applications from Windows Vista RTM to Windows Vista SP1
Windows Vista SP1 Makes Improvements In Areas Most Important To Our Customers
Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released
updates
Support for emerging hardware and
standards
Improvements to the administration
experience
Improvements Focusing On Reliability, Performance, And Compatibility
Windows Vista SP1 includes all previously released updates
Windows Vista SP1 includes reliability improvements that target the some of the most common causes of crashes and hangs
Windows Vista SP1 improves both overall performance and key scenarios such as copying files and speeding resume time
Windows Vista SP1 improves the security of running RemoteApp™ programs and desktops by allowing RDP files to be signed.
Changes in Windows Vista SP1 improve the success of peer-to-peer connections, such as Windows MeetingSpace or Remote Assistance, when both PCs are behind symmetric NATs
Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released
updates
Improvements to the administration experience
Support for emerging hardware and standards
Support For New Hardware And Emerging Standards
Windows Vista SP1 can boot via EFI on an x64 machine
Windows Vista SP1 supports ExFAT, a new standard that will be used in flash memory storage and consumer devices.
Support for SD Advanced DMA Support to improve transfer performance and decrease CPU utilization is part of Windows Vista SP1
A series of new API's and software features to enable 3D application and game developers to make more complete and efficient use of the upcoming
generation of graphics Direct3D 10.1 hardware
Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released
updates
Improvements to the administration experience
Support for emerging hardware and standards
Improvements To Further Ease PC Management
Windows Vista SP1 extends BitLocker encryption support to volumes other than bootable volumes
Windows Vista SP1 supports SSTP, a remote access VPN tunneling protocol that will be part of Microsoft’s RRAS platform, helps provide full-network VPN remote access
connections
Windows Vista SP1 Improves printer management by simplifying printing to a local printer from within a Terminal Server session
Network Diagnostics in Windows Vista SP1 will help users with the most common
file sharing problems, in addition to solving basic problems already supportedWindows Vista SP1 includes an update to Disk Defragmenter so
administrators can control which volumes the disk defragmenter runs on
Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released
updates
Improvements to the administration experience
Support for emerging hardware and standards
DEMOSMulti-volume Support for BitLockerSearch (start menu)Disk DefragmenterUnZip and File Copy Race
Bitlocker Drive Encryption
Disk Defragmenter before SP1
Disk Defragmenter in Windows Vista SP1
Search before Vista SP1
References
Overview of Windows Vista SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
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Notable Changes in Windows Vista SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?
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