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A Look at Performance Changes in Windows Vista SP1

A Look at Performance Changes in Windows Vista SP1. Ranjana Jain IT Pro Evangelist | Microsoft India http://ranjanajain.spaces.live.com. Today’s Talk. Major Companies Are Moving To Windows Vista Now 88M licenses of Windows Vista sold as of our most recent quarterly earnings announcement

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A Look at Performance Changes in Windows Vista SP1

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  1. A Look at Performance Changes in Windows Vista SP1 Ranjana Jain IT Pro Evangelist | Microsoft India http://ranjanajain.spaces.live.com

  2. Today’s Talk

  3. 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 Ever Windows Vista had fewer security issues in its first six months (12 total) than Windows XP had in its first six months (36 total) Windows Vista Momentum Is Strong

  4. The Windows Experience Gets Better Continuously, Thanks To Improvements From Multiple Channels • Ongoing Improvements to Windows • Improved Device Coverage and • Driver Quality Windows Experience • Application CompatibilityImprovements

  5. Instrumentation Provides Unprecendented Visibility Customer Experience Improvement Program Anonymous information regarding performance, configuration and usage Reliability Analysis Component Internet Anonymous information regarding distribution and impact of reliability issues Windows Error Reporting Anonymous information regarding application crashes and system issues Problem Reports and Solutions Online Crash Analysis Guidance regarding how to resolve issues recently observed Anonymous information regarding system crashes (BSODs)

  6. Instrumentation Provides Unprecendented Visibility Customer Experience Improvement Program Anonymous information regarding performance, configuration and usage Reliability Analysis Component Internet Anonymous information regarding distribution and impact of reliability issues Windows Error Reporting Anonymous information regarding application crashes and system issues Problem Reports and Solutions Online Crash Analysis Guidance regarding how to resolve issues recently observed Anonymous information regarding system crashes (BSODs)

  7. The Windows Experience Gets Better Continuously, Thanks To Improvements From Multiple Channels • Ongoing Improvements to Windows • Improved Device Coverage and • Driver Quality Windows Experience • Application CompatibilityImprovements

  8. 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 engagement Robust tools at OS Launch to help assess and mitigate application compatibility problems Microsoft Is Making Steady Progress Resolving Application Compatibility Issues Over 100 Key Enterprise Application Blocking Deployments have been Remediated More than 2200 applications have the Windows Logo Logoed Applications

  9. Device Coverage Continues To Grow Rapidly • Windows Vista supports the vast majority of device IDs in the ecosystem. • Number of Logoed Devices exceeds 15,000 and growth is outpacing Windows XP Number of logoed system submissions

  10. 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 Update • Many 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

  11. The Windows Experience Gets Better Continuously, Thanks To Improvements From Multiple Channels • Ongoing Improvements to Windows • Improved Device Coverage and • Driver Quality Windows Experience • Windows Vista SP1 • Application CompatibilityImprovements

  12. 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 features • Built and tested to enable smooth transitions for applications from Windows Vista RTM to Windows Vista SP1

  13. Windows Vista SP1 Makes Improvements In Areas Most Important To Our Customers • Support for emerging hardware and standards Improvements to the administration experience Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released updates

  14. 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 Support for emerging hardware and standards Improvements to the administration experience Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released updates

  15. 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 Support for emerging hardware and standards Improvements to the administration experience Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released updates

  16. 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 supported • Windows Vista SP1 includes an update to Disk Defragmenter so administrators can control which volumes the disk defragmenter runs on Support for emerging hardware and standards Improvements to the administration experience Reliability, performance, and compatibility improvements, including all previously released updates

  17. DEMOS • Multi-volume Support for BitLocker • Search (start menu) • Disk Defragmenter • UnZip and File Copy Race

  18. Bitlocker Drive Encryption

  19. Disk Defragmenter before SP1

  20. Disk Defragmenter in Windows Vista SP1

  21. Search before Vista SP1

  22. References • Overview of Windows Vista SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=39B802EA-B2CF-4585-8CEA-2CC6A6247CB3&displaylang=en • Notable Changes in Windows Vista SP1 http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=d69c4e1b-c81a-41be-b1f5-66e615ba5912&DisplayLang=en

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