Windows Vista is one amongst the streaks of graphical operating systems that are utilized by PC’s (Personal Computers) comprising home as well as business desktops, tablet PC’s, Notebook computers as well media centers. Before the announcement of its launch on 22^nd July, 2005, it was identified from its codename called as ‘Longhorn’. The completion of Windows Vista was done on 8^th November, 2006. Subsequent to 3 months time span, it was issued in phases to computer software and hardware manufacturers, industry clients as well as retail lines.

Windows Vista was released on 30^th January 2007 worldwide. It is accessible for purchase as well as downloads from the website of Microsoft. The invention of Vista comes after over 5 years from the debut of its forerunner called Windows XP. This is perhaps the longest time gap, in which 2 releases are ever done by Microsoft Windows.

Features of Windows Vista:

It contains myriad of retrod and new features, few paramount amongst them includes a modernized graphical customer interface, enhanced searching characteristics, and fresh multimedia conception tools as such Windows DVD maker, as well as entirely redesigned networking, print and audio systems.

The main objective of Windows Vista is to surge the communication levels amidst the home machines network employing peer to peer technology. This enables easier sharing of files amidst devices and PC’s. For the developers, windows vista incorporates version 3.0 of .Net framework. Its main objective is to aid the developers in writing application in a simple manner as compared to conventional Windows API.

The principal objective behind the creation of Windows Vista as per Microsoft is to enhance the security level of operating systems of windows. A major concern with regards to its forerunners was its mutual exploitation on security susceptibility and overall vulnerability to viruses and malware.

Few criticisms faced by Windows Vista revolves around prolonged development time, highly preventive licensing conditions, deficient of some device drivers of hardware, as well as the serviceability of added features as such User Account Control.