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Microsoft originally expected to ship Vista sometime late in 2003 as a minor step between Windows XP (codenamed "Whistler") and the next planned major release of Windows, code-named "Blackcomb".
Full disk encryption feature introduced in Windows Vista and present in subsequent versions that utilizes the Trusted Platform Module to perform integrity checking prior to operating system startup. Assistant — Cortana: An intelligent personal assistant included with Windows 10, named after an artificial intelligence character in Halo: Cougar
Windows Vista is a major release of the Windows NT operating system developed by Microsoft. It was the direct successor to Windows XP, released five years earlier, which was then the longest time span between successive releases of Microsoft Windows.
Version 2004, announced as the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, codenamed 20H1, was released on May 27, 2020. It introduces several new features such as renaming virtual desktops, GPU temperature control and type of disk on task manager, chat-based interface and window appearance for Cortana, and cloud reinstalling and quick searches (depends from ...
For operating systems prior to Vista, an optical drive must be capable of reading CD media, while in Windows Vista onwards, such a drive must be DVD-compatible. The drive may be detached after installing Windows.
The first five versions of Windows–Windows 1.0, Windows 2.0, Windows 2.1, Windows 3.0, and Windows 3.1–were all based on MS-DOS, and were aimed at both consumers and businesses.
Windows Desktop Gadgets (called Windows Sidebar in Windows Vista) is a discontinued widget engine for Microsoft Gadgets. Desktop Gadgets have been replaced by Windows 10 Taskbar Widgets. It was introduced with Windows Vista, in which it features a sidebar anchored to the side of the desktop.
The Blue Screen of Death in Windows 10 (1607 onwards) and Windows 11, which includes a sad emoticon, an error code and a QR code for quick troubleshooting. The word "PC" was changed to "device" starting with version 2004 onwards.
New code for Windows Vista was developed with the SDL methodology, and all existing code was reviewed and refactored to improve security.
The Windows 10 2022 Update (codenamed "22H2") is the thirteenth and final major update to Windows 10. It carries the build number 10.0.19045. The first preview was released to Insiders who opted in to the Release Preview Channel on July 28, 2022. The update began rolling out on October 18, 2022.