Nicholas Rayner pointed out (via Twitter linking back to his blog) a new article available for download on Microsoft.com looking at 5 misunderstood features in Windows Vista today. Download: 5 Misunderstood Features in Windows Vista Those 5 misunderstood features include: User Account Control (UAC) Image Management Display Driver ...

  When we talk about application compatibility for our large customers, it goes beyond making sure the latest game or end user application works. Our enterprise customers sometimes have hundreds of thousands of PCs to manage. That means a lot of different applications, from many different companies, some custom and some customized. To ...

Windows Vista Week has begun at Channel 9 and Channel 10.  Over on Channel 9 they're covering Windows Vista from the developer side, focusing on building apps for Windows Vista as a user-centric operating system.  What technologies underlying Windows Vista make it what it is for the user?  And what can developers get out of those ...

Hi I'm Peg McNicol, the product manager for application compatibility in Windows Vista. In the midst of all the excitement around the general availability of Windows Vista, it's almost strange to talk about IT Pro & developer tools, but if you are an IT Pro, or developer, this should be pretty exciting too. Today the final version of the ...

eWeek Labs recently took some time to dig deeper into Windows Vista’s User Access Control (UAC), praising Microsoft for their dedication to securing Windows Vista.  ''With Vista's UAC, Microsoft has finally gotten serious about securing the Windows operating system by limiting a user's rights during day-to-day computer usage,'' Andrew Garcia ...

Windows Vista notifies you when an application needs to run as administrator with User Account Protection.

Protect standard users from running applications as administrator without your consent using User Account Protection.