Windows Vista Premium editions of Windows 7. Windows Vista Windows Vista is an operating system that was produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs and media center PCs. Development was completed on November 8, 2006, and over the following three months, it was released in stages to computer hardware and software manufacturers, business customers and retail channels. On January 30, 2007, it was released worldwide and was made available for purchase and download from the Windows Marketplace. The release of Windows Vista came more than five years after the introduction of its predecessor,
Management features new to Windows Vista Startup Repair checks for corruption of operating system and other components, such as Boot Configuration Data, disk and file system metadata, the Master Boot Record, and the Windows Registry. Microsoft has stated that the utility is intended to repair over eighty percent of issues. "Package Manager", part of the Windows Vista servicing stack, replaces the previous "Package Installer" (codice_1) and "Update Installer" (codice_2). Microsoft delivers updates for Windows Vista as files and resources only. Package Manager, Windows Update, and the Control Panel item to turn Windows features on and off, all use the Windows Vista servicing stack. Package Manager can