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April 12, 2006
9:30 A.M.–10:30 A.M. Pacific Time
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to get a preview of Microsoft Windows Vista, this webcast introduces some of the new features and capabilities, focusing on features designed with the enterprise in mind.

April 12, 2006
11:30 A.M.–12:30 P.M. Pacific Time
For those of you who haven’t had a chance to get a preview of Microsoft Windows Vista, this webcast introduces some of the new features and capabilities. This webcast focuses on features designed with small and medium-sized businesses in mind.

Explore the enhancements and new features in Windows Vista that can help benefit you and your organization. Major categories of improvements include security, reliability, performance, deployment, and manageability.

Use this high-level user's guide to learn about building and deploying desktops using the Beta 1 release of Windows Vista delivered as part of the Beta 1 program.

Discover some of the key reasons why your company should consider upgrading to Windows Vista.

Read this guide to understand the hardware requirements for Windows Vista.

This guide provides an overview of new features and improvements in Group Policy, including greater coverage of policy settings and extensions, better network awareness and reliability, and easier administration.

This guide discusses the simple scenario of dictating a document and giving voice commands.

Find out about Windows Shared View and how to use it, including firewall configuration.

This guide is an early draft of the Windows Mobile Device Center Step-by-Step Guide for Windows Vista to help support the Technology Adoption Program.

Read frequently asked questions about BCD store, which was created to provide an improved mechanism for describing boot configuration data.

Get industry news and reviews regarding the newest version of the Microsoft client operating system.

A series of featured articles written by industry experts to answer common questions about Windows Vista.

Features discussed on this site are subject to change. Some features may not be included in the final product due to marketing, technical, or other reasons.