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Microsoft Support Life-Cycle

For Microsoft’s product support life-cycle policies, see support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/.

Supported service packs and release dates appear at support.microsoft.com/gp/lifesupsps.

Some service pack release histories are listed at support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];sp&.

Windows

Windows Client

The major changes planned for Windows Vista are summarized in “Longhorn Becoming Compelling Vista” on page 3 of the Nov. 2005 Update.

Significant changes to tighten the security of Windows are detailed in “User Account Control to Limit Vista Exploits” on page 3 of the Feb. 2006 Update.

A description of how Vista guards against lost or stolen computers is provided in “Vista BitLocker Encrypts Windows Volume” on page 3 of the June 2006 Update.

Changes to Windows setup and other deployment improvements are described in “Windows Vista Setup Eases Deployment” on page 3 of the July 2006 Update.

Improvements to Group Policy and other management technologies in Windows Vista are described in “Windows Vista Improves Desktop Management” on page 3 of the Aug. 2006 Update.

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