Updated: July 11, 2020 (March 20, 2006)
Analyst ReportWindows Vista Feature Complete
The Feb. 2006 Community Technology Preview (CTP) marks a major milestone in the Windows Vista development process: the first feature-complete public release, meaning that all the features are coded and exposed for testing and evaluation. The Windows team has announced it will use a series of more frequently released and widely available CTPs to augment traditional beta releases, and although this is the first CTP to include all the features, it should be noted that some features could still change substantially between now and the final release of Windows Vista later this year.
Why Evaluate This CTP?
Microsoft has labeled the fourth Windows Vista CTP, released in Feb. 2006, as an Enterprise CTP to signal large organizations that they should begin their evaluations. But this CTP also represents an important release for hardware and software developers, who need to ensure that their products will work with Windows Vista, as this CTP also includes an updated Windows SDK and Windows driver kit (WDK).
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