One of Windows Vista's central tenets is to enhance Windows security to such a degree that both power users and novices alike can access networks and information in a secure, protected manner and without worry. Security has been such an obsessive focus...

This is something I really like to see: MS being a conscientious global citizen through innovation by taking into account languages and cultures from across the globe, regardless of their pervasiveness or the size of the "market" they represent. What...

Check this out: we've just today launched a page that clearly explains how to upgrade your existing system in-place from a legacy Windows OS to any Windows Vista version; or, in the case of certain systems, whether you'll need to perform a completely...

You've probably read this elsewhere : Yesterday we released an interim build of Windows Vista, build number 5472, to Windows Vista Technical Beta program participants, members of the Technology Adoption Program (TAP), and MSDN and TechNet subscribers...

You can be forgiven for having missed the fanfare around the kick-off of Windows Test Manager Paul Donnelly's blog, entitled Customer feedback makes for a better Windows ... because there wasn't any. Paul's initial post is unassuming but provocative,...

A lot of work has gone into developing and refining the next version of our server OS, known by some as Windows Server Longhorn. My colleague Eddy Malik informed me that the networking advances are some of the most interesting in this release, among them...

Please let me clarify my previous post from last week on changes to the Windows Vista UI. I've conferred with my colleagues over the weekend (including Arvind Mishra, Senior Product Manager for Windows Vista; incidentally, you can see an interview with...

Here's something near and dear to my heart -- a new Windows Mobile smartphone . (I used to work in the Mobile and Embedded Devices Division.) In this case, it was Japan's Sharp that just put the new unit on the market, the W-Zero3 ES, which is only the...

We've just launched a very cool contest called Develop without Borders that challenges developers around the world to design Microsoft Office business applications supporting non-profit organizations. It was developed as a joint effort with support from...

How does Sidebar Geek do it? I was just putting the finishing touches on a post about the new theme when I found out that Brandon beat me to it . Well great job picking that up! I had a chance to chat with Don Lindsay on the User Experience Team about...

My colleague Jane Ly, a Software Test Engineer on the Windows Mobile team working on the Windows Mobile Device Center, sent along an update on the status of WMDC (replacement to ActiveSync) in Windows Vista and also offers us a tip on a common issue when...

If you have an interest in Tablet PCs or Origami (ultra- mobile ) PCs, then don't miss the latest article posted to the Windows Vista Community site . Terri Stratton , a Microsoft Tablet PC MVP, gives an excellent overview about what's coming in Windows...

What’s the deal with the BitTorrent sites springing up to mirror the Beta 2 release of Windows Vista? As you’re probably aware from reading this blog, we ran into some issues delivering the download of Windows Vista Beta 2 to everyone who wanted to test...

Now that most of you have had the opportunity to request a PID for Windows Vista Beta 2 and download the image itself, it’s time to learn from you what works and what doesn’t work for you in this release. (You have requested your PID already, haven’t...

Good news on the Windows Vista deployment front for all you IT professionals... Many things have changed in Windows Vista that will significantly help ease the deployment processes. These include the new out-of-the-box imaging technologies, the XML...

Microsoft just launched 24 local sites in 16 languages describing our Windows Defender Beta 2 anti-spyware product. These sites allow people around the world to learn about Windows Defender in their native language and offer downloads of Windows Defender...

We've learned that some of you are experiencing problems successfully burning Windows Vista to DVD. It turns out that this is most likely due to the fact that, in your haste to install Windows Vista, some of you are burning the DVD at faster rates than...

The IE7 Team is really going all-out at TechEd in Boston this week to make an impression: From: Matt <snip> To: <snip> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 9:40 PM Subject: TechEd, Day 2 Another great day. We were on fire...literally. Someone...

Please let us underscore a very important point surrounding Windows Vista Beta2 that can be easily overlooked in all the excitement to download and install the code: it is very important that every user activate Windows Vista Beta2 within the first 14...

Windows Vista Beta 2 features built-in support for Windows Mobile-powered devices for the very first time with the new Windows Mobile Device Center. Instead of installing ActiveSync to use our devices, our device drivers are now part of Windows Vista...

There has been much discussion on this blog and others as to how tech enthusiasts can get their hands on the Windows Vista Beta2 release, given the traffic that the download site is experiencing. We want to let you know that we are pumping out bits as...

To help you explore Windows Vista, we have created a list of tasks for you to try. To access the list and provide feedback on your experience, visit the Windows Vista Scenario Voting site. And if there's something that you like or dislike in this pre...

Today Microsoft Windows formally announced public availability of Windows Vista Beta 2. In a nod to community and blogs, Windows announced it first on The Hive : “As members of The Hive, you are some of Microsoft’s most technically-savvy and enthusiastic...

Our Windows Media Center team has announced that the Beta 2 version of Windows Media Center SDK has been released; you can get this Beta 2 SDK at connect.microsoft.com or on MSDN currently. The Beta 2 SDK marks a huge jump in quality and usability...

On Tuesday of this week at WinHEC in Seattle we launched the Beta2 releases of Windows Vista, Windows Server and Office 2007. Take a minute to find out more about the features included in this milestone release of Windows Vista, including: Enhanced...