In order to welcome the Windows
Vista
SP1 public beta, Microsoft today announced a 17-page Windows
Vista
SP1 Improvements List, this list outlines Vista
upgrades to All details after SP1 change.
Some of the details have been previously published, but there are still some details that we did not know before. It is expected that the final version of SP1 and this version will not be very different. Surprisingly, the SP1 public beta has included some performance improvements. It is reported that Windows
Vista
SP1 will include improvements in hardware support, reliability improvements, performance and power consumption improvements, and security upgrades.
Hardware Support Hardening
Add new industry standard, UEFI (UnifIEd Extensible Firmware Interface) support. Will allow Windows
Vista
SP1 to be installed on GPT format hard disk and on UEFI-equipped platform Can wake up from hibernation normally.
Join EFI network support that supports X64 platform.
Join MSDASQL support for 64-bit systems and will exist as a "bridge" that allows OLEDB to use ODBC drivers, simplifying 32-bit applications The process of moving to a 64-bit platform.
Added Direct3D 10.1 support, updated Direct3D 10 API extensions. Supported new hardware features, enabling 3D applications and game developers to more fully and efficiently utilize next-generation graphics hardware.
Added exFAT support, a new file system that supports larger disk partitions and large files. This file format will be used on flash storage devices and consumer electronics.
Add SD Advanced DMA ( ADMA) support, an SD-compliant controller, this new transfer controller with predictable features can improve performance and reduce CPU share.
Strongly create DVD boot disk function, this single-disc DVD boot disk can be used for PCs with BiOS system or EFI system.
Enhanced high-density drive support and replacement of icons and labels to help identify HD DVD or Blu-ray drive.
Enhanced Windows
Media Center Extender support, such as digital TV and network DVD players can now be connected to a computer equipped with Windows
Media Center.
Enhanced Mepg- 2 decoders to support content protection systems. Now the media center is equipped with cable digital TV tuner support. In addition, this update also upgrades some hardware hard decoding acceleration capabilities.
Enhanced Netproj.exe to adjust the desktop size Ability to be compatible with most network projectors connected to Windows
SP1 solves most users using Windows
error reporting in Windows
The proposed window crashes. These window crashes include Windows
Calendar, Windows
Media Player, and some Windows
Vista
drivers.
Improve reliability and prevent Data loss issues on NTFS file system for mobile media devices.
Improve IPsec reliability over IPv6 connections to ensure that all Network Neighborhoods see that RFC traffic does not contain IPsec.
The next driver enters the sleep state and causes the transmission data to be incomplete. Make sure that the driver commands the sleep state after not discarding any data packets.
Improve the connection success rate of the wireless device (ad-hoc connection method)
If you use Windows
Meeting application or Remote Assistance application, and both computers have a point-to-point connection success rate behind the firewall.
Improve Windows
Vista
Built-in file backup solution, support English, French and Spanish encrypted file backup.
Improved SRT (Startup Repair Tool) function in Windows
Restore Environment (WinRE), now it is possible to fix the problem that the operating system cannot be started due to missing files.
User After selecting the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP), it is not affected by the upgrade, that is, users do not need to choose whether to join the customer experience after upgrading to SP1. Good plan.