<s>
While	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
contains	O
many	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
capabilities	O
and	O
certain	O
programs	O
that	O
were	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
previous	O
Windows	O
versions	O
up	B-Device
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
were	O
removed	O
or	O
changed	O
–	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
later	O
re-introduced	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
earlier	O
versions	O
but	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Briefcase	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
allows	O
synchronizing	O
items	O
across	O
multiple	O
computers	O
and	O
a	O
removable	O
media	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Briefcase	I-Application
cannot	O
sync	O
files	O
or	O
folders	O
in	O
locations	O
protected	O
by	O
User	O
Account	O
Control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grouping	O
items	O
by	O
name	O
in	O
Explorer	O
no	O
longer	O
groups	O
them	O
under	O
each	O
individual	O
letter	O
of	O
the	O
alphabet	O
(	O
A	O
,	O
B	O
,	O
C	O
...	O
Z	O
)	O
like	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
hidden	O
files	O
are	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
shown	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
the	O
Status	O
bar	O
does	O
not	O
report	O
how	O
many	O
hidden	O
files	O
are	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
after	O
setting	O
the	O
ForceCopyAclwithFile	O
and	O
MoveSecurityAttributes	O
values	O
as	O
documented	O
in	O
KB310316	O
,	O
permissions	O
are	O
not	O
retained/copied	O
when	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
is	O
used	O
to	O
copy	O
or	O
move	O
objects	O
across	O
volumes	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thumbnail	O
support	O
for	O
.HTM	B-Language
,	O
.HTML	B-Language
,	O
.MHT	O
and	O
.URL	O
files	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ctrl+Enter	O
on	O
the	O
selected	O
folder	O
no	O
longer	O
opens	O
it	O
in	O
a	O
new	O
Explorer	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
column	O
by	O
which	O
items	O
are	O
sorted	O
is	O
not	O
highlighted	O
unlike	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
address	O
bar	O
dropdown	O
displays	O
recently	O
visited	O
folder	O
or	O
file	B-Application
paths	I-Application
typed	O
into	O
the	O
address	O
bar	O
and	O
websites	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
show	O
the	O
complete	O
top	O
level	O
file	O
hierarchy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
instead	O
shows	O
the	O
window	O
menu	O
just	O
like	O
left	O
click	O
or	O
Alt+Space	O
does	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Up	B-Device
toolbar	O
button	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
one	O
to	O
jump	O
to	O
a	O
parent	O
folder	O
in	O
the	O
address	O
hierarchy	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
set	O
NTFS	B-Application
security	O
ACLs	O
,	O
ownership	O
and	O
audit	O
permissions	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
selected	O
item	O
using	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
because	O
the	O
Security	O
tab	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Properties	O
for	O
multiple	O
selected	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
justification	O
would	O
also	O
apply	O
to	O
all	O
other	O
batch	O
actions	O
on	O
multiple	O
selected	O
files	O
such	O
as	O
setting	O
attributes	O
,	O
using	O
NTFS	B-Application
compression	O
or	O
Encrypting	O
File	B-Application
System	I-Application
where	O
a	O
different	O
UAC	O
prompt	O
is	O
displayed	O
and	O
the	O
batch	O
action	O
is	O
not	O
disallowed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
this	O
API	O
removed	O
,	O
folder	O
sizes	O
cannot	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
a	O
column	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
Details	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Icons	O
of	O
any	O
16-bit	B-Device
files	O
including	O
New	O
Executables	O
or	O
DLLs	O
are	O
not	O
extracted	O
by	O
Explorer	O
(	O
or	O
any	O
other	O
32-bit	O
process	O
)	O
even	O
in	O
32-bit	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
are	O
not	O
displayed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shell	O
's	O
Change	O
icon	O
dialog	O
cannot	O
browse	O
16-bit	B-Device
icon	O
libraries	O
and	O
DLLs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Favorites	O
menu	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Explorer	O
(	O
not	O
from	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
)	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
Explorer-specific	O
Favorite	O
Links	O
in	O
the	O
folder	O
navigation	O
pane	O
(	O
tree	O
view	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Favorites	O
can	O
now	O
only	O
store	O
folder	O
location	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
Favorites	O
menu	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
which	O
also	O
supported	O
program	O
and	O
file	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
metadata	O
at	O
the	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
level	O
–	O
such	O
as	O
description	O
,	O
author	O
,	O
tags	O
,	O
rating	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
display	O
the	O
full	B-Application
path	I-Application
in	O
the	O
title	O
bar	O
when	O
Aero	O
Glass	O
is	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Aero	O
Glass	O
is	O
disabled	O
,	O
the	O
full	B-Application
path	I-Application
can	O
be	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
title	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	B-Application
path	I-Application
can	O
be	O
shown	O
in	O
the	O
address	O
bar	O
regardless	O
of	O
the	O
status	O
of	O
Aero	O
,	O
by	O
clicking	O
to	O
the	O
right	O
of	O
the	O
breadcrumbs	O
or	O
pressing	O
Alt+D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
this	O
has	O
no	O
effect	O
on	O
third-party	O
compression	O
tools	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
WinZip	B-Application
or	O
7-Zip	B-Language
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
can	O
no	O
longer	O
open	O
ZIP	O
files	O
that	O
are	O
protected	O
with	O
a	O
password	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
functions	O
available	O
in	O
filmstrip	O
view	O
such	O
as	O
rotating	O
photos	O
and	O
navigating	O
using	O
Next	O
and	O
Forward	O
buttons	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
enabling	O
a	O
folder	O
for	O
web	O
sharing	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Information	I-Application
Services	I-Application
via	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
interface	O
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
drive	B-General_Concept
mapping	I-General_Concept
dialog	O
box	O
no	O
longer	O
allows	O
a	O
network	B-Application
path	I-Application
to	O
be	O
mapped	O
without	O
assigning	O
a	O
local	O
drive	O
letter	O
to	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
view	O
the	O
Properties	O
of	O
an	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
left	O
pane	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
using	O
Alt+Enter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
browse	O
a	O
domain	B-General_Concept
or	O
workgroup	O
through	O
a	O
tree	O
view	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
list	O
can	O
be	O
"	O
filtered	O
"	O
to	O
display	O
only	O
computers	O
from	O
the	O
desired	O
domain	B-General_Concept
,	O
but	O
the	O
list	O
is	O
still	O
populated	O
with	O
all	O
computers	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
slowing	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
available	O
from	O
Windows	O
95	O
up	B-Device
to	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
more	O
simplified	O
option	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
file	O
associations	O
,	O
called	O
Default	O
Programs	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Control	B-Application
Panel	I-Application
,	O
this	O
option	O
only	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
default	O
action	O
that	O
occurs	O
when	O
they	O
double	O
click	O
a	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manual	O
registry	B-Protocol
editing	I-Protocol
or	O
third-party	O
software	O
is	O
now	O
required	O
to	O
choose	O
default	O
programs	O
,	O
change	O
file	O
type	O
icons	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
advanced	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Open	O
With	O
dialog	O
box	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
corresponding	O
Default	O
Programs	O
API	O
which	O
limits	O
only	O
one	O
registered	O
application	O
to	O
be	O
set	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
up	B-Device
to	O
four	O
2D	O
images	O
could	O
be	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
All	O
Programs	O
menu	O
in	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
Start	O
menu	O
into	O
flyout	O
cascading	O
menus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subfolders	O
inside	O
the	O
All	O
Programs	O
menu	O
in	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
Start	O
menu	O
cannot	O
be	O
opened	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
by	O
double	O
clicking	O
as	O
was	O
possible	O
with	O
the	O
XP	B-Application
Start	O
menu	O
or	O
Classic	O
Start	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Holding	O
down	O
the	O
SHIFT	O
key	O
while	O
clicking	O
an	O
item	O
to	O
retain	O
the	O
Start	O
menu	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
the	O
Vista	B-Application
Start	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Vista	B-Application
Start	O
Menu	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
expanding	O
Connect	O
To	O
and	O
Printers	O
for	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
network	O
connections	O
or	O
print/fax	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
to	O
configure	O
Recycle	B-Application
Bin	I-Application
maximum	O
allocated	O
size	O
globally	O
(	O
across	O
all	O
drives	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
and	O
the	O
equivalent	O
Group	O
Policy	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recycle	B-Application
Bin	I-Application
maximum	O
size	O
must	O
be	O
configured	O
individually	O
for	O
each	O
drive	O
in	O
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
functionality	O
of	O
the	O
shell	O
namespace	O
extension	O
for	O
the	O
Downloaded	O
Program	O
Files	O
folder	O
which	O
hosts	O
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
is	O
broken	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveX	B-Application
controls	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
show	O
"	O
Update	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Delete	O
"	O
context	O
menu	O
verbs	O
when	O
right	O
clicked	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
option	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
Windows	O
2000/XP	O
style	O
"	O
Fade	O
"	O
animation	O
for	O
menus	O
and	O
tooltips	O
and	O
the	O
Windows	O
98/Me	O
style	O
"	O
Scroll	O
"	O
animation	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
still	O
possible	O
to	O
switch	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
options	O
by	O
registry	B-Protocol
editing	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
functions	O
such	O
as	O
shell	O
execute	O
hooks	O
and	O
named	O
exports	O
have	O
been	O
deprecated	O
or	O
removed	O
from	O
shell32.dll	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
Script	O
Host	O
WshShell.SendKeys( )	O
method	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
SendKeys( )	O
function	O
in	O
development	O
environments	O
such	O
as	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
6	I-Language
,	O
no	O
longer	O
work	O
on	O
Vista	B-Application
when	O
UAC	O
is	O
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
of	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
work	O
around	O
the	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
to	O
copy	O
text	O
fragments	O
and	O
other	O
similar	O
objects	O
from	O
a	O
document	O
,	O
and	O
paste	O
them	O
to	O
a	O
folder	O
as	O
a	O
file	O
(	O
called	O
a	O
shell	O
scrap	O
object	O
or	O
"	O
Document	O
shortcut	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
actually	O
an	O
OLE	B-Operating_System
object	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
other	O
dynamic	O
web	O
content	O
such	O
as	O
HTML	B-Language
or	O
HTA	B-Application
files	O
can	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
desktop	O
,	O
although	O
Windows	O
DreamScene	O
(	O
exclusively	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Ultimate	O
)	O
allows	O
using	O
videos	O
as	O
the	O
background	O
and	O
dynamic	O
web	O
content	O
can	O
run	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sidebar	B-Application
gadgets	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Snap	O
To	O
mouse	O
pointer	O
option	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
pointer	O
automatically	O
to	O
the	O
default	O
button	O
in	O
a	O
dialog	O
is	O
broken	O
on	O
many	O
system	O
and	O
application	O
dialog	O
boxes	O
and	O
windows	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
search	O
feature	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Search	I-Application
does	O
not	O
display	O
information	O
about	O
the	O
location	O
being	O
searched	O
in	O
the	O
status	O
bar	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
case	O
sensitive	O
search	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
Search	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
search	O
feature	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Search	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
searches	O
an	O
item	O
's	O
NTFS	B-Application
Alternate	O
Data	O
Stream	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
About	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
dialog	O
no	O
longer	O
displays	O
the	O
latest	O
installed	O
cumulative	O
update	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Update	O
Versions	O
"	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
corrected	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
9	O
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
is	O
no	O
longer	O
integrated	O
with	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
seen	O
in	O
Internet	O
Explorer	O
7/8	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
same	O
for	O
users	O
with	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
or	O
higher	O
on	O
other	O
supported	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
maximum	O
size	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Temporary	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Files	I-Application
"	O
folder	O
(	O
downloaded	O
files	O
cache	O
)	O
is	O
limited	O
to	O
1024	O
MB	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
applies	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
on	O
other	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
old	O
and	O
little-used	O
technologies	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
:	O
DirectAnimation	B-Application
support	O
,	O
CDF	B-Application
,	O
view-source	O
protocol	O
handlers	O
and	O
40-bit	O
SSL	B-Protocol
ciphers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
the	O
WinNT.sif	O
file	O
allowed	O
relocating	O
"	O
Documents	O
and	O
Settings	O
"	O
to	O
another	O
partition	O
than	O
C	O
:	O
before	O
Windows	O
installation	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
further	O
alleviates	O
this	O
issue	O
by	O
introducing	O
Libraries	O
which	O
allow	O
user	O
's	O
data	O
to	O
be	O
located	O
on	O
another	O
partition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Shell	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
do	O
not	O
support	O
per-user	O
app	O
installs	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
UAC	O
prompt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
corrected	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
an	O
administrator	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
unlock	O
the	O
computer	O
when	O
another	O
standard	O
user	O
has	O
locked	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Protected	O
Storage	O
(	O
PStore	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
deprecated	O
and	O
therefore	O
made	O
read-only	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
existing	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Outlook	B-Application
2002	I-Application
which	O
used	O
PStore	O
are	O
unable	O
to	O
save	O
passwords	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
classic	O
logon	O
and	O
Ctrl+Alt+Del	O
enforcement	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
through	O
Group	O
Policy	O
,	O
the	O
classic	O
logon	O
prompt	O
cannot	O
be	O
made	O
to	O
appear	O
by	O
pressing	O
Ctrl+Alt+Del	O
at	O
the	O
Welcome	O
screen	O
twice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
the	O
classic	O
logon	O
being	O
removed	O
,	O
domain	B-General_Concept
names	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
populated	O
on	O
the	O
logon	O
screen	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
selected	O
from	O
a	O
drop	O
down	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
run	O
a	O
Control	B-Application
Panel	I-Application
applet	O
as	O
a	O
different	O
user	O
by	O
using	O
Shift+Right	O
click	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
IgnoreShiftOverride	O
registry	B-Protocol
value	O
is	O
ignored	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
16-bit	B-Device
applications	O
launched	O
with	O
administrator-level	O
privileges	O
always	O
run	O
in	O
their	O
own	O
memory	O
space	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
launched	O
via	O
"	O
Start	O
/Shared	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
command	O
line	O
or	O
if	O
the	O
CREATE_SEPARATE_WOW_VDM	O
flag	O
is	O
specified	O
with	O
the	O
CreateProcess( )	O
API	O
;	O
16-bit	B-Device
inter-process	B-Operating_System
communication	I-Operating_System
therefore	O
only	O
works	O
for	O
non-elevated	O
processes	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
memory	O
space	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
launched	O
from	O
a	O
command	O
prompt	O
started	O
with	O
alternate	O
credentials	O
using	O
RunAs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
also	O
true	O
for	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
7	I-Application
running	O
under	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
(	O
it	O
can	O
,	O
but	O
you	O
must	O
type	O
the	O
complete	O
path	O
to	O
the	O
executable	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
IEXPLORE	B-Application
or	O
IEXPLORE.EXE	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
User	O
Account	O
Control	O
is	O
enabled	O
,	O
any	O
process	O
started	O
with	O
Administrator-level	O
privileges	O
does	O
not	O
inherit	O
the	O
drive	B-General_Concept
mappings	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	O
interactively	O
logged	O
on	O
user	O
,	O
despite	O
the	O
same	O
account	O
being	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
lead	O
to	O
scenarios	O
where	O
non-UAC	O
processes	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
have	O
access	O
to	O
an	O
application	O
on	O
a	O
network	O
drive	O
,	O
but	O
insufficient	O
permissions	O
to	O
execute	O
it	O
;	O
conversely	O
,	O
the	O
UAC-elevated	O
process	O
has	O
sufficient	O
local	O
permissions	O
,	O
but	O
cannot	O
see	O
the	O
network	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Winlogon	O
Notification	O
Packages	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
machines	O
now	O
show	O
the	O
same	O
wallpaper	O
at	O
the	O
logon	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
security	O
concerns	O
,	O
the	O
All	O
Users	O
screen	B-General_Concept
saver	I-General_Concept
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
changed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
Replacing	O
the	O
screen	B-General_Concept
saver	I-General_Concept
was	O
a	O
common	O
method	O
of	O
unauthorized	O
privilege	O
escalation	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
security	O
concerns	O
,	O
system	O
services	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
natively	O
interact	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
desktop	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cached	O
roaming	B-General_Concept
profiles	I-General_Concept
cannot	O
be	O
deleted	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
as	O
this	O
renders	O
the	O
account	O
unable	O
to	O
logon	O
to	O
the	O
workstation	O
again	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
the	O
account	O
is	O
also	O
removed	O
from	O
"	O
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE	O
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows	O
NT	O
\CurrentVersion\ProfileList	O
 "	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
supported	O
method	O
of	O
manually	O
deleting	O
a	O
roaming	B-General_Concept
profile	I-General_Concept
is	O
via	O
the	O
System	O
applet	O
of	O
the	O
Control	B-Application
Panel	I-Application
or	O
via	O
the	O
commandline	O
DelProf	O
utility	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
the	O
DeleteProfile( )	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
stored	O
password	O
of	O
a	O
domain	B-General_Concept
in	O
Stored	O
User	O
Names	O
and	O
Passwords	O
while	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
workgroup	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Stored	O
User	O
Names	O
and	O
Passwords	O
credential	O
manager	O
does	O
not	O
accept	O
the	O
<Domain>	O
\*	O
syntax	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
wildcard	O
all	O
passwords	O
in	O
a	O
domain	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
Display	I-Device
Driver	I-Device
Model	I-Device
(	O
WDDM	B-Device
)	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
all	O
DOS	O
video	O
modes	O
and	O
therefore	O
DOS-based	O
and	O
Win32	B-Application
console	I-Application
programs	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
run	O
in	O
full-screen	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Driver	O
Model	O
(	O
XPDM	O
)	O
graphics	O
drivers	O
are	O
installed	O
or	O
if	O
booted	O
into	O
safe	B-Operating_System
mode	I-Operating_System
,	O
console	O
programs	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
in	O
full-screen	O
mode	O
,	O
however	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
DWM	O
and	O
therefore	O
Windows	O
Aero	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
however	O
,	O
saves	O
settings	O
for	O
all	O
console	O
windows	O
without	O
asking	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragging	O
and	O
dropping	O
a	O
folder	O
or	O
file	O
into	O
a	O
Win32	B-Application
console	I-Application
window	O
no	O
longer	O
pastes	O
the	O
path	O
of	O
the	O
folder	O
or	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
Windows	O
Aero	O
,	O
all	O
GDI	B-Operating_System
,	O
GDI+	O
and	O
DirectDraw	O
applications	O
run	O
in	O
the	O
new	O
compositing	B-Operating_System
window	I-Operating_System
manager	I-Operating_System
known	O
as	O
Desktop	O
Window	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GDI	B-Operating_System
or	O
DirectDraw	O
render	O
paths	O
are	O
redirected	O
through	O
DWM	O
;	O
however	O
GDI	B-Operating_System
or	O
DirectDraw	O
are	O
not	O
hardware-accelerated	B-General_Concept
when	O
they	O
are	O
redirected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Device
Display	I-Device
Driver	I-Device
Model	I-Device
specification	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
horizontal	O
and	O
vertical	O
desktop	O
spanned	O
modes	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
stretching	O
the	O
desktop	O
across	O
multiple	O
monitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
Display	I-Device
Driver	I-Device
Model	I-Device
(	O
WDDM	B-Device
)	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
two	O
different	O
display	O
adapters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
using	O
two	O
display	O
adapters	O
,	O
both	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
WDDM	B-Device
driver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
still	O
supports	O
XPDM	O
drivers	O
,	O
a	O
WDDM	B-Device
driver	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
Aero	O
user	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
restricts	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
memory	O
DPMI	O
programs	O
can	O
have	O
to	O
32	O
MB	O
(	O
33,554,432	O
bytes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
certain	O
CRT	O
monitors	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
no	O
longer	O
support	O
refresh	O
rates	O
higher	O
than	O
85Hz	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
a	O
different	O
hardware	O
or	O
software	O
MIDI	O
synthesizer	O
other	O
than	O
the	O
default	O
Microsoft	O
GS	O
Wavetable	O
SW	O
Synth	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
user	O
interface	O
for	O
audio	O
configuration	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
output	O
MIDI	O
synth	O
or	O
output	O
device	O
port	O
can	O
be	O
selected	O
only	O
by	O
editing	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
or	O
using	O
third	O
party	O
MIDI	O
default	O
output	O
device	O
configuration	O
tools	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
not	O
all	O
MIDI	O
synths	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
was	O
based	O
on	O
DirectSound	B-Device
which	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
accelerated	I-General_Concept
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
also	O
is	O
software-emulated	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
partially	O
rectified	O
(	O
but	O
not	O
corrected	O
)	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
when	O
toast	O
notifications	O
became	O
prevalent	O
(	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
case	O
where	O
all	O
balloon	O
notifications	O
have	O
been	O
changed	O
to	O
toast	O
notifications	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
balloon	O
notifications	O
still	O
remain	O
silent	O
even	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sounds	O
do	O
not	O
play	O
for	O
the	O
Classic	O
Start	O
menu	O
anymore	O
,	O
even	O
though	O
sounds	O
have	O
been	O
assigned	O
to	O
"	O
Menu	O
command	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Menu	O
popup	O
"	O
events	O
in	O
Sound	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
SAPI	O
5.1	O
and	O
SAPI	O
5.2	O
voices	O
and	O
applications	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
minimize	O
the	O
volume	O
control	O
window	O
or	O
change	O
its	O
size	O
using	O
Ctrl+S	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
essentially	O
,	O
audio	O
would	O
be	O
"	O
broadcast	O
"	O
to	O
all	O
the	O
audio	O
endpoints	O
at	O
once	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
new	O
audio	O
engine	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
changes	O
this	O
behaviour	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basically	O
,	O
audio	O
can	O
be	O
sent	O
only	O
to	O
the	O
specific	O
endpoint	O
that	O
the	O
system	O
has	O
set	O
by	O
default	O
,	O
or	O
which	O
the	O
user	O
has	O
configured	O
via	O
the	O
Control	B-Application
Panel	I-Application
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
this	O
new	O
audio	O
behavior	O
provides	O
separate	O
digital	B-General_Concept
signal	I-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
(	O
DSP	O
)	O
capabilities	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
limiting	O
in	O
cases	O
where	O
audio	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
to	O
multiple	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
headphones	O
,	O
speakers	O
,	O
HDMI	O
out	O
to	O
AV	O
receiver	O
or	O
analog	O
audio	O
to	O
one	O
device	O
and	O
digital	O
to	O
another	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
drops	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Caller	O
ID	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Sound	O
Control	B-Application
Panel	I-Application
applet	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
preview	O
a	O
sound	O
from	O
the	O
Browse	O
dialog	O
box	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
eliminated	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Sound	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
sounds	O
,	O
change	O
the	O
speed	O
,	O
add	O
an	O
echo	O
,	O
play	O
in	O
reverse	O
mode	O
,	O
inserting	O
or	O
mixing	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Sound	I-Application
Recorder	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
saves	O
to	O
wave	O
(	O
.wav	O
)	O
format	O
anymore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
,	O
it	O
saves	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Media	I-Application
Audio	I-Application
(	O
.wma	O
)	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Home	O
Basic	O
N	O
and	O
Business	O
N	O
variants	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
the	O
wave	O
format	O
is	O
still	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wave	O
format	O
would	O
become	O
the	O
default	O
format	O
again	O
in	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
's	O
Voice	B-Application
Recorder	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	B-Device
Speaker	I-Device
is	O
now	O
deprecated	O
and	O
all	O
programs	O
utilizing	O
PC	B-Device
Speaker	I-Device
will	O
now	O
be	O
redirected	O
to	O
the	O
existing	O
default	O
playback	O
device	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Buttons	O
to	O
always	O
show	O
full-screen	O
controls	O
,	O
show	O
or	O
hide	O
the	O
playlist	O
while	O
in	O
full-screen	O
mode	O
and	O
directly	O
close	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
from	O
full-screen	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Auto	O
sorting	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
library	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
auto	O
sorting	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
)	O
cannot	O
be	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sort	O
order	O
is	O
not	O
preserved	O
in	O
the	O
library	O
like	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
open	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
Auto	O
Playlists	O
included	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Quick	O
Access	O
Panel	O
,	O
located	O
next	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
Now	O
Playing	O
"	O
tab	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
which	O
enabled	O
browsing	O
the	O
library	O
via	O
a	O
pop-up/dropdown	O
menu	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
media	B-Device
player	I-Device
's	O
background	O
to	O
black	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
,	O
the	O
keyboard	O
shortcut	O
"	O
Ctrl	B-Device
+	O
I	O
"	O
could	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
frame	O
of	O
video	O
being	O
displayed	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
the	O
shortcut	O
was	O
initiated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
was	O
removed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
License	O
Management	O
tool	O
available	O
in	O
prior	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
has	O
been	O
removed	O
since	O
version	O
11	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
back	O
up	B-Device
and	O
restore	O
licenses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prevents	O
users	O
of	O
music	O
download	O
services	O
from	O
directly	O
using	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
to	O
back	O
up	B-Device
their	O
licenses	O
and	O
restore	O
them	O
to	O
another	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
all	O
services	O
support	O
this	O
so	O
in	O
some	O
circumstances	O
the	O
user	O
could	O
lose	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
media	O
which	O
they	O
've	O
purchased	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
downloadable	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2005	I-Application
includes	O
the	O
Fraunhofer	O
MP3	B-Application
ACM	O
codec	O
for	O
ripping	O
to	O
MP3	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
licensing	O
restrictions	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
includes	O
only	O
an	O
MP3	B-Application
decoder	O
,	O
not	O
an	O
ACM	O
encoder	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HighMAT	O
burning	O
capability	O
integrated	O
into	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
10	I-Device
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
9SeriesDefault	O
,	O
Atomic	O
,	O
Bluesky	O
,	O
Canvas	O
,	O
Classic	O
,	O
Compact	O
,	O
goo	O
,	O
Headspace	O
,	O
heart	O
,	O
iconic	O
,	O
Miniplayer	O
,	O
Optic	O
,	O
Pyrite	O
,	O
QuickSilver	O
,	O
Radio	O
,	O
Roundlet	O
,	O
Rusty	O
,	O
splat	O
,	O
Toothy	O
,	O
Windows	O
Classic	O
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
skins	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
options	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
legacy	O
renderer	O
,	O
overlay	O
mixer	O
,	O
video	B-Library
mixing	I-Library
renderer	I-Library
(	O
VMR-7	O
)	O
or	O
high	O
quality	O
mode	O
(	O
VMR-9	O
)	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
version	I-Application
can	O
use	O
only	O
the	O
Enhanced	O
Video	O
Renderer	O
(	O
EVR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
live	O
scrubbing	O
or	O
live	O
seeking	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
show	O
the	O
video	O
frame	O
after	O
seeking	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
or	O
after	O
clicking	O
with	O
the	O
mouse	O
while	O
paused	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
but	O
is	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
configuration	O
tab	O
to	O
associate	O
with	O
media	O
file	O
types	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
options	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
remove	O
or	O
reinstall	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
11	I-Device
is	O
not	O
present	O
as	O
it	O
is	O
integrated	O
with	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
exceptions	O
are	O
the	O
"	O
N	O
"	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
which	O
do	O
not	O
come	O
with	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
preinstalled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
6.4	I-Device
(	O
mplayer2.exe	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
like	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2005	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MCI	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Media	B-Device
Player	I-Device
(	O
mplay32.exe	O
)	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
features	O
a	O
rewritten	O
audio	O
stack	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
inherit	O
the	O
Hardware	B-Operating_System
Abstraction	I-Operating_System
Layer	I-Operating_System
for	O
audio	O
that	O
was	O
present	O
under	O
prior	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
acceleration	I-General_Concept
of	O
DirectSound	B-Device
and	O
DirectSound3D	O
APIs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectSound	B-Device
and	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
are	O
emulated	O
entirely	O
in	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
hardware	B-General_Concept
accelerated	I-General_Concept
audio	O
and	O
3D	O
spatialization	O
in	O
games	O
utilizing	O
DirectSound3D	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Direct3D	B-Application
Retained	O
Mode	O
(	O
D3DRM	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DirectPlay	B-Protocol
was	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
DirectPlay	B-Protocol
Voice	O
and	O
DirectPlay	B-Protocol
's	I-Protocol
NAT	B-Protocol
Helper	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
kernel	O
mode	O
synthesizer	O
that	O
supplies	O
the	O
DirectMusic	B-Library
components	O
with	O
a	O
high-resolution	O
timer	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
DirectX	B-Application
7	I-Application
and	O
DirectX	B-Application
8	I-Application
interfaces	O
for	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
6.0	I-Language
was	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Media	I-Application
Center	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
2005	I-Application
digital	O
media	O
components	O
such	O
as	O
Windows	O
Audio	O
Converter	O
,	O
Windows	O
Dancer	O
,	O
Windows	O
CD	O
Label	O
Maker	O
,	O
Party	O
Mode	O
,	O
Plus	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
screensavers	B-General_Concept
and	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
skins	O
and	O
visualizations	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
content	O
support	O
is	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Image	I-Device
Acquisition	I-Device
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Windows	O
Portable	O
Devices	O
API	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
version	I-Application
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Movie	I-Application
Maker	I-Application
or	O
other	O
analog	O
video	O
capture	O
software	O
which	O
used	O
WIA	B-Device
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
importing	O
,	O
streaming	O
or	O
capturing	O
analog	O
video	O
over	O
USB	O
or	O
FireWire	O
from	O
such	O
an	O
analog	O
video	O
source	O
as	O
a	O
VCR	O
,	O
an	O
analog	O
camcorder	O
or	O
from	O
a	O
Web	B-Protocol
camera	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
also	O
does	O
not	O
therefore	O
display	O
a	O
webcam	B-Protocol
preview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
recommends	O
using	O
DirectShow-based	O
software	O
to	O
capture	O
or	O
stream	O
video	O
from	O
such	O
sources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legacy	O
Video	B-Device
for	I-Device
Windows	I-Device
and	O
ACM	O
codecs	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
H.261	O
,	O
H.263	O
,	O
ACELP.net	O
and	O
G.723.1	B-Algorithm
were	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Indeo	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
is	O
deactivated	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Device	O
Manager	O
no	O
longer	O
allows	O
showing	O
and	O
configuring	O
properties	O
for	O
VCM	B-Device
and	O
ACM	O
codecs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
Media	O
source	O
filter	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
resulting	O
in	O
MMS	O
:	O
WMV	O
files	O
being	O
unable	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
using	O
GraphEdit	B-Application
or	O
other	O
DirectShow	B-Library
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
volume	O
with	O
the	O
FAT	B-Application
file	I-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
although	O
reading	O
and	O
writing	O
FAT	B-Application
data	O
volumes	O
is	O
still	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
setup	O
design	O
changes	O
for	O
faster	O
installation	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
slipstream	O
service	O
packs	O
or	O
hotfixes	O
into	O
the	O
core	O
operating	O
system	O
files	O
as	O
was	O
possible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
released	O
an	O
updated	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
disc	O
media	O
that	O
integrates	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
updated	O
media	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
to	O
certain	O
enterprise	O
customers	O
,	O
MSDN	O
subscribers	O
and	O
new	O
customers	O
who	O
buy	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SP1	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
to	O
pre-SP1	O
end-users	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
of	O
setup	O
design	O
changes	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
perform	O
an	O
in-place	O
repair	O
reinstall	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
over	O
an	O
existing	O
installation	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
uses	O
Package	O
Manager	O
(	O
Pkgmgr.exe	O
)	O
and	O
Windows	O
Update	O
Standalone	O
Installer	O
(	O
Wusa.exe	O
)	O
to	O
install	O
software	O
updates	O
and	O
hotfixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
various	O
command-line	O
switches	O
like	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
's	O
Package	O
Installer	O
(	O
Update.exe	O
)	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
no	O
way	O
to	O
skip	O
backing	O
up	B-Device
uninstall	O
information	O
for	O
hotfixes	O
using	O
the	O
/nobackup	O
or	O
/n	O
switch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
performs	O
no	O
cleanup	O
of	O
operating	O
system	O
files	O
in	O
%Windir%	O
\WinSxS	O
for	O
superseded	O
updates	O
,	O
this	O
folder	O
's	O
disk	O
usage	O
can	O
increase	O
considerably	O
over	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
driver-signing	O
policy	O
post	O
installation	O
is	O
always	O
set	O
to	O
Warn	O
,	O
eliminating	O
the	O
Ignore	O
and	O
Block	O
options	O
that	O
were	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Server	I-Application
2003	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Plug-and-play	B-Device
hardware	O
which	O
is	O
plugged	O
in	O
after	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
is	O
installed	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
available	O
staged	O
or	O
on-disk	O
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Found	O
new	O
hardware	O
wizard	O
which	O
starts	O
automatically	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Library
Management	I-Library
Instrumentation	I-Library
Driver	O
Extensions	O
to	O
WDM	B-Application
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unsigned	O
64-bit	B-Device
kernel-mode	B-Operating_System
device	B-Application
drivers	I-Application
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
installed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Advanced	O
settings	O
for	O
PS/2	B-Protocol
mice	I-Protocol
such	O
as	O
sample	O
rate	O
,	O
input	O
buffer	O
length	O
and	O
fast	O
initialization	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Mouse	O
properties	O
in	O
Device	O
Manager	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offline	O
Files	O
(	O
Client	O
Side	O
Caching	O
)	O
has	O
been	O
completely	O
rewritten	O
for	O
Vista	B-Application
,	O
dropping	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
of	O
registry	B-Protocol
configurability	O
XP	B-Application
supported	O
as	O
described	O
in	O
,	O
dropping	O
API	O
support	O
for	O
various	O
support	O
tools	O
such	O
as	O
CscCmd.exe	O
and	O
CacheMov.exe	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
Low	O
Battery	O
Alarm	O
and	O
Critical	O
Battery	O
Alarm	O
sounds	O
were	O
updated	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
battery	O
meter	O
only	O
displays	O
an	O
onscreen	O
notification	O
when	O
a	O
battery	O
's	O
energy	O
reaches	O
a	O
low	O
or	O
critical	O
level	O
;	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
these	O
sounds	O
is	O
reserved	O
for	O
third-party	O
battery	O
meter	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
does	O
not	O
display	O
a	O
progress	O
indicator	O
during	O
hibernation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
does	O
display	O
a	O
progress	O
indicator	O
after	O
resuming	O
from	O
hibernation	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
indeterminate	O
progress	O
bar	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
determinate	O
progress	O
bar	O
used	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
uninterruptible	O
power	O
supply	O
(	O
UPS	O
)	O
service	O
which	O
monitors	O
a	O
UPS	O
connected	O
through	O
a	O
COM	B-Architecture
port	I-Architecture
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
System	O
Restore	O
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
configuring	O
its	O
settings	O
through	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GUI	O
to	O
configure	O
the	O
disk	O
space	O
utilized	O
for	O
System	O
Restore	O
points	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
File	O
types	O
and	O
directories	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
included	O
or	O
excluded	O
from	O
monitoring	O
by	O
System	O
Restore	O
by	O
editing	O
%windir%	O
\system32\restore\Filelist.xml	O
as	O
was	O
possible	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
file	O
no	O
longer	O
exists	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
NTBackup	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
include	O
or	O
exclude	O
specific	O
files	O
or	O
folders	O
during	O
a	O
backup	O
using	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
backup	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
backup	O
application	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
tape	O
drives	O
to	O
back	O
up	B-Device
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
RTM	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
files	O
encrypted	O
using	O
the	O
Encrypting	O
File	B-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
EFS	O
)	O
were	O
not	O
archived	O
by	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
's	O
backup	O
application	O
;	O
this	O
feature	O
was	O
reinstated	O
in	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Backup	O
does	O
not	O
have	O
all	O
the	O
features	O
and	O
command	O
line	O
parameters	O
supported	O
by	O
NTBackup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
NTFS	B-Application
archive	O
bit	O
and	O
granular	O
restores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Disk	B-Application
Cleanup	I-Application
handler	O
to	O
compress	O
old	O
files	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
representation	O
and	O
progress	O
indicator	O
of	O
the	O
defragmentation	O
process	O
or	O
its	O
analysis	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Disk	I-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
RTM	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
select	O
individual	O
drives	O
to	O
defragment	O
without	O
using	O
the	O
defrag.exe	B-Application
command	O
line	O
utility	O
;	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
removes	O
this	O
limitation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Disk	B-Application
Defragmenter	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
provides	O
an	O
analysis	O
report	O
with	O
volume	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
volume	O
's	O
file	B-Application
system	I-Application
,	O
storage	O
capacity	O
,	O
remaining	O
free	O
space	O
and	O
percentage	O
,	O
cluster	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
number	O
of	O
contiguous	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
this	O
information	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
defrag.exe	B-Application
command	O
line	O
utility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dr.	O
Watson	O
application	O
debugger	B-Application
and	O
crash	O
analysis	O
tool	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Problem	O
Reports	O
and	O
Solutions	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DirectX	B-Application
Diagnostic	O
tool	O
(	O
DxDiag	B-Application
)	O
only	O
shows	O
information	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
to	O
test	O
the	O
hardware	O
and	O
the	O
various	O
DirectX	B-Application
components	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
command	O
line	O
switches	O
for	O
System	B-Application
Information	I-Application
(	O
MSInfo32	B-Application
)	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Group	O
Policies	O
that	O
were	O
applicable	O
to	O
various	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
components	O
no	O
longer	O
apply	O
to	O
equivalent	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
later	O
OS	O
components	O
due	O
to	O
design	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Therefore	O
,	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
customizability	O
and	O
functionality	O
made	O
possible	O
by	O
many	O
Group	O
Policies	O
on	O
XP	B-Application
is	O
lost	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
MDAC/Windows	O
Data	O
Access	O
Components	O
have	O
been	O
deprecated	O
:	O
16-bit	B-Device
ODBC	B-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Database	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
and	O
its	O
Replication	O
Objects	O
(	O
JRO	O
)	O
,	O
Remote	B-Library
Data	I-Library
Services	I-Library
(	O
RDS	O
)	O
,	O
AppleTalk	B-Application
and	O
Banyan	B-Operating_System
Vines	I-Operating_System
SQL	O
Network	O
Libraries	O
,	O
OLE	B-Language
DB	I-Language
Simple	O
Provider	O
(	O
MSDAOSP	O
)	O
,	O
ODBC	B-Application
Setup	O
,	O
ODBC	B-Application
Cursor	O
Engine	O
and	O
OLE	B-Language
DB	I-Language
Interface	O
Remoting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Fax	O
and	O
Scan	O
is	O
their	O
replacement	O
,	O
however	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Business	O
,	O
Enterprise	O
and	O
Ultimate	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Fax	O
,	O
Windows	O
Fax	O
and	O
Scan	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
and	O
later	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
V.34bis	O
standard	O
which	O
allows	O
higher	O
fax	O
transfer	O
speeds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Fax	O
and	O
Scan	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
TWAIN	B-Application
scanners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
only	O
supports	O
WIA	B-Device
scanners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Fax	O
and	O
Scan	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
copy/paste	O
,	O
drag	O
and	O
drop	O
or	O
import/export	O
of	O
previous	O
faxes	O
like	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
's	O
Fax	O
Console	O
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Block	O
sender	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
for	O
newsgroups	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
e-mail	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
send	O
email	O
as	O
plain	O
text	O
(	O
without	O
HTML	B-Language
)	O
only	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
contact	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
possible	O
to	O
share	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
Outlook	I-Application
contacts	O
with	O
Windows	O
Contacts	O
,	O
whereas	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
configuring	O
the	O
"	O
UseOutlook	O
"	O
value	O
in	O
the	O
registry	B-Protocol
allowed	O
sharing	O
Outlook	O
contacts	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	O
Address	O
Book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
wizard	O
for	O
transferring	O
photos	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
had	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
functionality	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
choose	O
which	O
images	O
to	O
transfer	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
;	O
users	O
had	O
to	O
copy	O
all	O
images	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
previously	O
downloaded	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
previous	O
behavior	O
with	O
options	O
to	O
choose	O
and	O
automatically	O
organize	O
photos	O
into	O
folders	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
users	O
can	O
still	O
manually	O
copy	O
specific	O
images	O
from	O
the	O
camera	O
by	O
exploring	O
the	O
connected	O
camera	O
from	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Selective	O
pages	O
of	O
multi-page	O
TIFF	O
files	O
cannot	O
be	O
printed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
;	O
all	O
pages	O
are	O
printed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TIFF	O
annotations	O
cannot	O
be	O
edited	O
or	O
created	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
animated	O
.GIF	O
files	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
Windows	O
Picture	O
and	O
Fax	O
Viewer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
first	O
frame	O
of	O
the	O
GIF	O
animation	O
is	O
shown	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animated	O
GIF	O
files	O
still	O
display	O
properly	O
in	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
WMF	O
and	O
EMF	O
formats	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
character	O
preview	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
the	O
Agent	O
Character	O
file	O
's	O
property	O
sheet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
supports	O
multiple	O
languages	O
per	O
edition	O
of	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Agent	I-Application
using	O
SAPI	B-Application
5	I-Application
for	O
Agent	O
characters	O
instead	O
of	O
SAPI	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
pitch	O
and	O
speed	O
settings	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
broken/ignored	O
unless	O
new	O
SAPI	B-Application
5	I-Application
compatible	O
XML	O
tags	O
are	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Favorites	O
,	O
History	O
and	O
advanced	O
search	O
options	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Help	O
and	O
Support	O
Center	O
are	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Help	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Built-in	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
32-bit	O
.HLP	O
(	O
WinHelp	O
)	O
help	O
format	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
to	O
discourage	O
software	O
developers	O
from	O
using	O
the	O
obsolete	O
format	O
and	O
encourage	O
use	O
of	O
newer	O
32-bit	O
help	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
Compiled	B-Protocol
HTML	I-Protocol
Help	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
.HLP	O
format	O
remains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Context-sensitive	B-Protocol
help	I-Protocol
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
since	O
it	O
was	O
dependent	O
on	O
WinHelp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
HTML	B-Protocol
Help	I-Protocol
technology	O
also	O
supports	O
context-sensitive	B-Protocol
help	I-Protocol
(	O
including	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
this	O
"	O
help	O
)	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
dialogs	O
remove	O
the	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
This	O
"	O
button	O
and	O
context	O
sensitive	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
This	O
"	O
help	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ScriptPW.Password	O
COM	B-Architecture
automation	O
object	O
to	O
mask	O
passwords	O
from	O
the	O
command	O
line	O
is	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sound	B-Application
Recorder	I-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
can	O
no	O
longer	O
open	O
audio	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
it	O
cannot	O
save	O
in	O
lossless	B-Algorithm
(	O
uncompressed	O
)	O
WAV	O
format	O
when	O
run	O
without	O
using	O
any	O
switches	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
it	O
saves	O
in	O
lossy	B-Algorithm
96	O
kbit/s	O
WMA	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Sound	B-Application
Recorder	I-Application
from	O
the	O
N	O
editions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
saves	O
audio	O
in	O
WAV	O
format	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
Word	I-Application
documents	O
( *	O
.DOC	B-Operating_System
)	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
WordPad	B-Application
,	O
partial	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
newer	O
Office	O
Open	O
XML-based	O
DOCX	O
format	O
with	O
limited	O
features	O
was	O
added	O
later	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
later	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Unicode	O
IME	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
included	O
again	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ClipBook	B-General_Concept
Viewer	I-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
Backgammon	B-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Hearts	I-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
Hearts	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Internet	O
Reversi	O
,	O
Internet	O
Spades	O
,	O
and	O
Internet	O
Checkers	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
freely	O
playable	O
online	O
on	O
MSN	B-Application
Games	I-Application
,	O
they	O
now	O
require	O
signing	O
into	O
a	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
Backgammon	B-Application
,	O
Spades	O
and	O
Checkers	O
returned	O
in	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
but	O
were	O
then	O
removed	O
again	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
the	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
introduced	O
in	O
earlier	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	O
are	O
not	O
included	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Specifically	O
,	O
the	O
screensavers	B-General_Concept
,	O
'	O
3D	O
FlowerBox	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
3D	O
Flying	O
Objects	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
3D	O
Pipes	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Beziers	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Marquee	O
 '	O
,	O
'	O
Mystify	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Starfield	O
 '	O
were	O
removed	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
My	O
Pictures	O
Slideshow	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
was	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Photos	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
different	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
named	O
'	O
Mystify	O
 '	O
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
previous	O
'	O
Mystify	O
 '	O
screensaver	B-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SMB	O
2	O
protocol	O
unlike	O
SMBv1	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
determining	O
if	O
a	O
file	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
volume	O
is	O
a	O
hard	B-Application
link	I-Application
or	O
not	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
no	O
longer	O
automatically	O
creates	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
previously	O
visited	O
network	O
shares	O
in	O
the	O
Network	O
Explorer	O
which	O
replaces	O
My	O
Network	O
Places	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetDDE	O
and	O
NetBEUI	B-Protocol
are	O
no	O
longer	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IPsec	B-Protocol
tunneling	O
when	O
the	O
computer	O
is	O
behind	O
an	O
NAT	B-Protocol
device	I-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wireless	O
Provisioning	O
Services	O
feature	O
to	O
automatically	O
configure	O
wireless	B-Application
hotspots	I-Application
by	O
downloading	O
XML	O
files	O
supplied	O
by	O
Wireless	O
Internet	O
Service	O
Providers	O
(	O
WISPs	O
)	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Audio	O
(	O
voice	O
)	O
sessions	O
and	O
sending	O
invitations	O
via	O
mailto	O
:	O
are	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Remote	I-Protocol
Assistance	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Web	O
Folders	O
client	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
by	O
default	O
in	O
any	O
version	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
mini-redirector	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
for	O
64-bit	B-Device
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UPnP	O
IGD	B-Protocol
devices	O
do	O
not	O
show	O
up	B-Device
in	O
Network	O
Connections	O
or	O
in	O
the	O
notification	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Status	O
information	O
and	O
statistics	O
of	O
the	O
connection	O
through	O
the	O
internet	O
gateway	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
as	O
could	O
be	O
viewed	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
NAT	B-Protocol
port	O
mappings	O
can	O
be	O
set	O
up	B-Device
from	O
the	O
gateway	O
device	O
's	O
Properties	O
->	O
Settings	O
in	O
Network	O
Explorer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
uses	O
the	O
strong	B-Protocol
host	I-Protocol
model	I-Protocol
for	O
networking	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
weak	B-Protocol
host	I-Protocol
model	I-Protocol
used	O
by	O
all	O
previous	O
Windows	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
weak	B-Protocol
host	I-Protocol
model	I-Protocol
can	O
accept	O
locally	O
destined	O
unicast	O
packets	B-Protocol
from	O
any	O
network	O
and	O
transfer	O
them	O
to	O
other	O
interfaces	O
on	O
that	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
multihomed	B-Protocol
network	O
setup	O
,	O
a	O
strong	B-Protocol
host	I-Protocol
model	I-Protocol
can	O
considerably	O
limit	O
connectivity	O
although	O
it	O
improves	O
security	O
against	O
multihome-based	O
network	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
connect	O
automatically	O
to	O
available	O
non-preferred	O
wireless	O
networks	O
in	O
range	O
and	O
to	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
ad	I-General_Concept
hoc	I-General_Concept
networks	I-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
removed	O
due	O
to	O
security	O
reasons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changing	O
the	O
KeepRasConnections	O
registry	B-Protocol
key	I-Protocol
to	O
remain	O
connected	O
after	O
logging	O
off	O
from	O
a	O
RAS	O
client	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Direct	O
cable	O
connection	O
feature	O
is	O
not	O
supported	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
does	O
not	O
have	O
support	O
for	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
mail	O
via	O
the	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
protocol	O
(	O
used	O
by	O
older	O
Hotmail	B-Operating_System
accounts	O
and	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
Mail	O
)	O
;	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Mail	I-Application
however	O
supports	O
WebDAV	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Outlook	B-Application
Express	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
does	O
not	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
switch	O
Identities	O
or	O
manage	O
multiple	O
identities	O
within	O
one	O
running	O
instance	O
of	O
the	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simple	B-Protocol
Mail	I-Protocol
Transfer	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
(	O
SMTP	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
POP3	B-Protocol
servers	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
IIS	O
component	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
rexec	O
,	O
rsh	B-Protocol
,	O
finger	B-Application
,	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
command-line	O
tools	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
UNIX-based	O
systems	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
default	O
installation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Subsystem	O
for	O
Unix-based	O
applications	O
(	O
SUA	O
)	O
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	O
Services	O
for	O
Unix	B-Application
)	O
still	O
provides	O
them	O
as	O
an	O
optional	O
component	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
a	O
link	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
support	O
has	O
also	O
been	O
dropped	O
from	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Center	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
TAPI	O
3.1	O
Rendezvous	O
IP	B-Application
Telephony	I-Application
Conferencing	O
API	O
for	O
multicast	O
conferences	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
RTC	O
Client	O
API	O
1.3	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
built-in	O
H.323	B-Protocol
Voice	B-Application
Over	I-Application
IP	I-Application
(	O
VOIP	B-Application
)	O
capabilities	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
,	O
H.323	B-Protocol
and	O
IP	O
Multicast	O
Conference	O
TSPs	O
and	O
MSPs	O
,	O
and	O
HyperTerminal	B-Protocol
all	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Meeting	O
Space	O
is	O
the	O
replacement	O
for	O
NetMeeting	B-Protocol
;	O
however	O
,	O
features	O
like	O
microphone	O
support	O
,	O
and	O
ability	O
to	O
set	O
up	B-Device
audio	O
or	O
video	O
conferences	O
,	O
are	O
now	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Call	O
answering	O
,	O
connecting	O
to	O
an	O
internet	O
directory	O
,	O
video	O
call	O
and	O
H.323/conference	O
call	O
features	O
have	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
Phone	O
Dialer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
three	O
layers	O
of	O
filtering	O
,	O
TCP/IP	O
port	O
filtering	O
,	O
Windows	O
Firewall	O
and	O
IPsec	B-Protocol
are	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
single	O
layer	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
Filtering	O
Platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NetDDE	O
,	O
a	O
technology	O
that	O
allows	O
applications	O
using	O
the	O
DDE	B-Operating_System
transport	O
to	O
transparently	O
exchange	O
data	O
over	O
a	O
network	O
,	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Gopher	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
service	I-Protocol
and	O
the	O
Alerter	O
service	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rarely	O
used	O
protocols	O
such	O
as	O
Bandwidth	B-Protocol
Allocation	I-Protocol
Protocol	I-Protocol
and	O
X.25	B-Protocol
support	O
for	O
SLIP	B-Protocol
have	O
been	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLIP	B-Protocol
connections	O
are	O
automatically	O
upgraded	O
to	O
use	O
PPP	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
SPAP	O
,	O
EAP-MD5-CHAP	O
,	O
and	O
MS-CHAP	B-Algorithm
v1	I-Algorithm
protocols	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
for	O
PPP-based	O
connections	O
,	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
MS-CHAP	B-Algorithm
v2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NWLink	B-Protocol
IPX/SPX/NetBIOS	O
Compatible	O
Transport	O
Protocol	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NetBEUI	B-Protocol
protocol	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NT	O
LAN	O
Manager	O
Security	O
Support	O
Provider	O
service	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
Kerberos	B-Protocol
authentication	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Object	B-Operating_System
Packager	I-Operating_System
,	O
a	O
legacy	O
tool	O
for	O
packaging	O
non-OLE	O
objects	O
and	O
embedding/linking	O
them	O
inside	O
OLE	B-Operating_System
objects	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
not	O
included	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
objects	O
can	O
still	O
be	O
inserted	O
in	O
OLE	B-Operating_System
applications	O
such	O
as	O
WordPad	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
Service	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
running	O
the	O
executable	O
did	O
not	O
launch	O
it	O
(	O
it	O
just	O
acts	O
as	O
a	O
compatibility	O
stub	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
)	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
contained	O
several	O
old	O
icons	O
dating	O
back	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
3.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
graphical	O
world	O
map	O
has	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Time	O
Zone	O
tab	O
on	O
Date	O
and	O
Time	O
control	B-Application
panel	I-Application
setting	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
service	O
packs	O
cumulatively	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
as	O
it	O
requires	O
at	O
least	O
Service	O
Pack	O
1	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
first	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Motherboard	O
BIOS	O
support	O
for	O
Advanced	B-Device
Configuration	I-Device
and	I-Device
Power	I-Device
Interface	I-Device
(	O
ACPI	B-Device
)	O
is	O
required	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
;	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
older	O
motherboards	O
supporting	O
only	O
Advanced	B-Device
Power	I-Device
Management	I-Device
do	O
not	O
work	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
following	O
HALs	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
dropped	O
:	O
"	O
Standard	O
PC	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
MPS	O
Uniprocessor	O
PC	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
MPS	O
Multiprocessor	O
PC	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACPI	B-Device
2.0	O
or	O
later	O
is	O
preferred	O
,	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
's	O
support	O
of	O
technologies	O
like	O
AMD	O
's	O
Cool'n'Quiet	O
power-saving	O
technology	O
is	O
disabled	O
on	O
ACPI	B-Device
1.0	O
enabled	O
motherboards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
"	O
legacy	O
"	O
hardware	O
technologies	O
no	O
longer	O
supported	O
include	O
:	O
EISA	B-Device
buses	O
,	O
game	B-Protocol
ports	I-Protocol
,	O
MPU-401	O
,	O
AMD	B-Architecture
K6/2	I-Architecture
+	I-Architecture
Mobile	O
Processors	O
,	O
Mobile	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
II	I-General_Concept
and	O
Mobile	B-General_Concept
Pentium	I-General_Concept
III	I-General_Concept
SpeedStep	O
,	O
and	O
COM-port	O
based	O
UPSes	O
;	O
ISAPnP	O
is	O
disabled	O
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
