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Security Advantages of Windows Vista

Posted on December 19th, 2006 by Roger McKenna.
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As with all of the models that came before Windows Vista, this operating system naturally makes people wonder if they are going to be safe running a Windows Operating system. However Windows Vista was designed and programmed with security and protection as the number one concern. Microsoft made a number of changes to existing programs, improved user controls, and used state of the art encryptions to give its users the strongest protection available.

Some of the most important changes that Microsoft created when they were working on Windows Vista were centered on their internet browsing application Internet Explorer. The new version of internet explorer is at the top of its game for internet security and protection. IE 7 comes with a built in malware detector, anti phishing features that help protect users and their information from internet fraud, stronger active X controls to prevent Trojans, and automatic security updates to ensure user safety. On top of all that IE 7 was redesigned so that it no longer interacted with Windows explorer as this presented several severe vulnerabilities for the Windows operating system.

User controls have always been available on the previous versions of the Windows operating systems but these controls did not offer any middle ground to the users. The user could basically either have unlimited access to the computer or they could not access anything at all. Windows Vista has addressed this concern by making it possible for users to have more controls over what the other account holders are able to access.

The encryption of the Windows Vista operating system was a great move by Microsoft as this will prevent hackers from easily gaining access to your computer’s system files to cause damage. The encryption also makes it more difficult to create viruses for the Windows Vista operating system and it is hoped that with these safeguards the amount of viruses released for Windows Vista will be minimal.

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