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10. Microsoft Evolves Its Windows Update Infrastructure
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How-to set up Windows Update for Windows Vista to update other programs and services like Microsoft Office and Windows Defender along with Windows updates.

By default Windows Update for Windows Vista only delivers updates for the Windows Vista operating system. Did you know that you can set up Windows Updated for Windows Vista to deliver updates for other Microsoft products and services other than Windows Vista?

This is a great feature to keep Microsoft Office, Windows Defender, and other Microsoft products up-to-date effortlessly.

Here’s a list of supported products and services Windows Update for Windows Vista can be set to deliver: (more…)

The big news about Windows Vista SP1, whose Release Candidate became public a couple of days ago, is its improved performance and reliability, thanks to over 400 hotfixes and updates. However, that’s only part of the story.

New Hardware Support

Windows Vista SP1 includes

* Support for GPUs supporting DirectX 10.1, which improves 3D rendering (more…)