The most complete edition of Windows.

Windows Vista® Ultimate is the most complete version of Windows Vista. It includes all the features available in Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Business. This version gives the best of advanced innovation for business scenarios, advanced productivity for mobile usage, as well as the top of the line digital entertainment features that your customers can enjoy at home.

• Windows Vista Aero™

  Features stunning visual effects, including helpful animations, transparent glass menu bars, and live thumbnail previews of open programs.

• Windows Flip 3D

  Flip through open programs in a three-dimensional, stacked view.

• Instant Search

  Find anything with search technologies integrated throughout Windows Vista.

• Windows Ultimate Extras

  Get new and exclusive software and services available only for Windows Vista Ultimate customers.

• Multiple languages

  Allows the PC to run in a different language for each user.

Safe

Helps keep your customers safe online with parental controls. Windows Vista Ultimate also helps protect PCs from the impact of viruses and spyware by sending an alert when potentially dangerous software is trying to run on the PC. Windows Vista Ultimate uses Windows Defender to help protect PCs by regularly scanning the PC and offering to remove any spyware or other unwanted software that it finds. It also keeps data more secure even on shared PCs by encrypting the files of each user.

• Windows Defender

  Helps safeguard against spyware and security threats.

• Dynamic security protection

  Browse the web more securely.

• Windows Backup and Restore Center

  Schedule automated backups of important files and settings.

• Windows BitLocker™ Drive Encryption1

  Protect data against loss or theft if the PC is ever lost or stolen.

• Anti-phishing technology

  Helps protect from fraudulent websites that attempt to steal personal information.

• Internet Explorer protected mode

  Helps prevent unwanted malicious software downloads.

• Parental Controls

  Manage the rules for children's PC use including web access and games.

Efficient

Windows Vista Ultimate makes working from home or remotely more efficient because it includes all the advanced networking, security, and productivity features from Windows Vista Business. It provides flexible, integrated faxing and scanning capabilities that make it easier to send and receive faxes, scan documents and images, and share those resources with other people. Windows Vista Ultimate also helps boost PC performance and makes it more responsive by caching key system information on a USB flash drive or other flash memory form factor. This speeds performance because the flash memory can often be accessed more quickly than the hard disk. It also helps improve PC responsiveness and helps make system performance more consistent by tracking which applications are used most often and preloading them into memory for quick access.

• Fast Sleep and Resume

  Pause and resume a computer session in just seconds while conserving the battery life in sleep mode.

• Network and Sharing Center

  Connect to wireless networks easily and securely.

• Windows Mobility Center

  Quick access to key mobile system settings.

• Remote Desktop

  Connect more easily with remote PCs.

• Windows Fax and Scan

  Send, organise and share faxes and scans.

• Domain Join

  Connect confidently with company or school networks.

• Windows Meeting Space

  Wirelessly connect a mobile PC to another for sharing files – even without an internet connection.

• Sync Center

  Keep portable devices synchronised with a PC.

• Enhanced Tablet Technology

Entertainment

Windows Media Center makes organising and enjoying photos, music, DVDs, recorded TV, and home movies easier and more fun. With Extender devices like the Xbox 360 connected to a home network, your customers can even enjoy digital media on the PC virtually anywhere in the home. Windows Vista Ultimate, retains HD quality when capturing, editing, and publishing movies from a HD camcorder, enabling your customer to create professional-looking DVDs complete with transitions and chapters.

• Windows Media Center

  Watch, pause and rewind live TV on a PC or television.

• Windows DVD Maker

  Burn photo slide shows and home movies to DVD.

• Extend Windows Media Center

  Enjoy digital entertainment on TVs throughout the home with an Xbox 360 or other media extender.

• Games for Windows

  Available on PC or online for every age and ability.

• DirectX® 10

  Enables Windows Vista to run the latest, most graphically advanced PC games in the market.

• Windows Games Explorer

  Helps install, manage, and enjoy games in one easy-to-access location.

• Three new premium games

  Includes Mahjong Titans, Chess Titans, and InkBall.

• Windows Movie Maker

  Helps capture, edit, and publish digital home movies in standard or high-definition format.

• Windows Media Player 11

  Designed to help manage a library of digital music, photos, and video and synch with a variety of portable players.

1. BitLocker™ Drive Encryption requires a Trusted Platform Module (TPM 1.2) installed on your computer hardware to enable drive encryption.