Windows Vista SP1 is set to hit the market in early 2008 and there are some cool new features, along with the inclusion of hotfixes. Some of these new features are:
- Secure Sockets Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) allows for easier setup of VPN connections due to the way it works with firewalls, NAT devices etc....
- Bitlocker Drive Encryption has been enhanced to support encrypting additional volumes besides the current limitation on the C: volume. It will also support three factor authentication (i.e. TPM + Pin + Dongle)
- Disk Defragmenter has also been improved to give administrators additional control over what and when volumes get defragmented with the scheduler
- Support for Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) booting on x64 based machines
- Support for the ExFAT file format used in flash memory
- Support for SD-Advanced DMA
- Improved network diagnostics
- Performance improvements
We will be covering some of these as the release date gets closer......