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Microsoft Works To Minimize Risk with Vista
Wednesday, August 9th, 2006
One of the most important new features in Windows Vista is User Account Control. It is a 
technique that gives standard users the ability to shift temporarily to higher privileges for installing programs and changing settings. It’s a substitute for running the computer in full administrator mode — which lowers the PC’s protections against spyware and other unwanted programs. After years of security trouble, Microsoft says it believes Windows Vista will be the most secure version of the PC operating system it’s ever produced.
That won’t mean an end to all problems. And security experts say the real test won’t come until after Windows Vista’s retail release next year. But these are some of the new approaches the company is taking in Vista: Computing - Microsoft Works To Minimize Risk with Vista
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