Below is the list of features that are available in Windows Vista. Please note that depending on the version of Windows Vista you may have, some of these features may not be available. This feature list was taken from Vista Ultimate which should have all the available features at this time.
The table below contains a list of all the features and their subfeatures. Each Feature name is a link to a description of the particular feature. These descriptions may contain link to further reference material about the particular feature. Each feature also has a corresponding default status. The key to the default status column is below:
Default Status Key
|
Status |
Description |
|
N |
The feature or subfeature is not enabled by default. |
|
Y |
The feature or subfeature is enabled by default. |
|
Partial |
Some of the subfeatures of a feature are enabled by default. |
|
Feature Name |
Default Status |
|
ActiveX Installer Service |
N |
|
Games |
Y |
|
Chess Titans |
Y |
|
FreeCell |
Y |
|
Hearts |
Y |
|
Inkball |
Y |
|
Mahjong Titans |
Y |
|
Minesweeper |
Y |
|
Purble Palance |
Y |
|
Solitaire |
Y |
|
Spider Solitaire |
Y |
|
Indexing Service |
N |
|
Internet Information Services |
N |
|
FTP Publishing Service |
N |
|
FTP Management Console |
N |
|
FTP Server |
N |
|
Web Management Tools |
N |
|
IIS 6 Management Compatibility |
N |
|
IIS 6 Management Console |
N |
|
IIS 6 Scripting Tools |
N |
|
IIS 6 WMI Compatibility |
N |
|
IIS Metabase and IIS 6 configuration compatibility |
N |
|
IIS Management Console |
N |
|
IIS Management Scripts and Tools |
N |
|
IIS Management Service |
N |
|
World Wide Web Services |
N |
|
Application Development Features |
N |
|
.NET Extensibility |
N |
|
ASP |
N |
|
ASP .NET |
N |
|
CGI |
N |
|
ISAPI Extensions |
N |
|
ISAPI Filters |
N |
|
Server-Side Includes |
N |
|
Common HTTP Features |
N |
|
Default Document |
N |
|
Directory Browsing |
N |
|
HTTP Errors |
N |
|
HTTP Redirection |
N |
|
Static Content |
N |
|
Health and Diagnostics |
N |
|
Custom Logging |
N |
|
HTTP Logging |
N |
|
Logging Tools |
N |
|
ODBC Logging |
N |
|
Request Monitor |
N |
|
Tracing |
N |
|
Performance Features |
N |
|
HTTP Compression Dynamic |
N |
|
Static Content Compression |
N |
|
Security |
N |
|
Basic Authentication |
N |
|
Client Certificate Mapping Authentication |
N |
|
Digest Authentication |
N |
|
IIS Client Certificate Mapping Authentication |
N |
|
IP Security |
N |
|
Request Filtering |
N |
|
URL Authorization |
N |
|
Windows Authentication |
N |
|
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 |
Partial |
|
Windows Communication Foundation HTTP Activation |
N |
|
Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation |
N |
|
XPS Viewer |
Y |
|
Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server |
N |
|
Microsoft Message Queue (MSMQ) Server Core |
N |
|
MSMQ Active Directory Domain Services Integration |
N |
|
MSMQ HTTP Support |
N |
|
MSMQ Triggers |
N |
|
Multicasting Support |
N |
|
MSMQ DCOM Proxy |
N |
|
Print Services |
Partial |
|
Internet Printing |
Y |
|
LDP Print Server |
N |
|
LPR Port Monitor |
N |
|
Remote Differential Compression |
Y |
|
Removal Storage Management |
N |
|
RIP Listener |
N |
|
Services for NFS |
N |
|
Administrative Tools |
N |
|
Client for NFS |
N |
|
Simple TCPIP services(i.e. echo, daytime etc) |
N |
|
SNMP feature |
N |
|
WMI SNMP Provider |
N |
|
Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications |
N |
|
Tablet PC Optional Components |
Y |
|
Telnet Client |
N |
|
Telnet Server |
N |
|
TFTP Client |
N |
|
Windows DFS Replication Service |
Y |
|
Windows Fax and Scan |
Y |
|
Windows Meeting Space |
Y |
|
Windows Process Activation Service |
N |
|
.NET Environment |
N |
|
Configuration APIs |
N |
|
Process Model |
N |
|
Windows Ultimate Extras |
Y |
