Windows Vista is here, but does Microsoft’s ground-breaking OS live up to its promise? We put Vista through an extensive road test.

Still not sure whether it's worth upgrading to Vista? We put XP and Vista through the ultimate face-off.

Where's the #@$%? Device Manager in Windows Vista? Steve Polak exlains how to find all the system settings you know from Windows XP, in the sometimes confusing Vista interface.

Climb the steps all the way to Windows guru status with our invaluable selection of tips and shortcuts for XP and Vista.

More from the biggest Microsoft launch in ten years. Kodak, BigPond Movies and Sanity Music partnerships announced and explored in detail.

Windows XP users may find themselves lost when it comes to Vista. PC Authority looks at the most useful configuration settings between them.

We help you determine whether your current PC can run Vista and which version of the operating system best suits your needs.

Microsoft has always included a number of bundled applications with Windows, but Vista takes it further than ever. Here’s a look at the main attractions.

Will a beefed-up firewall, User Account Control and disk encryption make Vista a safer choice than XP?

Jon Honeyball rails against Vista and travels to learn about Microsoft SharePoint 2007.

Is Vista’s suave new interface and menu system window dressing or a radical improvement in usability?

If you find yourself at the economy end of the Vista ladder, third-party downloads can give you some Ultimate power

Should Windows XP PCs with 512MB RAM have been advertised as "Vista Capable"?

Steve Ballmer is in no way disappointed with Windows Vista. It is selling “incredibly well”, he told a press conference in Herzeliya, Israel today.

Jon Honeyball laments the features that got away in the final Vista build.

Price to fall by about $100 for full Premium and Business Editions, while full Ultimate Edition to fall by around $300.

Analysts praise early numbers, but long-term outlook still up in the air.

Packed with extras to target some of Vista’s interesting new features, but it isn’t quite the marvel we were hoping for.