Microsoft Windows Vista: Security feature reviews

Using BitLocker without TPM in Vista
BitLocker allows for hard drive encryption, but you don't need a TPM in order to use it. Find out how.
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Microsoft Windows Vista Security Center review
The Security Center allows for one-stop monitoring, and includes Windows Update, Windows Defender, Windows Firewall and Internet Options.
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Microsoft Windows Vista: Windows Defender review
Will Windows Defender in Vista be the answer to your anti-malware prayers? Read up on another one of Vista's newer features in this tip by Microsoft MVP Brien Posey.
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Windows Vista: Encrypting File System redesigned
While Encrypting File System, a part of Windows XP, isn't a new idea, it has been greatly improved for Vista users. Microsoft MVP Brien Posey gives a rundown of its new features, as well as a comparative to another encryption feature -- BitLocker.
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Microsoft Windows Vista: A review of UAC
User Account Control (UAC) is one of Windows Vista's new security features. Security expert Serdar Yegulalp shares his experiences -- the good ones and the bad -- working with UAC.
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