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Measuring Performance in Windows Vista

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Overview A key goal for the Windows Vista operating system is to radically advance operating system reliability while providing users with a consistent computing experience so that they can quickly switch tasks or start new applications without encountering system delays. To improve reliability and consistency, Windows Vista adapts to the user's behavior and aggressively takes advantage of the machine's idle cycles to perform background tasks. But the underlying implementations in the operating system create challenges for professionals who want to measure performance. This paper highlights the major changes in Windows Vista related to the hardware platform that impact performance test results, specific features that can affect measurement, and some best practices for running a benchmark.

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Publisher	Microsoft	File Format	WORD
Date Published	July 2007	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	Windows Vista

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