Windows Vista Home Premium K
This is the preferred edition of Windows Vista for home desktop and mobile PCs.
Here it is: the preferred edition of Windows for home desktop and mobile PCs. Windows Vista Home Premium delivers the productivity and entertainment that you need from your PC at home or on the go.
Get things done
Navigate the desktop with the Windows Aero user experience, including helpful animations, transparent glass menu bars, and live thumbnail previews of open programs.
Use Windows Flip 3D to dynamically flip through your open programs in a three-dimensional, stacked view.
Find documents, emails, photos, and music files with Instant Search.
With Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8, search the web right from the browser, with no additional toolbars necessary and enjoy tabbed browsing.
Keep real-time information, like weather and news, directly on your desktop with Gadgets for Windows Sidebar.
View, organize, edit, print and share photos with family and friends with Windows Photo Gallery.
Get up and running fast using Windows Easy Transfer to automatically copy your files, photos, music, email, and settings from your old PC to your new Windows Vista-based PC.
Protect your PC, your personal information, and your family
Windows Defender helps safeguard your PC against popups, slow performance, and security threats caused by spyware and other unwanted software.
With dynamic security protection, anti-phishing technology, and Internet Explorer protected mode, Internet Explorer 7 and Internet Explorer 8 help you browse safely.
With Parental Controls and Standard user accounts, you can help protect your PC and family.
A scheduled backup automatically backs up your files—priceless digital photos, music, movies, documents, and more.
Enjoy home entertainment
Use Windows Media Center to enjoy your entire digital entertainment library on your PC or television.
Burn your photo slide shows and home movies to a professional-looking video DVD with dynamic security protection, anti-phishing.
Play Games for Windows on your PC and run graphically advanced PC games with DirectX 10.
Capture, edit, and publish your digital home movies in standard or highdefinition format with Windows Movie Maker.
Windows Media Player 11 helps you manage your library of digital music, photos, and video that you have stored on your PC.
Stay productive and entertained with your mobile PC
Use your mobile PC without worrying about battery life by using Sleep and Resume.
Network and Sharing Center helps you easily and securely connect to wireless networks.
The Windows Mobility Center saves you time and worry by enabling you to access and set key mobile system settings, all from one location.
With Windows Meeting Space, you can wirelessly connect your mobile PC to a friend's PC and share photos, videos, and documents.
Keep your supported digital media devices, Smartphones, and other digital devices synchronized with your PC using the Windows Vista Sync Center.
Express yourself more naturally and more personally with a Tablet PC or any PC using the new touch screen technology that enables you to draw, touch, or write directly on the screen.
System requirements
Recommended system requirements
1 GHz 32bit (x86) or 64bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
DVD-ROM drive
Audio output
Internet access (fees may apply)
Additional requirements to use certain features
Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system configuration.
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor
can help you determine which features and edition of Windows Vista will run on your computer.
Minimum supported requirements
Certain product features are not available with minimum supported requirements.
800 MHz processor and 512 MB of system memory
20 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for Super VGA graphics
CD-ROM drive
Compare system requirements across the editions.
Note: If your system features a 64bit processor, you can take advantage of its advanced design in this edition of Windows Vista.
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Windows Vista Home Premium K includes the same functionality as Windows Vista Home Premium, except that it includes links to a Media Player Center Web site and a Messenger Center Web site.
The Korean Fair Trade Commission requires that the software contain links to a Media Player Center Web site and a Messenger Center Web site which has links to third party sites to enable consumers to download and install third party media players and instant messaging software. The third party sites are not under the control of Microsoft, and Microsoft is not responsible for the software or content of any third party sites, any links contained in third party sites, or any changes or updates to the third party software or sites. The inclusion of any link on the Media Player Center Web site or Messenger Center Web site does not imply an endorsement by Microsoft of the third party software, the site or its contentss.
Computer manufacturers may preinstall third party media players or instant messengers on computers running Windows Vista Home Premium K. Consumers may also separately install media players or instant messengers, either from Microsoft or a third party.