Windows – What are the technical differences between Windows Vista and Windows 7

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I'm interested in finding an unabridged technical manual documenting all of the differences between the two operating systems. In Tanenbaum's latest edition of Modern Operating Systems (3rd Edition), he dives into the technical layout of Windows Vista.

I'm looking for something similar or in greater detail describing Windows 7 and also the differences between Windows 7 and Vista.

Any leads, suggestions, tips? They are Much appreciated.

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Check the complete new features list on Wikpedia and a presentation on the kernel improvements.

See these three talks by the kernel developers:

Arun Kishan: Inside Windows 7 - Farewell to the Windows Kernel Dispatcher Lock - Better playback! :)
Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows 7 - MinWin, a slimmed down kernel...
Mark Russinovich: Inside Windows 7 Redux - NUMA, Non Uniform Memory Access.

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