Windows Vista Service Pack 3

Windows Vista Service Pack 3 is an effortless way to have a fully updated Windows Vista installation.

Several hundred hotfixes and security updates have been released for Windows Vista since Service Pack 2 launched in 2009, which makes it very difficult to have a fully updated Windows Vista installation that has all available bug fixes and security patches. Service Pack 3 makes this easy by including all updated Windows components and installing them in one simple package. Like previous Service Packs, Service Pack 3 also contains new functionality and compatibility improvements to the operating system.

Service Pack 3 currently includes:

• All updates released since Service Pack 2, including the latest ESU security rollup
• Internet Explorer 9
• .NET Framework 4.6.2
• DirectX 9.0c Runtime
• Microsoft Camera Codec Pack
• Remote Desktop Protocol 8.0
• Windows Management Framework and Powershell 3.0
• DirectUI and DirectUser engines from Windows 7
• Microsoft generic USB 3 and NVMe drivers
• Updated icons and resources (including resources from Vize)
• Updated built-in fonts
• Enhanced branding resources (made by ImSwordKing)
• Calculator from Windows 7
• NotepadEx and SnippingToolEx by vxiiduu
• Fix to show theme names correctly in Appearance Settings
• Ultimate Extras
• Media Center TV Pack

Known Bugs:

• NVMe driver does not work when booting from UEFI (NVMe driver will not be included in public beta versions of Service Pack 3 until a fix is found)
• Windows Update Client from ESU Rollup does not install properly

Remember: These are not guaranteed and may never be added to Service Pack 3

Planned additions for Service Pack 3:

• TPM 2.0 Support
• Windows Imaging Component from Windows 8 (Adds support for JPEG XR Codec)
• Windows Animation Manager from Windows 8
• Updated Video and Audio decoders
• XPS Document API
• Other Accessories from Windows 7 (Paint, WordPad, On-Screen Keyboard)