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Windows "Longhorn"

Frank PrengelDeveloper EvangelistDeveloper Platform & Strategy GroupMicrosoft Deutschland GmbH

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Introducing LonghornIntroducing Longhorn

“to enable people and businesses to realize their full potential” —Microsoft mission, 2003

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Introducing LonghornIntroducing Longhorn

Major new Windows versionClient and Server releasesEvolution vs. revolutionTaking advantage of advancedhardware features in tomorrow’sPCs

Major new Windows versionClient and Server releasesEvolution vs. revolutionTaking advantage of advancedhardware features in tomorrow’sPCs

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Core Longhorn technologiesCore Longhorn technologiesFundamentals – Privacy and

securityAvalon – PresentationAero – User experienceWinFS – StorageIndigo – CommunicationWinFX – Managed Windows APIMSH – "Monad" shell...and more – Management, help and support, software development issues

Fundamentals – Privacy and securityAvalon – PresentationAero – User experienceWinFS – StorageIndigo – CommunicationWinFX – Managed Windows APIMSH – "Monad" shell...and more – Management, help and support, software development issues

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Securityand Privacy

Too much to fit in this box…

ReliabilitySystem and app tracingFast reboot via non-volatile memoryDriver verificationHardware monitoring

Deployment and Servicing

“Click Once”No rebootsSoftware Update ServicesComprehensive migration

Performance“SuperFetch”Glitch-free CPU scheduling and disc I/OFull GPU exploitation

FundamentalsFundamentals

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Longhorn securityLonghorn securitySecurity as a core feature of the systemTrustworthy ComputingSecure features on by default – see XP SP2 for changesNext Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB) subsystem – work in progressNetwork isolation and quarantine

Security as a core feature of the systemTrustworthy ComputingSecure features on by default – see XP SP2 for changesNext Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB) subsystem – work in progressNetwork isolation and quarantine

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Run SecurelySecure Execution Environment (SEE)Behavior Blocking/NXLUA/PAConsent UI

Run SecurelySecure Execution Environment (SEE)Behavior Blocking/NXLUA/PAConsent UI

Build SecurelyVisual StudioSecure Execution Environment (SEE)

Build SecurelyVisual StudioSecure Execution Environment (SEE)

Communicate SecurelySmart Card, Identity System, BiometricsSecure networking, WS-SecurityInternet Connection FirewallCross-organizational trust

Communicate SecurelySmart Card, Identity System, BiometricsSecure networking, WS-SecurityInternet Connection FirewallCross-organizational trust

Stay SecureSoftware Update Service (SUS)Windows UpdateSecurity Configuration WizardTrust Center

Stay SecureSoftware Update Service (SUS)Windows UpdateSecurity Configuration WizardTrust Center

Start SecurelyDriver signingSystem DLL protectionCode integrityHardware-assisted secure boot

Start SecurelyDriver signingSystem DLL protectionCode integrityHardware-assisted secure boot

Creating a Secure SystemCreating a Secure System

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AvalonAvalon

"Why isn't Windows using my graphics card/3D

rendering hardware/pixel shader... ?"

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Unified presentation model for Windows applications, web applications, graphics/media/animationIntegrated, vector-based compositing engineTaking advantage of hardware accelerationSupport for declarative programming

Unified presentation model for Windows applications, web applications, graphics/media/animationIntegrated, vector-based compositing engineTaking advantage of hardware accelerationSupport for declarative programming

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Declarative Programming for WindowsCode Named “XAML”

Declarative Programming for WindowsCode Named “XAML”

Markup for WindowsBuild applications in simple declarative statementsEasy to learn, write, and read

Code and content are separateStreamline collaboration between designers and developers

Easy for tools to consume and generate

Markup for WindowsBuild applications in simple declarative statementsEasy to learn, write, and read

Code and content are separateStreamline collaboration between designers and developers

Easy for tools to consume and generate

Button b1 = new Button();b1.Content = "OK";b1.Background = new SolidColorBrush(Colors.LightBlue);b1.Width = new Length(100);

<Button Width="100px"> OK <Button.Background> LightBlue </Button.Background></Button>

Dim b1 As New Buttonb1.Content = "OK"b1.Background = New SolidColorBrush(Colors.LightBlue)b1.Width = New Length(100)

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AeroAero

"Why does my desktop look so 20th century?"

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AeroAeroLonghorn User Experience (UX)Transparency, 3D, ...Still under developmentNot in current alpha builds (DWM in 4074)Three-tiered system, based on graphics capabilities, power management settings

Windows ClassicAeroAero Glass

Longhorn User Experience (UX)Transparency, 3D, ...Still under developmentNot in current alpha builds (DWM in 4074)Three-tiered system, based on graphics capabilities, power management settings

Windows ClassicAeroAero Glass

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WinFSWinFS

"It shouldn’t take longer to search my hard drive than it

takes to search the entire Internet on Google.com."

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Extensible XML schemasLogical viewsProgrammatic relationshipsSynchronization serviceInformation agents

Extensible XML schemasLogical viewsProgrammatic relationshipsSynchronization serviceInformation agents

application specific datasyste

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people

application specific data

user

application specific data application

specific data

infrastructure

application specific data

WinFSWinFS

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Describing WinFSDescribing WinFS

"Windows Future Store" built on SQL Server & NTFSWinFS stores itemsItems have properties

Each item type is defined by a schemaAn item’s schema can be extended

Items are associated via relationshipsWinFS stores an item’s properties

Including its file stream, if there is one

"Windows Future Store" built on SQL Server & NTFSWinFS stores itemsItems have properties

Each item type is defined by a schemaAn item’s schema can be extended

Items are associated via relationshipsWinFS stores an item’s properties

Including its file stream, if there is one

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IndigoIndigo

"What's the difference between local & remote, stateful & stateless, ... anyway?"

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Advanced web services

Secure, reliable, transactedHeterogeneous interoperability

Powerful messaging capabilitiesProgramming model extends existing capabilitiesSimplifies building services

Advanced web services

Secure, reliable, transactedHeterogeneous interoperability

Powerful messaging capabilitiesProgramming model extends existing capabilitiesSimplifies building services

IndigoWindows CommunicationIndigoWindows Communication

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Indigo

What is Indigo?What is Indigo?

ASMX .NET Remoting Enterprise Services

Simple ConfigInteroperable

Service-Oriented

AttributesTransactionsComponents

Broad VisionExtensibility

Object-Oriented

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IndigoIndigo... is a set of technologies for building and managing service-oriented systems... is scale-invariant

Small device (Compact Framework) to large servers

... is broadly interoperableFully based on WS-* Web services protocols

... provides a unified programming model and runtime... blurs the line between local and remote applications

... is a set of technologies for building and managing service-oriented systems... is scale-invariant

Small device (Compact Framework) to large servers

... is broadly interoperableFully based on WS-* Web services protocols

... provides a unified programming model and runtime... blurs the line between local and remote applications

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Secure, Reliable, Transactional Servicesusing System.ServiceModel;[Security(ConfidentialitySupport=true)][Connection(DeliveryAssurances= DeliveryAssurances.Full)][Service] public class Example{ [ServiceMethod] public int Method1(int x) { . . . }

[TransactionOperation] [ServiceMethod] public int Method2(int x) { . . . }}

using System.ServiceModel;[Security(ConfidentialitySupport=true)][Connection(DeliveryAssurances= DeliveryAssurances.Full)][Service] public class Example{ [ServiceMethod] public int Method1(int x) { . . . }

[TransactionOperation] [ServiceMethod] public int Method2(int x) { . . . }}

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WinFXWinFX

"We want the Win32 functionality in .NET!"

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MFCMFC

Components

ComponentsServicesServices

APIsAPIsWindows

3.0 .NET Framework “Whidbey”

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Announcing WinFX™Faster, Easier DevelopmentAnnouncing WinFX™Faster, Easier Development

Builds on the .NET Framework

Well-structured programming framework for Windows

Continued commitment to backwards compatibility

Builds on the .NET Framework

Well-structured programming framework for Windows

Continued commitment to backwards compatibility

Avalon WinFS IndigoWindows Forms

ASP.NET

ObjectSpacesObjectSpaces

DataSetDataSet

SQL XMLSQL XML

ProvidersProviders

Fram

ework

ServicesSchemas

Data Model

ADO.NET

Connectivity

Synchronization(WinFS, Win32..)Synchronization(WinFS, Win32..)

InfoAgent(PreferenceRules..)InfoAgent(PreferenceRules..)

FileSystem Services(MetaDataHandlers..)FileSystem Services(MetaDataHandlers..)

CalendarCalendar MediaMedia

DocumentDocument ……

ItemsItems

RelationshipsRelationships

ExtensionsExtensionsCommunications Manager (Port)Communications Manager (Port)

Messaging Services

Transport Channels(IPC, HTTP, TCP…)Transport Channels(IPC, HTTP, TCP…)

Channels (Datagram, Reliable, Peer, …)

Channels (Datagram, Reliable, Peer, …)

Policy EnginePolicy Engine

MessageEncoderMessageEncoder

ChannelSecurityChannelSecurity

QueuingQueuing

EventingEventing

RoutingRouting

TransactionTransaction

Desktop ServicesDesktop Services

Desktop WindowManagerDesktop WindowManager

Presentation Object ManagerPresentation Object Manager

Desktop Composition EngineDesktop Composition Engine

Animation andCompositionAnimation andComposition

Media Services

Hardware RenderingHardware Rendering

MediaProcessingMediaProcessing

Capture and SourcingCapture and Sourcing

Software Renderingand SinksSoftware Renderingand Sinks

Adaptive UIEngineAdaptive UIEngine

Page/SiteCompositionPage/SiteComposition

Personalization andProfiling ServicesPersonalization andProfiling Services

Membership and Security ServicesMembership and Security Services

Designer ServicesDesigner Services

Controls Interop EngineControls Interop Engine

ControlsControls

Windows Forms

ApplicationServicesApplicationServices

PeoplePeople GroupGroup

Collaboration

People andGroupsPeople andGroups

CollaborationHistoryCollaborationHistory

Real-TimeActivitiesReal-TimeActivities

SignalingSignalingFederationFederation

System Services

Transactions Storage

Protocols

Network Services

Kernel M

ode

Base Class LibrariesBase Class Libraries

Memory ManagerMemory Manager

Hosting LayerHosting Layer

Code ExecutionCode Execution LoaderLoader SecuritySecurity SerializationSerialization

LightweightTransactionsLightweightTransactions

TransactionCoordinatorTransactionCoordinator

KernelTransactionManager

KernelTransactionManager

LoggingServiceLoggingService

KernelKernel

Hardware Abstraction LayerHardware Abstraction Layer

ProcessManagerProcessManager

SecurityReference Monitor

SecurityReference Monitor

LPCFacilityLPCFacility

MemoryManagerMemoryManager

PowerManagerPowerManager

ConfigManagerConfigManager

Plug andPlayPlug andPlay

TransactedNTFSTransactedNTFS

Cache ManagerCache

ManagerUniversalData Format

UniversalData Format

FilterEngineFilterEngine

TCP, UDPIPV4, IPV6TCP, UDPIPV4, IPV6 IPSECIPSEC QOSQOS HTTP

ListenerHTTPListener

Internet Connection FirewallInternet Connection Firewall

Demand Activation and Protocol HealthDemand Activation and Protocol Health

PNRPPNRP NativeWiFiNativeWiFi SIPSIP TCP

ListenerTCP Listener

UDP ListenerUDP Listener

IPC ListenerIPC Listener

Network Class LibraryNetwork Class Library

GDI/GDI+GDI/GDI+ WindowManagerWindowManager

GlobalAudio Engine

GlobalAudio Engine

Direct 3DGraphicsDirect 3DGraphics

Graphics driversGraphics drivers

DDIDDI InputManagerInputManager

AudioDriversAudioDrivers

DirectX GraphicsMini port

DirectX GraphicsMini port

RedirectorsRedirectors

SCSI/FCSCSI/FC 802.3802.3 802.11802.11 ....

Device Drivers

ManagementServices

(Event Logs,Tracing,Probes,

Auto Update,Admin)

ManagementServices

(Event Logs,Tracing,Probes,

Auto Update,Admin)

IO ManagerIO Manager

Application DeploymentEngine (Click-Once)

Application DeploymentEngine (Click-Once)

Identity &SecuritySystem

Identity &SecuritySystem

FAT 16/32FAT 16/32

FilterManagerFilterManager

DistributedFile SystemDistributedFile System

Virtual ShadowCopy ServiceVirtual ShadowCopy Service

File ReplicationServiceFile ReplicationService

Virtual DiskServiceVirtual DiskService

Models

ServiceServiceObjectObject T/SQLT/SQL XMLXMLDocumentDocument UIUI MediaMedia

CLR

Avalon WinFS IndigoPresentation Data Communication

Base Operating System Services

Presentation Data Communication

Base Operating System Services

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WinFXOccasionallyConnected Cinematic Quality

Presentation

DynamicSocket for

Web services

Natural UIWin32 Web

Rich UserExperience

DeveloperProductivity

“DLL Hell”

HeavyFootprint

SmallFootprint

Responsive

NetworkDependency

Ease ofDeployment

Poor UserExperience

EasyChange

Management

Tough ToDeploy

ComplexTo Develop

WinFX – The Best of Both WorldsWinFX – The Best of Both Worlds

.NET Framework Class Library

Illustrating WinFXIllustrating WinFX

WinFX

IndigoWinFSAvalon

Application

Longhorn

ASP.NET

ADO.NET

WindowsForms

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Common Language Runtime

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MSH (aka "Monad")MSH (aka "Monad")

"Give us a shell like UN*X (or better :-)"

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Why MSH?Why MSH?Windows administration has not met the needs of administrators

Overemphasis on GUI-based tools and developer-oriented SDKs Weak command shell with incomplete coverage and limited automation

Unix employs a powerful model for automating administration tasks

Composition (A | B | C)Text-based pipelines

.NET enables Windows to do better than Unix

Object-based pipelinesManaged code

Commands are classesReflection-based utilities

Windows administration has not met the needs of administrators

Overemphasis on GUI-based tools and developer-oriented SDKs Weak command shell with incomplete coverage and limited automation

Unix employs a powerful model for automating administration tasks

Composition (A | B | C)Text-based pipelines

.NET enables Windows to do better than Unix

Object-based pipelinesManaged code

Commands are classesReflection-based utilities

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RequestRequest

Command ParserCommand Parser

ProcessProcess

ProcessProcess

RequestRequest

processprocesscmdletcmdlet

processprocessrequestrequestobjectobject

WhereWhere

WhereWhere

wherewherecmdletcmdlet

wherewhererequestrequestobjectobject

SortSort

SortSort

sortsortcmdletcmdlet

sortsortrequestrequestobjectobject

Out/TableOut/Table

TableTableout-chartout-chartrequestrequestobjectobject

Pipeline ProcessorPipeline Processor

out-chartout-chartcmdletcmdlet

get/process | where “handlecount –gt 400” | sort handlecountget/process | where “handlecount –gt 400” | sort handlecount | out/chart processname,handlecount| out/chart processname,handlecount

Pipeline ProcessingPipeline Processing

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OK, that's all?OK, that's all?

Of course not, there is... WinPE image-based install & componentization... new management tools... simple deployment & updates ("ClickOnce")... new help subsystem... a server version ("Blackcomb") in the making... etc., etc. ...

Of course not, there is... WinPE image-based install & componentization... new management tools... simple deployment & updates ("ClickOnce")... new help subsystem... a server version ("Blackcomb") in the making... etc., etc. ...

Key Take-AwaysKey Take-Aways

Longhorn is the most ambitious new version of Windows since Windows 95Longhorn is the ideal platform for a whole new type of applicationYou can get ready for Longhorn by using the .NET Framework todayLonghorn provides opportunities to find new customers and open up new lines of businesses

Longhorn is the most ambitious new version of Windows since Windows 95Longhorn is the ideal platform for a whole new type of applicationYou can get ready for Longhorn by using the .NET Framework todayLonghorn provides opportunities to find new customers and open up new lines of businesses

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