Windows Vista build 5215 (vbl ndt netxpmobl)

Windows Vista build 5215 is a build of Windows Vista. It was shared onto the BetaWiki Discord server on 25 December 2021.

New features and changes

 * This build has unique branding among publicly available builds, not even shared by its server counterpart, for Starter and Ultimate SKUs, where the Longhorn logo used since build 4044 is appended with an SKU name; in this case "Longhorn Ultimate" or "Longhorn Starter Edition". The other SKUs have the same branding as build 5212.


 * Peer-to-Peer and Secure Startup applets have been added to Control Panel.
 * Secure Startup was later renamed to BitLocker, but references to the preliminary name survived in the form of internal component names.


 * The taskbar received a new tray icon for Network Connections in this build. Related to that, a new applet has been introduced, but it appears to be empty and cannot be closed, until  is restarted.

File Explorer

 * This is the first build of Windows to include the Previous Versions section in a folder's or file's Properties window.

32-bit EFI support

 * It is one of the few known post-reset builds to support booting from a 32-bit UEFI implementation. This was soon dropped due to low demand from OEMs and didn't reappear until Windows 8.

Upgrade
Upgrading from Windows XP may result in the user being unable to log in with the error.

Zero-day timebomb
This build has a zero-day timebomb on the first boot. Once rebooted, the correct expiration date will be set.

Setup
Although setup is mostly similar to earlier builds of Vista, the setup autorun now mentions Beta 2 in place of Beta 1. The hard drive partitioning page now also has a new advanced option, which hides the latter drive partitioning tools unless clicked on.