1) LUA - Limited user access
2) IE 7 with anti-phishing
3) IIS 7
4) Media player 11
5) In-built DVD maker + Media center
6) Windows Sidebar
7) Aero-glass effect
8) Parental control
9) Bit-locker for drive encryption
10) Windows defender
11) Windows mail instead of outlook express
12) Enhanced search
13) New games are added like chess
14) RDP version 6
15) Windows Photo gallery - allows you to manage, edit and 
enhance pictures.

Below is the list of new features in Vista:-

1 Shell & User interface 
1.1 Windows Aero 
1.2 Windows Explorer 
1.2.1 Layout and visualization 
1.2.2 Icons 
1.2.3 Organizing & metadata 
1.2.4 File operations 
1.3 Start menu 
1.4 Default Programs 
1.5 Windows Flip and Flip 3D 
1.6 Other shell improvements 
1.7 Windows Search 
1.8 Windows Sidebar 
2 New and upgraded applications 
2.1 Windows Internet Explorer 7 
2.2 Windows Media Player 11 
2.3 Windows Media Center 
2.4 Internet Information Services 7 
3 Security and safety 
4 Management and administration 
5 Graphics 
5.1 Desktop Window Manager 
5.2 DirectX 
5.3 Imaging 
5.4 Color management 
6 AutoPlay 
7 Mobile computing 
7.1 Power management 
7.1.1 Sleep state 
7.1.2 Fine-grained power configuration 
7.2 Other mobility enhancements 
8 New fonts 
9 Language support 
10 Features for Programmers