Microsoft announced the release to manufacturing of Windows Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 on April 28, 2009.

Microsoft says that Vista SP2 is a unified service pack with a single installer for both Windows Server 2008 and Vista computers. SP2 is expected to be available in Q2 2009.

This second release candidate includes Windows Search 4.0, Bluetooth 2.1 feature pack, the ability to record data on to Blu-Ray media natively in Windows Vista, the addition of Windows Connect Now for simpler Wi-Fi configuration, and an exFAT file system that supports UTC timestamps.