Partnerships and specifications
- Infrastructure optimization
- PCsafety − Part of Microsoft's technical support that deals with malware and virus issues.
- Virus Information Alliance – An international partnership created by the Microsoft Corporation in association with various antivirus vendors.
- Ultra Mobile PC − Joint specification by Microsoft and others for a small form factor tablet PC.
- Volume license key
- Microsoft Partner Ecosystem - The hundreds of thousands of Microsoft partner companies who build solutions on top of Microsoft Software or who resell Microsoft Software.