Windows 7 Taskforce

Can't include multiple folders in library

Submitted by Tihiy on January 1, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Problem: Can't use 'Include in library' when several folders are selected in Explorer, since command disappears from both command toolbar and context menu.

Solution: Waste time adding folders one by one.

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(4 comments)

Language Bar has multiple issues

Submitted by Cuppa on November 9, 2008 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug, Legacy, Usability

Problem: 1. The menu style is non-standard.
2. The IME Pad for Japanese acts very strangely - buttons don't have have mouseover animations (even the Close button doesn't glow).
3. The glow over language bar items in the taskbar is non-standard.
(more...)

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(1 comments)

keep UI theme style consistency for Windows 7

Submitted by fuchueh on March 14, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance

Problem: keep UI theme style consistency for Menu bar & Tool bar.
like Windows XP theme style's consistency.

Solution: keep UI theme style consistency for Windows 7.

view snapshot:
http://www.windows7taskforce.com/thumb/UI_Style_Consistency.png/x/700

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(8 comments)

Network icon animation?

Submitted by xombie on January 3, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: Remember in XP, the LAN/Wireless icon in the system tray used to glow, to denote activity?

I don't mind that they rolled all the network adapters into one icon.

The problem is, it gives no indication of activity. So (more...)

Solution: Make the little monitor glow when the network is active.

Severity: Medium

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(11 comments)

Documents library cannot remember view settings

Submitted by rm20010 on November 10, 2008 to Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Problem: If Vista had a problem remembering folder views, then this is worse.

Any folder view settings you apply while browsing your Documents library aren't entirely preserved once you navigate out of that folder.

Here's (more...)

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(4 comments)

[fixed] Add the additional menu items of the Computer Management above the close item

Submitted by sibbl on November 2, 2008 to Annoyance

Problem: I use the Computer Management very often (right click "Computer", select "Manage") and every time I get annoyed at the two additional menu items that have been added below the close item! When I want to close the application I just (more...)

Solution: Move the two additional menu items above the close item!

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

(4 comments)

Temporarily disable the Aero Snap

Submitted by JK on March 9, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: The Aero Snap is really cool, but it can be truly annoying. You cannot drag windows out of the screen, you cannot resize nor move big windows around at all, as they get "sticked" super easily. It effectively decreases the size of your screen.

Solution: Microsoft already has intuitive and known solution used in majority products couple of years - hold the control key. Whenever you hold ctrl key while dragging around toolbars or tool windows, the docking feature is temporarily disabled. I suggest this (more...)

Severity: High

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(3 comments)

keep Details Columns style consistency

Submitted by fuchueh on March 16, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance

Problem: Details Columns has 2 styles in Windows7.
Please keep style consistency for Details Columns.

screenshot:
http://uploads.bizhat.com/view/389702

Solution: keep style consistency

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

(2 comments)

IE8: progress bar should be integrated into address bar

Submitted by tino on February 19, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Legacy, Usability

Problem: They have done this for Windows Explorer, for IE for Windows Mobile but not for IE7 and IE8.

Solution: Integrate the progress bar into the address bar.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(16 comments)

Allow "flipping" Task Bar layout, especially for right/left positioning

Submitted by pmbAustin on February 15, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Usability

Problem: When you move the task bar to the right or left side of the display, it would be nice if you could have the option of having the 'start orb' in the bottom corner of the display (so that if you position the task bar in the left side, the start-orb's (more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(2 comments)

Enhance Aero experience for MDI childs

Submitted by Jereck on February 3, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance

Problem: I understand that MDI child windows should look different than "regular" windows, but why scare users with the ugly Basic theme ?

Solution: Use the normal aero theme but without transparency for MDI child windows

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(12 comments)

Add restore desktop icons position functionality

Submitted by Dunross on January 19, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: Icons position is lost after (often unwanted) screen resolution change. It is very annoying to drag them afterwards to their original positions "by hand".

Solution: Add ability to save and restore icons position "explicitly".

(Popular solution is to right-click on the desktop after which "Save Icons Position" and "Restore Icons Position" options appear).

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

(12 comments)

Thumbnail previews not available

Submitted by billerr on December 18, 2008 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug, Usability

Problem: A issue that occured in Vista. Some applications will not show a thumbnail of their window in thumbnail previews (and in Aero Peek now in 7). Instead they just show a grey space and the program's icon instead of the window's contents. I suspect (more...)

Solution: Eliminate the problem, as it renders one of they key new features (Thumbnails and Aero Peek) sub-par.

Severity: Medium

Impact: Medium

Status: Not fixed

(9 comments)

Orb Glows Upon Activating Taskbar

Submitted by BraedenP on November 6, 2008 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

Problem: If you close or minimize a window and bring the taskbar into focus, the start orb randomly glows. If you have other windows open, and the focus is brought to them when you minimize a window, however, the orb does not glow.

So whenever the (more...)

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

(8 comments)

Typo in internet time dialog

Submitted by OmniouS on January 5, 2009 to Annoyance, Bug

Problem: Stop the Windows Time service and click 'Update Now' in the internet time dialog

There is a lonely lowercase 's' at the end - see pic

Solution: Remove the extra character. Perhaps even disable the whole dialog if the service is stopped or offer the option to start it

The message would make more sense imo if it was 'An error occured (while) getting ...'

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Fixed

(1 comments)