Most recent submissions in 'Annoyance'
Layout options & window sizes in Explorer
Changing window size & layout options in Windows Explorer affects subsequently opened Explorer windows universally. I often arrange several open windows so that they can all be viewed simultaneously and I can copy/paste, reference text, or drag & (more...)
Perhaps this could be solved with shortcuts? If one could create a shortcut to a folder, library or network location and associate layout options for the browser window the shortcut is meant to open it would be helpful.
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"Save Target As..." fails to simultaneous download two different files with the same name
Sometimes when you download a file (say a PDF) from a site it has a default name for certain files (eg article.pdf). If I right click on the link to that file and choose "save target as", point to a location on disk and click save (without (more...)
I assume the missing is hidden somewhere, perhaps in temporary internet files... but I cannot find that in the AppData.
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Paint: Make the shape drawing tools as flexible as in Microsoft Office apps
Say for example you draw a speech bubble, it is very difficult to position the pointed bit from the speech bubble to exactly where you want.
Make the shape drawing tools as flexible as in Microsoft Office apps as in you can move the shapes and adjust the shapes exactly however you choose to do so.
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Clicking on the disc icon displays annoying popup and ejects the disc tray
By clicking the disc icon in windows explorer folder view, if there's no disc inserted, it will display a popup telling you that there's no disc inserted, and the disc tray will open.
This becomes an annoyance if you click on the icon (more...)
Instead of the popup, just display a message on the right hand panel saying that there's no disc found. With the automatic eject, have an option to turn it off.
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Forgets the name that you have just typed when renaming a file
If you rename a file or folder, and there is an error (because the file may be in use, or already exist etc), it will automatically cancel and forget exactly what you just typed. This will leave you retyping the filename from scratch rather then letting (more...)
Don't cancel the rename process automatically. Keep it in rename file mode, so that only pressing the escape key will cancel the rename.
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Control panel slow to load in start menu
When loading the control panel from the start menu, it'll usually take a second or two to actually load.
This is only a very minor annoyance, but thought I'd mention it anyway :)
Could the control panel menu items be cached or indexed somehow so they come up instantly?
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IP address settings to be linked by wireless network
When using a laptop and carrying it from network to network, almost each network I visit requires me to change my ip address (particularly taking it between home and work).
Every time I need to change my ip address, i'll go to the wireless (more...)
Have the ip address settings to automatically change based on what was last used for that particular wireless network.
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Windows Explorer slow to sort files
If you have a folder full of say 100+ media files (movie and or photos), and you want to do a sort by date in details view, the computer will think for a few seconds (the green progress will creep along the address bar) before it actually does the sort.
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Date sorting should be instant.
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Media Center using remote with multiple monitors
If you use multiple monitors and want to run Media Center in one of them full screen, then using a media center IR remote will give you the frustrating result that some remote functions will work fine all of the time, yet others will only work when you (more...)
Thoughts on potential solution:
Utility to lock MC remote input to MC (perhaps sys tray for ease of access but just as easily put on task bar). Could also unlock MC remote so it would work in other applications.
An advanced (more...)
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Eject on Optical drive should try to open and close the tray
When you eject the CD-ROM drive tray with the Eject command from Explorer the tray opens like usual. However if you re-issue the command while it is still open Windows is unable to close the tray again. I realize that not all hardware supports this (i.e. (more...)
Have the eject command try to close the drive when Eject is issue and the drive is arleady open.
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Superbar Tweaks
The Superbar, being one of the core elements on the current Windows UI requires to be highly customizable.
Inverting the order of the elements in the Superbar, so I could use the Start menu in the right side and the clock on the left. A must for lefties.
Another alternative: Allow users to separate the Start button, the traybar, the clock and (more...)
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