Most popular submissions in 'Annoyance' for the past 6 months
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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Low
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Sticky Notes 2.0
Here is just a short list of problems/shortcomings of Sticky Notes in Windows 7.
1. No synchronization with anything!
-I've lost all my notes multiple times forgetting to back them up before reinstalling
2. No organization, (more...)
1. Please add functionality to sync sticky notes automatically between my desktops and my Windows Live account.
2. Add a context sorting/filtering algorithm that sorts Sticky Notes into "Stacks" based on predefined categories. (If sticky (more...)
High
High
Not fixed
Format dialog doesn't show progress in taskbar
The Format Drive dialog doesn't show its progress in the taskbar.
Use the new progressbar in taskbar like lots of other Windows utilities.
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Medium
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Sound devices mgmt need a revamp. DO IT.
QA time.
When displaying two audio devices next to the task tray by left clicking the speaker icon, I can't set a default audio device without opening a new faking winder.
I want to set the default audio device by right click > set default on the device image; after left clicking the speaker icon next to the task tray.
High
High
Not fixed
CD Error when Autolaunch program still active & CD ejected
When an autostarted program is active after you inserted a CD with Autoplay, and then you eject the CD without ending the program and then try to end/continue program the error notification pops up, telling you (correctly) that the CD i s missing.
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Make the dialog supreme and if I click Cancel that means the CD is not there so end the program.
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Check Disk Task Bar Doesn't Show Progress
When Check Disk is launched though the UI it won't display the progress in the task bar.
Have check disk show the progress on the task bar
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Low
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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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Low
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Windows Search should handle multi-word objects better
If I type "update" into the Start search box, to quickly access Windows Update, I get items for "Apple Software Update" and "Check for DivX Updates", but no "Windows Update"
I have to type "Windows (more...)
Make sure that all programs and system services are fully text indexed.
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Low
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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.
High
High
Not fixed
Moving from Fullscreen to Windowed mode in Windows Media Center should not cause playback to stutter
Restore/Maximize Windows Media Center causes playback to stutter. This causes TV playback to fall behind the live signal. I was happy to accept this until I started using VLC media player and found that it has no stutter when moving between Fullscreen (more...)
Implement better Fullscreen/Restore behaviour as with other media players (eg. VLC has NO STUTTER AT ALL) when restoring or maximizing the Media Center window.
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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.
Medium
High
Not fixed
Better History in the Calculator
When you use the current Win7 calculator an enable the history, you are only able to see your formulas and you do not get to see the results of said formulas. This is problematic as sometimes you want to compare results from two different formulas and (more...)
Insert a history feature similar to the windows XP powertoy calculator (where you can not only see the formula, but also the result).
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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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