Most popular submissions in 'Usability' for the past 30 days
Run window should have "Run as administrator" checkbox
"Run" used to be the "quick and dirty" way to run stuff FAST (i.e. I could Run cmd and get a command prompt). But under UAC I typically need an ELEVATED command prompt, which requires me to find/make an elevated shortcut for. If it (more...)
Add "Run as Administrator" in the Run Window under the Open: [path] combo-box. Require the user to manually toggle the box for security reasons consistent with UAC.
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Medium
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Windows Photo Viewer decreases quality and size of files when rotated
When you rotate an image in Windows Photo Viewer it overwrites the previous file with one of lower quality. For example, a file that was origionally 76,470 bytes in size is decreased to 60,129 bytes after a single rotate and 59,889 bytes after 3 rotates. (more...)
Use the orientation attribute in the EXIF data to store rotation information and render appropriatley.
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High
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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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Allow Windows Photo Viewer to rotate read-only files
When opening faxes in tiff format from Outlook, Outlook saves to the Temporary Internet Files folder and makes the file read-only. When viewing in Windows Photo Viewer (the default viewer for tiff files) the image cannot be rotated.
Allow images opened with Windows Photo Viewer to be rotated but just warn the user (without the use of a dialog box) that the rotation will not be saved.
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Windows explorer (left pane) : ability to expand folders with a single click
In Windows 7 / Vista, unlike Windows XP's explorer, a "heavy" action is required each time I want expand a folder in the folder tree : either double clicking, striking the '+' key, or pointing more or less successfully at the (more...)
Please add the ability, in the folders options, to switch back to XP behavior (expand folders with a single click on their name, in the folders pane).
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High
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Maximise after restore incorrectly placed when task bar is at the top
1. Position the task bar at the top of the screen (Taskbar > Properties > Taskbar location on screen = Top)
2. Run a command prompt (Start > "cmd")
3. Maximise the command prompt
4. Minimise the command prompt
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Fix the window restore logic to handle the case where the task bar is docked at the top.
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Medium
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Stop the "Safely remove hardware" icon from jumping around.
Try this if you have more than one removable device.
Plug them in. Now move the remove hardware icon to any position except the leftmost.
Click on it and remove one device. The icon will jump to the left to show a notification. (more...)
Don't make it change position just to show a notification.
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Medium
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Where do custom sound schemes go?
Windows has given you the ability to create custom sound schemes since Windows 9x. It's not easy to locate where these custom schemes go once you create them, though. So for example it's not easy to backup and restore your schemes, and it's (more...)
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Low
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Tray icon prevents taskbar auto-hide.
I use taskbar autohide feature and sometimes a tray icon needs attention so it prevents taskbar autohide function. However It's not quite brilliant which icon does that. I simply click on every tray icons to re-hide taskbar or disable taskbar auto-hide (more...)
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Low
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Program Compatibility Assistant never remembers setting not to ask again
I'm logged in as a regular user. Whenever I run the program that isn't compatible with windows 7, such as media player classic or media player classic - homecinema and then close it when done, Program Compatibility Assistant will popup asking (more...)
Actually keep a list of the programs I say for the Program Compatibility Assistant not to ask me again about.
Work around is disabling it:
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Have the taskbar resize like in a window (more smoothly).
Currently when you resize the task bar, and keep your mouse held at a certain spot the windows is still in the same spot making it seem a little clunky in my opinion.
Make the windows move to fill up the space that is opened up when you resize the task bar (kinda like the way a window resizes). In my opinion, it could give the illusion of a faster system.
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Medium
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Readability when performing a search
Look at the two windows in the screenshot.
On the left, when performing a search for "jpg" in Explorer, the adress bar reads "search results".
On the right, when searching for "automatic" in the control panel, (more...)
Make the adress bar display something useful like " [Search path] > Search for [search term] " or something like that.
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Low
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Cycle Songs with Back/Forward Mouse Buttons
Nowadays many windows applications make use of most mouse buttons. WMP12 seems to be an exception. With the back and forward buttons on almost every single mouse being produced right now it would be nice to be able to cycle songs with them.
Link "Previous" and "Next" buttons in WMP with the Back and Forward buttons in the mouse respectively (It would be also nice if it worked on top of the Aero Peek).
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Low
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Allow toggling of 'legacy' standard for drive/file size and 'drive manufacturer' standard.
Okay, everyone has gone over this I'm sure; Windows and up until recently, the rest of the world uses 1024 (based on 2^10) as a kilobyte., while the hard drive 'people' use 1000 bytes at a kilobyte, causing your 1.5 TB drive to show up (more...)
Simply give the option to toggle how it measures hard drive space.
I understand the hiccups that will be caused with installation software, but how many of us have loaded our drives to the point where that little bit of difference is going (more...)
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Low
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Create a mode for this website that is optimized for mobile phones with internet access
I know this website is obviously targeted at Windows 7 users, but I bet there are some people here who access this site from a web browser on a mobile phone and I bet this site doesn't look too good on a mobile phone, because there will be a lot (more...)
Create a mode for this site that is optimized for mobile phones, or create that kind of mode for this site when you make it use the heresanidea system.
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