Most popular submissions in 'Aesthetics' of all time
IE should use native menus
IE8's menus don't all have normal styling. In particular, the submenu 'arrow' turns white when hovered (rather than staying black), and disabled items have a different text colour and selection colour when hovered (compared to normal (more...)
Use native menu styling.
Medium
Low
Not fixed
In Explorer, in the folder panel, right-clicking a non-selected item highlights it in the same way as a selected item.
As the title (and the image) describes, if you select something (anything) from the left pane of Windows Explorer and then directly right-click on another item, the item is highlighted in the same way as a selected item, even though it's not actually (more...)
Highlight the right-clicked item in a different way to indicate that it's not the same as the selected item.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Update the legacy help program (for applications).
The help module for applications has not be updates since I do not know when, and since they decided the would update things every 15 years, they should do so for the help module as it has some really ugly icons.
Keep the interface, but update the icons!
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Start menu & taskbar shadows
When aero is active every window has a shadow around the glass border which helps to round the corners. Strange but real, the start menu round borders are quite ugly because of the absence of any shadow. Even the taskbar hasn't got it.
Put a softer shadow around these fundamental elements of the interface. When application are maximised the taskbar shadow should be disabled.
High
Medium
Not fixed
Language Bar docked in the taskbar very ugly
Language Bar docked in the taskbar very ugly.
keep pixel height interval consistency.
High
High
Not fixed
Power Options Should Not Consider Computer Inactive if Video Is Playing
When watching video, especially internet video through Hulu or Netflix, the Power Options will consider the computer not in use, because no input is coming in.
The Power Options should know whether or not video is being watched, and act accordingly.
The user could switch power profiles, but as internet video services gain more and more popularity, it would be a smart development sign if the power (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Tooltip still not updated on window
tooltip still dates back to xp era
update to 7 style tooltip
Low
Low
Not fixed
improve color layout for currently using task icon
Taskbar color layout too bad.
If you using light color desktop background, you will don't know what is the using task icon.
Its brightness too high, so looks too blurred when light color desktop background.
Currently using task (more...)
improve color layout for currently using task icon
High
High
Not fixed
File Sharing wizard has old XP icon
After sharing a folder through the File Sharing wizard, an XP era exclamation point shows up next to the warning about not being able to share files if the computer is sleeping.
Change the icon. I can't believe this is actually in the RC!
Low
Low
Not fixed
Add a function to pin the Window Preview in the Taskbar
It would be very useful for me - and I think for many other users - if it was possible to pin the little preview window when you hover over an application in the taskbar (so that the preview Windows is always on top). For example, I could still watch (more...)
Add a pin Button left to the close button in the preview window
Low
Medium
Not fixed
Make tooltips on start menu more than one line
I belive that there is some law or something that a user will only read a certain amount of wide text before the eye gets tired and stops. The tooltip for shutdown is bad, and hibernate is even worse. Why do these tooltips have to be one line?
Make these tooltips more than one line, please
Medium
Low
Not fixed
Hard disk icon in Recycle Bin Properties is wrong
In Recycle Bin Properties, the hard disk icons are wrong. It's showing a folder icon instead of the hard disk icon.
Change it to the hard disk icon.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Customizable Clock
The clock on at the edge of the taskbar cannot be customized regarding the formatting of the time and date.
Allow users to specify how they want the time and date displayed. Users should be able to choose whether or not to display the time or the date, and be able to select from a variety of formats for a 2-row layout or a 1 row layout. The attached picture (more...)
High
High
Not fixed
Boot screen is stretched on almost every display
It is a minor issue but why is the new boot screen still in 4:3? Almost every display out there is 16:9 or 16:10.
Make the new boot screen 16:9 so that it will only be stretched on legacy displays.
Low
Low
Rejected