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Make the gadgets locked in the desktop
When you click at the "Show desktop" button, all the gadgets will be hide until you click at the desktop (more easy to see if you have no window open)
Make it stable and "locked" at the desktop, as the icons...
High
High
Not fixed
Use the Aero technologie more in the windows
Man, we have the Aero technologie, it's AMAZING...but, why they just use it in the Explorer and in the gadgets window? Why dont use the glass (as in the explorer window) in other apps, like in paint and other programs? Make some other programs translucent (more...)
Use the Aero in other windows, like paint and like they do in windows vista, at the wmp11.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Scenic Ribbon menu button not very contrasting with window border, in aero basic.
It doesn't look like a button when its edges are not contrasting with the window button. (in aero basic)
Update with new button.
Look at this too: http://www.windows7taskforce.com/view/60
Medium
Low
Fixed
Windows taskbar width (horizontal) resize
I have to use a laptop computer in my work. To use dual screens with the docking station, we use the Matrox DualHead2Go boxes which makes both monitors appear as one very wide desktop. As such, the task bar runs the width of both monitors. On normal (more...)
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Low
Not fixed
< fixed in 6956> Help and support bug
This happened in vista. Help and support icons dont line up when you expand the window. when you close the window up, the icons and text also dont line up.
Fix it. dont think we wont notice
Low
Low
Fixed
Windows 7 lost the pinned shorcuts
If you save a edited photo in paint, Windows 7 will shows it in the start menu. If you move the image, the system won't update the shortcut and will say that cant find the image.
And, in the shortcut missing alert, it doesnt shows any icon.
Sync the file with the shortcut, or add "dependencies" in the file, thenm when you move the file all the shortcuts pointed to it will automatic point to the new file folder.
High
High
Not fixed
Windows Fax and Scan still has blue Vista look
Windows Fax and Scan doesn't have the new Silver Windows 7 look, it hasn't changed since Vista.
give it that new minimalist silver look.
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Low
Not fixed
The %username% in start menu leads to Libraries
Your user name in start menu is a link to Libraries, but it feels that it should link to your personal folder (which is called with your user name)
Rename link in startmenu (from "Your username" to "Libraries")
Medium
Low
Fixed
Fixed in build 7057.
Help me find Network Connections
Each version of Windows makes finding options such as "Network Connections" harder to find. Vista takes you on a magical journey through the "Network and Sharing Center" that is full of dangerous obstacles that threaten to distract (more...)
Take all of those "super complicated yet very common" configuration screens and put them in an extremely easy/obvious place that has less of that "Choose Your Own Adventure" feel.
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Medium
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Network Connections Properties dialog
The Network Connections Properties dialog (Local area connection properties) needs to be updated badly. It's a legacy dialog that has components I used to see in Windows 98 when I had my old PC.
Update the dialog, so it follows the UX guidelines. Microsoft, if you created the guidelines, use them!
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Low
Not fixed
Vintage wizard97 dialog box when importing CSV files into Windows Contacts
When I got to my Contacts folder, and click Import Contacts, then Import CSV File, the resulting wizard uses the Wizard 97 look, rather than the modern Aero Wizard style.
Update the dialog box to use the Aero wizard style instead, we aren't living in the 20th century any longer.
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Low
Not fixed
Download window in Internet Explorer should look the same or similar to Windows Explorer
The download window in IE is old and does not comply with the Windows UX Guidelines. It gives too much information, most of which is not needed for the every day user.
When we move or delete files in Windows Explorer, a dialogue box appears. That dialogue box (or a similar one) should be used in IE.
Medium
High
Fixed
Well, it's not Explorer but redesigned in some way.
Albums are NOT sortable by year any more. [Windows Media Player 12]
In Media Player 11, by default, albums were sorted by year, which is very sensible. Now in Media Player 12, they are by default sorted by name (alphabetically). There is no way to sort by year any more.
Make albums sortable by year again in the artist view.
High
High
Fixed
W7 bug - w7 goes to sleep when pressing sleep button, but wake up immediately
As being a w7 user and like others, we found that when pressing the sleep button, w7 does go to sleep but immediately wake up and display the desktop screen. It is believed that this bug is related to S3 mode.
A search through the internet (more...)
An internet solution was described as follows :
start ->control panel->hardware and sound ->power options
choose balanced(recommended)->change plan settings
-> click on changed advanced power settings
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High
High
Not fixed
Inconsistency and bug in include in libary menu in explorer
There is no fade effect on the include in libary menu when clicked on, when there is on other explorer menus. Additionaly the colour and style of the hover effect is inconsistent with other menus in explorer.
Recent findings when I digged (more...)
See the screenshot- make it more consistent with other menus in explorer and allow fading.
Also let me know why libaries was developed outside of explorer???
Just also noticed that the same effect happens with the icon view (more...)
Low
Low
Not fixed