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Nasty stretched out icon in Cleartype Text tuner
Icon in the ClearType Text tuner is stretched out and pixelated
Get a higher-res icon
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Low
Fixed
Folders should be previewable in Preview pane
When a folder is selected in the preview pane you see the text 'No preview available', but the contents of folders are able to be shown through OLE, and having previews would allow users a three-pane Explorer.
This would be extremely (more...)
Simply allow folders to be previewed, the capability is already there in OLE.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Choose Details Dialog
The pane for choosing hidden properties to sort, group and stack files by is cumbersome to use for anything but permanent changes to visible columns. It's too large a list to conveniently scroll through, filled with esoteric properties that aren't (more...)
Put this functionality directly into the menus rather than having a separate modal dialog. Prioritize the properties applicable to the current view, and/or the ones the user frequently selects. Provide a search function to wittle down the list quickly. (more...)
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Medium
Not fixed
[FIXED] Double line in start menu on Games removal
Try to set Don't display option for Games in Start Menu. Then both separator lines will still be shown, though nothing comes between them.
Check if Games is beeing shown and draw only one line, or better, as it was in Vista, group Games together with other user folders (Music, Documents etc.)
Medium
Low
Fixed
[Fixed] Getting Started still uses Windows Vista Aurora
Getting started still uses Vista's aurora...
Use the new Windows 7 blue effect like in Windows Media Player.
Medium
Low
Fixed
Fixed in build 7022.
Wallpaper dialogue difficult to use with large library
The wallpaper selection window divides your picture library into subfolders and allows you to expand and contract each. That's a positive. However, some directories contain many files and if you're looking for a specific one, it's not easy (more...)
Why doesn't this window have the standard "Search *****" that every other window does? Yes, you can search the control panel at the top, but we didn't get here through the control panel (well, most of us didn't. Certainly the (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
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Network and Sharing Center scales badly
Also an issue in Vista: http://www.aerotaskforce.com/view/302
The window basically doesn't scale very well - icons get (more...)
Display scrollbars when resizing past a certain width (rather than trying to squash everything together).
Medium
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Not fixed
Make use of built-in temperature sensors
Windows 7 supposedly has a nice sensor framework, which already works with stuff like fingerprint sensors, ambient light sensors, accelerometers etc. But how about also using it to support the temperature sensors that most modern motherboards, CPUs, GPUs (more...)
Add support for built-in temperature sensors, and allow the readings to be monitored in real-time. For extra cool points, expose the data through the gadget API.
Some other ideas:
- keep logs and allow users to view past temperatures (more...)
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Medium
Not fixed
Shell Extension Organizer
Removing old or broken shell extensions. You shouldn't have to dig inside the Registry Editor in order to remove old shell extensions.
Suggesting a simple to use Shell Extension Organizer where you would see a list of all the shell extensions on the computer and you would be able to Enable/Disable or Delete shell extensions. There should also be a feature where you could hide or un-hide (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Tool tips still have white pixels at the corners
It's all about the details now while the Win7 team seem to enter the RC1 phase.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Black screen during hibernation? Why?
Is it by design? You don't know if the hibernation started at all or if it's finished or not: you have to look at the hdd led (if any!) because you don't venture to plug out the power cord.
Bring back the XP hibernation status bar with new design.
High
Low
Not fixed
Show folder Size in Explorer
need to go to properties to see the size of a folder
Picture says all...
High Res: http://www.pictureupload.de/originals/pictures/070409204953_Untitled.png
Medium
High
Not fixed
Feture: Support .rar Natively
Now, we generally use .rar instead of .zip, can Win7 support .rar natively?
The problem between .rar & .zip not the compress rate, the problem is the users of .rar is more than .zip. Now the HDD is very very very cheap, nobody care (more...)
High
Low
Not fixed
Put Aero into Media Player
The new WMP has a very clean and nice interface; however the interface doesn't seem as native as explorer(s) due to lack of enough aero IMO..
It'd be nice if the aero can seep into the back-forward buttons much akin to IE8 or Explorer. The tabs should be lowered and kept in same line as the command bar with a border separating them.
EDIT:
Changed suggestion, removed (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Update System and Security icon with new UAC icon
Control Panel\System and Security uses the old Windows schield icon.
Update it
Low
Low
Not fixed