Most recent submissions by user "xombie"
Registered since: January 3, 2009
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.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Disabled magnifying glass in XPS viewer's search is ugly.
Looks like it's been turned to b/w, awkwardly selected and pasted as a new graphic.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Website search needs a "Sort by" feature.
Right now search results seem to be arranged quite randomly.
A sort by Date, Number of Comments, Rating, Fixed, etc would be very useful.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Search doesn't work for non-indexed locations in Libraries
If you remove the "Users" folder from Indexing Options, and then open, say, your Documents Library and search for something, you will get nothing at all. It wont even bother searching the non indexed items.
However, if I go to (more...)
High
High
Not fixed
Let Windows Live programs update from Windows/Microsoft Update
First of all, I'm posting this on the Windows website because it is primarily a Windows update suggestion.
Windows Live programs usually don't seem to update unless you run the installer again. (see here: (more...)
Allow WL Essentials to be updated via Windows/Microsoft update. If it can be done for Office, why not WL?
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Jumplists of Games have incorrectly named item.
Right click or click drag up on the application button of any running Windows game.
It has "Executable for <game name> Game" instead of just "<game name>" as the first item.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Allow individual applications to be ungrouped/uncombined on the taskbar.
Sometimes when you're working with several windows of the same application like explorer or messenger, you frequently need to switch between them. This is an area in which the new taskbar performs worse than before, as you have to click or hover (more...)
Add a Group/Ungroup option in the jumplist for individual applications (as in the picture)
Medium
High
Not fixed
Driver Software Installation windows is very crowded
Possible problem:
Icons too big
Text too small
Line spacing too low
Icons are a bit ugly too.
Increase line spacing
Increase text size
Decrease icon size
Low
Low
Not fixed
[site suggestion] Automatically subscribe to your own submission.
Since the poster of the suggestion is obviously going to be interested in hearing other opinions, they should automatically be subscribed to their new suggestions, just like a +1 is automatically given by them for their own suggestion.
It's (more...)
Medium
Medium
Fixed
Fix'd!
Photo Viewer shortcuts and pointers.
The new photo viewer shortcuts for viewing images in their original size are very counter-usability, when compared to those from XP's Picture and Fax Viewer.
Ctrl+Alt+0 instead of Ctrl+A to view Actual Size
Ctrl+0 instead of (more...)
Bring back Ctrl+A and Ctrl+B.
It's not like those shortcuts are used for anything.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Speech Recognition Tutorial has not been changed since Vista
Open Control Panel > Speech Recognition Options > Speech Recognition Tutorial.
You'll get a nice fullscreen tutorial, but the program windows and stuff in the screenshots are all from Vista!
I suppose they do have (more...)
Update the tutorial's graphics.
Medium
Medium
Fixed
Screenshots updated.
Devices should appear on the top of the list in Autoplay. +Bad scrolling.
When you open the Autoplay window from Control Panel, you get a long list of the different media, followed by any devices you might have connected to your computer.
For most people the device list is going to be smaller than the media list, (more...)
Low
Low
Not fixed
iSCSI Initiator is repeated in Control Panel and Administrative Tools
The iSCSI initiator appears in the main Control Panel window, and in the Administrative tools sub window.
Remove it from the main Control Panel window.
Most people don't know what it's for and don't need it.
Low
Low
Fixed
Removed from Control Panel's main window.
Advanced Sharing Settings window doesn't scroll unless you minimize and maximize a profile section.
Open the Network and Sharing Center, and on the left side there's a link called Change Advanced Sharing Settings.
You get the window shown in the screenshot, a section is usually maximized, but you can't scroll until you minimize (more...)
Low
Low
Not fixed
(7000) Taskbar disappears when some installers run
This one is just an example, but I've noticed the same behaviour with some other installers.
When you change focus back to other windows, it reappears.
Medium
Medium
Fixed
Haven't seen it since the RC.