Most recent submissions by user "Corgrim"
Registered since: April 8, 2009
More control over file locations and profiles - allow a single user setup
Windows allows multiple users, each with their own profile. This is handy, thought it seems to cause problems of its own. Windows does this in part by creating folders for each user within \documents and settings. This is true even if there is only (more...)
Allow greater control over where files end up. Allow for a setup with only one user - no extra folders for others.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Offline files for home users
Offline files is a fantastically useful tool for synchronizing laptop files with a server. As more people have home servers/NASs, it would be very useful to have this ability built into (or installable for) home/basic versions of the OS
Allow 'offline files' capability for all versions of the OS.
Low
Low
Not fixed
^T / Process explorer
It used to be that on the DEC PDP 11/70, Ctrl-T would tell you (in one line) what your terminal was doing. These days, the task manager (Ctrl-Alt-Del) does that. Too often, however, the Task Manager tells me that absolutely nothing is happening, when (more...)
Provide more accurate Task Manager.
High
Medium
Not fixed
Real ^C/ Ctrl-Alt-Del interrupt
Way back when, Ctrl+C would interrupt whatever your computer was doing and give you control. Ctrl-Alt-Del took its place. But these days, Ctrl-Alt-Del brings up a menu of choices, and sometimes it doesn't even do that. I don't so much mind (more...)
Instant response from Ctrl-Alt-Del
High
High
Not fixed
Task bar on the side
It's great that the task bar can be placed on the side, rather than at the bottom, especially as screens get shorter and wider. However, Windows tends to re-size the task bar at every start up.
Ensure system retains width of task bar when placed on right or left side.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed