Windows 7 Taskforce

Option: Notification area show hidden icons by expanding left vs opening a new window (jump list).

Submitted by Bun-Bun on January 25, 2010 to Annoyance, Usability

Problem: The Windows 7 notification area is annoying me for one major reason: I can not expand and quickly use icons that I have hidden. As with much else in this OS clicking on the arrow results in a new window to open creating more time to process information (more...)

Solution: Revert back to the old style where when you clicked the button the notification area expanded to the left to show the hidden icons instead of creating a new window. However a couple changes:

1. Make it an option so that users can choose (more...)

Severity: High

Impact: High

Status: Not fixed

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