Most popular submissions in 'Bug' of all time
Remember Desktop Icon Placement
With remote desktoping being more and more popular, it is very annoying that when I log into my machine and the resolution is smaller and then eventually log back in normally and all of my icons are messed.
There are probably 10 programs out there that fix this, one of them is ultramon, just buy them or do it yourself!
Medium
High
Not fixed
Explorer guessing the type of content in a folder
The explorer has several templates that set how and what to show about the files. These can be found and manually set in Folder Properties->Customize (which is arguably too clumsy and un-discoverable).
When you open a folder for the (more...)
Stop trying to guess. *All* folders should default to the "All items" template, using the detail view with some relevant columns. Or the tiles view, pick *one*. Only use other templates if the user chooses them, or for pre-configured folders (more...)
High
Medium
Not fixed
Customize/Folder view: Apply to all - how to make it working?
That's one of the most annoying thing in (probably all versions of) Windows - how on Earth could I set ONE template (e.g. sort by, list view) to ALL folders? None of existing options work - even if you set it manually, it changes spontaneously in (more...)
Please try to provide one dialog for every folders which will allow user to set the behavior of how folders are/should be displayed. And forget it then. Thanks.
High
High
Not fixed
Registry Editor Icon Outdated
Registry Editor and Windows Help Program icon outdated, it wasn't updated since Windows 9x (95/98/...).
Still existed in Windows 7.
Update new icons.
Medium
Low
Not fixed
Internet Explorer page properties icon
Icon in ‘Properties’ dialog of web page in Internet Explorer (File Menu -> Properties) is prehistoric.
Get a new icon in there.
Low
Low
Not fixed
Volume Notification Icon Double Click
When you right click the volume icon, "Open Volume Mixer" is bolded, indicating it as the default action for double click. When double clicked though, it acts the same as a single click.
When volume icon is double clicked, Volume Mixer should be opened.
Medium
Low
Fixed
Inconsistent font in common file dialogs.
The common file dialogs use legacy fonts (MS Sans Serif) in the bottom panel, while the top panel uses Segoe UI.
This is especially noticable on Japanese systems (and possibly other Asian languages as well), where the top part uses the (more...)
Use Segoe UI for the entire dialog.
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Resizing of Network and Sharing Center Window Causes Icons to shrink, out of proportion.
When resizing the window of Network and Sharing Center, the icons that represent connectivity resizes, out of proportion.
Fix It. Make images resize proportionally, not just stretch it.
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Medium
Not fixed
IE: Download dialog needs redesign/bugfix
- This is a file copy operation, so this dialog should look like the file copy dialogs. The "Security Warning" dialog should be integrated into the download dialog.
- No support for pause/resume or error recovery.
- BUG: If you (more...)
- Redesign the dialog to look like the file copy dialogs.
This dialog should first show the "security warning", and then change to show the download status.
- Handle timeout errors intelligently (show a Try Again button).
- (more...)
High
High
Not fixed
Changing Glass Color does not change Blue Outline
When you change the color of glass to something else besides the default - everything changes accordingly except the outer border of a window. I almost forgot about this one, I just stopped changing the color, it looked terrible.
Color the line based on the selected color. Did I really need to type this :)
Low
Medium
Not fixed
You can't close menus in the command bar
It is not possible to close menus like "Organize" in Windows Explorer or "File" in Windows Photo Gallery by clicking on them a second time. This is really annoying because to close them, you deselect your files by clicking on another (more...)
A second click should close a menu (as it does before).
Low
Medium
Not fixed
File-open dialog lies: "This folder is empty"
The standard File-open dialog states "This folder is empty" when there are no files matching the filetype filter. Even when the folder isn't empty.
Change the filter to one that matches some files and magically the folder (more...)
Please don't lie. Only say "This folder is empty" when the folder is empty.
When there are hidden items, say "This folder contains no files of the chosen type".
High
Low
Not fixed
Explorer window taskbar icons don't update for special folders (Documents, Pictures, etc.)
When opening a folder with a special icon (like Documents, Pictures, Music, etc.), the icon will appear in the taskbar. However, the icon is not used when navigating to that folder from elsewhere. (For instance, open Documents from the Start Menu. Navigate (more...)
The taskbar icon should update to use the current folder's special icon (if it exists).
Low
Low
Not fixed
Improve Windows Notepad - Bug Fixes and New Features
Current Bugs:
When saving, cursor often relocates itself.
Word Wrap is inconsistent. Often, especially after saving, if the window is resized, Word Wrap does not readjust itself, causing misalignment of text.
View Status Bar (more...)
Improvements:
Move selected text by way of drag and drop.
View menu option: Line Numbers
Tab Bar for multiple file editing in a single window
And of course, fix all bugs specified above
Implement Common (more...)
Medium
Medium
Not fixed
Sync Center, and sync in general, is a complete mess
- Offline Files do not always sync correctly, if they sync at all.
- Sync partnership are not always deleted when you deselect "Always Available Offline" on a folder. This results in partherships which are impossible to delete.
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Redesign the entire sync framework and UI... AGAIN, and this time do it properly!
High
High
Not fixed