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The system control icon says nothing!
This system control icon doesn't visualize anything. When you look at it, you would never now, that it has to do something with system control.
On all other devices, like mobilephones, there are shown instruments to visualize the settings.
There should be some instruments shown, like a spanner, etc.
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File search "Look in" field, changes to match current folder that you are viewing
When searching for something, I generally don't know where it is (I wouldn't be searching for it otherwise!!). So I bring up the search companion (docked in the window I'm currently in) and type a search, if I don't find it, maybe (more...)
As per the title, to have the "look in" field, change to match the current folder that's open.
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Annoying Desktop Gamma Color after using FullScreen Apps
Some apps and games have poor monitor programming and do not respect my chosen monitor refresh rate. There are games that seemingly change the calibration of my screen, too. So I have to reconfigure my refresh rate, which is annoying especially for users (more...)
Vista must check the refresh rate of my desktop everytime I come back from a Full-Screen Game, Application, or even Video. This will ensure the Color Consistency of my Desktop UX.
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Medium
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RegEdit Needs Registry Cleaning Feature
RegEdit does not have an optimization utility that automates the backup and cleaning of outdated registry data gunk.
Registry data gunk slows down registry queries, that is why there a LOT of Registry Cleaning Utilities like CCleaner to (more...)
Add a menu item under "File" or "Tools" named "Optimize Registry" which will:
1. Create a System Restore Point (which backs up the registry).
2. Scan the registry for ophan entries and other (more...)
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Performance Issue History
As you can see by the picture, the minute I installed Windows 7, I had an extremely significant decrease in reliability.
I feel that your send feedback should have the option to talk with/chat with a live agent from Microsoft. This will assist in troubleshooting specific problems.
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Does Microsoft actually read these?
I know this doesn't go here, but there are so many suggestions, and Microsoft doesn't seem to be doing anything...
Someone submit this site to Microsoft, otherwise if they don't read this we're just playing with ourselves
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Bring back the old Sidebar from the 4xxx bulids and intergrate it in to the so called "superbar"
I'm surprised this hasn't been brought up. If you followed the vista development from the start you would have known a feature that first apeared in the late 3xxx to early 4xxx bulids. It was the Windows Sidebar, but it wasnt like it it is now. (more...)
How does this look like mac? Its 2008, we need intervention we need style. Longhorn PROVED that but Jim Ankin or whgat ever his name is decide to start from scratch and now we got vista. Come on now.....
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Flip 3d Should Allow Searching
It would be very useful if the user could search through the Flip 3d show by searching for a specific program by using its title. For instance, in Switcher (http://insentient.net), (more...)
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Create a media libary to house all media files (NOT media center)
This idea is to create one central sport to house all your media files, access them and as well as view and edit them.
Almost like Windows Photo Gallery but more advance for other media file types...
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do not integrate preview in explorer window
The Preview functionality in explorer should not be integrated into the explorer window because it makes it hard to adjust its size reasonably, it often uses space though it is unused and it mostly does not show adequate previews.
Microsoft should use a similar approach than Apple did with their preview functionality in Leopard's Finder. I do not say that often but in my opinion for once Apple's approach is clearly superior.
Medium
Medium
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Menus should scroll gradually based on the position of the mouse
Menus are difficult to scroll easily, and scrolling the whole menu takes a lot time.
Take a look here: http://deluxe-menu.com/scrollable-submenus-sample.html
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Not fixed
Windows UX Taskforce Must Be Gaming-Proof
Prevent "Vote Pollution" and bias. Check this out: http://www.aerotaskforce.com/view/675
It's a 100% valid suggestion (more...)
I have no draft solution at hand, but I know it can be solved by a kind of Credibility System. This will ensure the integrity of votes. It does not have to be complex. And we can wait. But it must be in the plan, because we do not want "Polluted (more...)
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High
Rejected
istartedsomething.com: Ability of reporting status changes
There's no tool to report that some suggestions are fixed or under revision.
Please add such tool.
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Rejected
Add to References the Article, "Top Guidelines Violations"
Windows Vista - Top UX Guidelines Violations
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa511331.aspx
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Rejected