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39 +39/-0 votes

System Configuration (msconfig) window should be resizeable

Submitted by NinjaDreams on January 8, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

The window does not provide enough horizontal space to view all the information (without scrolling), especially in the Services and Startup tabs.

Note, this is a similar issue to (more...)

Allow the window to be resized.

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(2 comments)

36 +36/-0 votes

Change System Locale: Thou shalt restart now... what?

Submitted by Phil_123 on January 4, 2009 to Annoyance

When I change the system locale (Language for non-Unicode programs), this comes out... Restart now, or Cancel. Can I restart later? I don't know. Do I press Cancel? But this means it will cancel the system locale change, right? I'm confused.

Replace the Cancel button with a Postpone button.

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(1 comments)

32 +32/-0 votes

Website Container Folder Icon Outdated

Submitted by joeOnSunset on January 17, 2009 to Aesthetics, Icons

The explorer folder icon displayed for websites developed using Microsoft tools is outdated. Websites created using Visual Studio, Expression, Sharepoint Designer, and other tools get assigned this old icon.

Update icon!

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(2 comments)

28 +30/-2 votes

Dots in a folder name cause Vista to think it's an extension

Submitted by Djo on January 6, 2009 to Bug, Icons

When you create a folder that contains a dot in its name, Windows Vista apparently thinks it has something to do with file extensions.
There is also a generic icon next to the "Open" button instead of a folder icon if you look at the (more...)

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(2 comments)

24 +27/-3 votes

Filenames covered by taskbar

Submitted by Amtrak7 on January 25, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug, Usability

When you have a file as the last one in a column on the desktop and that file has a long enough filename, it is obscured by the taskbar. The full filename of the file in the example is 'The Trains of the Obama Express January 17 2009.flv'.

Make the filename appear to the side or elsewhere.

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(3 comments)

23 +26/-3 votes

Most AeroTaskforce issues still apply to Windows 7 taskforce

Submitted by migueld on January 15, 2009 to Website suggestion

Most of the AeroTaskforce issues apply to Windows 7 taskforce. Windows 7 uses the same Vista codebase, same drivers, same Aero layer, etc etc. It's not a complete rewrite of Windows. It's more of a Vista 2.0.

By having a separate (more...)

Provide some sort of continuity between aero taskforce and windows 7. Some possible options: merge the two, or duplicate the aero issues into the windows 7 taskforce. Another option: allow issues to be marked as "Windows" "Vista-only" (more...)

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21 +21/-0 votes

PowerShell mount cmdlet has a typo "WIndows"

Submitted by DtD on February 8, 2009 to Aesthetics

The help for the moun cmdlet in Windows PowerShell has a typo in the spelling of Windows, it says "WIndows" (Capital I)

Fix the typo

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(1 comments)

16 +18/-2 votes

Shut down new submissions for the Aero Taskforce

Submitted by alirobe on March 14, 2009 to Website suggestion

The Aero taskforce is has not really received any submissions recently. Windows Vista is now a mature product, and UX feedback is now being rolled into Windows 7.

Leave Aero Taskforce open as a reference, but close it for new submissions.

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High

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(10 comments)

15 +16/-1 votes

<Site suggestion> Change blue background after voting

Submitted by litemininyuszika on January 29, 2009 to Website suggestion

It's not easy to remember all promotes/demotes, and I need to click Change vote and see which way the number goes to check if I promoted or demoted.

Change blue background after voting.
Tip: green for promote, red or pink for demote.

Note -- it's already implemented on Windows 7 Taskforce, but not on Aero/Aqua Taskforce!

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(9 comments)

14 +16/-2 votes

Use Boot Manager font in Chkdsk and other BootExecute applications

Submitted by Phil_123 on January 12, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

On some localized versions of Windows (since Windows 2000 I think), an additional font is loaded to help display the localized version of the boot manager. But when an app is ran during BootExecute (such as chkdsk when you shut down Windows improperly (more...)

Find some way to let that BootExecute mode keep on using Boot Manager's font, or any other way to make it capable of displaying Unicode characters.

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(3 comments)

13 +13/-0 votes

Crack on Monitor Image.. Old Style CRT on Screen Saver Settings panel..

Submitted by tcpkid_82 on May 1, 2009 to Annoyance

What were the Microsoft designers thinking. Just look at the top of the monitor.. it looks like they made the image in paint... And its a old style crt monitor. They used the same image from windows 2000..

Personalize>ScreenSaver>Settings
(more...)

Redesign the monitor with a new lcd style and use a better application to design it!

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(6 comments)

12 +20/-8 votes

spacebar presses "cancel" in a UAC prompt

Submitted by zomgguy on January 9, 2009 to Annoyance, Usability

I am typing on Windows Live Messenger and doing other stuff as well. Then a UAC prompt comes up in my face and I accidentally press spacebar (because, you know, I'm typing) and it presses cancel.

I know spacebar presses the highlighted button, and by default, the cancel button is highlighted. The cancel button should NOT be highlighted by default (the allow button shouldn't be highlighted either).

Medium

Medium

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(8 comments)

8 +8/-0 votes

Folders do not remember icon size settings

Submitted by dguy6789 on April 28, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance

The folders in Vista seem to not remember what size icon was used the last time the folder was used. Control Panel for example will sometimes have the icons displayed in a completely different size each time I open it up from a fresh boot.

Remember what the icon size settings are.

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(1 comments)

4 +5/-1 votes

Sliding animation in system tray expansion

Submitted by kisetsu17 on May 22, 2009 to Aesthetics, Annoyance, Bug

Prior to writing this, the taskbar's system tray area sort of "slides" when expanded or collapsed through the arrow in the leftmost side, but just recently I noticed that it no longer does that--it just sort of hops when you expand or collapse (more...)

None as of yet, I'm looking to your suggestions, since I'm also a newbie here. Oh, hello, by the way. :D

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4 +6/-2 votes

Setup Speech Recognition: Print Reference Card has lots of Exclamation Marks

Submitted by Corneliu on May 1, 2009 to Aesthetics

When you setup Speech Recognition win W7 Beta the Print Reference Card has lots of odd (scary?) exclamation marks

Maybe just remove the exclamation marks

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(1 comments)

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