What Would You Like to See in Windows 7?

i want like a bootcamp pc so mac can run on windows and better video editing software as standard.i would also like something like the driver finder thing but to be more compatibal and to find more things. less ram needed run on slower cpu.compatibal with every thing and have some thing so that stuff only compatibal with xp makes the program think it is xp and for this to work installing things as xp and vista has this it still dont work more display effects like more aero and bigger WOW lol

Well.. No Registry. Less File Compilations With Programs Drop The .mis and .exe and all of that stuff. Have a Bulit in protection like virus scaner and updater for everything. 1 version of it Some Sort of dock. Somthing like time macheen. and time cap. better wmp no ie. Everyone has fire fox and likes it alot. no active x rop ms office and have that bulit in. somthing like Ilife for free also

I think they should just make it more fun to use the OS and easier to find the files I am looking for. A program launcher would also be nice.

It also needs to be a little lighter than vista in the way that it functions and the way in which it copies files over the network.

How about we go back to some of the architectural intents from Pink and deliver standard functions that can be leveraged by other applications (e.g. highlighting tools). This would be similar to the functions (add-ons) available in most browsers.

Mostly, I’d just really like diagnostics that can differentiate operating system errors from bad design on the part of the hardware vendors — and I want it all publically published (stats from those who opt in). The feedback loops in most companies are black holes. The only real leverage is threat of public transparency. :)

Faster faster faster, less resource intensive, lower system requirements. Also, better permissions/security implementation - if you make it less annoying people won’t be as quick to bypass it

I really WOULD like to see a new file system. Vista made it a little better but a lot of more stuff would be improved about it. It wounds like a good idea.

Well seems to me that most of the features people want are already in OS X. just make the switch already. Anyway though I would like a smaller more officiant and stable OS. They need to be more innovative and not copy other peoples features.

for search to work like it did with win2000. XP search is painfully slow.

i) Integrate Windows with Web 2.0’s n Web Apps like :

Facebook
Friendster
MySpace
Picasa Web Album
Flickr
Animoto!
YouTube
Blogger
Wordpress
Google as a whole, includes all the product.
Mozilla as a whole, Firefox,Thunderbird,etc.
PicLens! (enable PicLens with local files)
Cooliris Preview
……list goes on. too much to list here.
just see what people are using and make it integrate seamlessly in Windows 7. People will love it. Simple!

ii) Private password for INDIVIDUAL folders or files.
ie when somebody wanna open a folder or file, he has to always provide a password, even the admin.
Different accounts security measure is practically useless.

iii) Make OSX apps run on Windows! Final Cut, iLife, etc..

iv) A local Video Gallery …like the Photo Gallery but for videos.
Simple enough to understand,isn’t it?
Many people have tons of videos as well as photos on their hard drive nowadays. I know I do.
Windows Media Gallery or Media Center is seriously not good enough. You can navigate and play but u cannot work with the videos. Microsoft, learn from Picasa,please.

v) Background customization for individual or multiple selected folders. Like wallpaper but for folders. Better yet, allow individual theme for each folders. Cool!

vi) A more stable n iTunes-like Windows Media Player. Allow multiple videos to be played simultaneously like Media Player Classic.

vii) Eliminate the ‘border’ around each windows. It is space consuming n looks messy.

viii) Superior font-smoothing.

ix) More beautiful icons for folders n files.Create a list of locally available icon sets in Windows OS n let us choose.

Make Windows more beautiful n fun n easy to use.
You guys at MS are geniuses,right?
Come on, impress us with something mindblowing!

the abilty to turn the hd graphics on and off

I know I would like to see some better touch features in Windows 7 on the HP TouchSmart pc. Also, who couldn’t want a better OS than Vista? Vista to me, just like to everyone else, it’s horrible and the worst OS I’ve used! I hope they work on the security features and also it would be good if we saw some features like the mac, as Time Machine which I think comes in handy!!

Microsoft need to do something spectacular with windows 7
they need a leaner faster os
better security
a cleaner gui
single folder applications
virtual desktops
iso burning
easier back ups non of this shadow copy ****
new media player
the list goes on and on

A better look,the old windows settings in the properties,without experimenting like in vista,testing it to the max(no bugz please)a slider or something to make it need less power on a weaker pc and use more on a better one,makes it more stable,not needing to hack it to costomize it(startup,style,desktop or something to create ,draw,set buttons,interface in the OS)Make games faster while using it,the tools for making movies to be a little more powerful,an easy downgrade system just in case,background(if I have a 1280×1024 pic. and a desktop resolution of 1024×768,to be able to move the picture,not deforming it,costom start menu(size,color,text size,a better internet explorer,1 or 2 OS packages,(what 1 has the other hasn’t,you can buy extra),a costom selected features if bought on the net(someone will buy the =OS +securety+media center ,or OS +media center+laptop enhanced usage,…get where I’m going?Not for only 1 pc,like I have a desktop and put vista on,sold it and put it on a new laptop I bought(not limiting a person to 1 computer forever),quickview…maybe I’l add more later

Microsoft should tell oem what and how to inegrate the Os with hardware so everything will work seem lessly

Get rid of UAC.

Make it cheaper. Open Source software does better in many aspects.

Make it old hardware friendly.

Bring back the RightClick-Properties, I hate that Personalize Menu.

More CPU friendly screensavers. On my laptop, a large majority of the Vista screensavers starts up the CPU fan.

Build it on a better Kernel/system. The existing NT kernel is getting old.

Redo the shutdown menu options in Aero, the sleep button is somewhat difficult to use. Just set a power button like XP, and have a Pick What to Do option to pop up.

Integration of more OpenSource Software.

LESS RESTARTS FOR THE FREAKING UPDATES!

Performance, usability, and less proprietary software.

Ultimately a complete new kernel. Too late, I know. If they did this for Windows 8, they could make better 64 bit integration, and rid viruses. Maybe a few viruses would be made for Mac. I would love to see that.

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I’d like to see a little button somewhere that allows me to skip window’s introduction using a computer.
A single copy, for normal, hardcore and business users.
An emphasis on 64 bit.
Infinitely customizable.
Multiple desktops.
Getting rid of all of the old windows nt stuff.
I don’t want forced integration with anything on Windows Live, or subscriptions to Office.
Probably a lot more too.

None of the suggestions made so far interest me. I desperately want to see Microsoft revert to designing and supporting an O/S that can be easily repaired or re-installed when it goes inevitably pear shape. XP had a half useable repair /restore option that mostly allowed me to recover from boot sector issues , virus infections , missing files etc all the sort of stuff that typically stops windows from booting up. We need the Keep It Simple Stupid (KISS) principle applied to the next version and I should be able to change my hard disk drive , my motherboard , my graphics card and add RAM IF I so choose without having to consider reinstalling everything. I know Microsoft recommends clean installs BUT it is impractical 99% of the time and rebuilds in the real world ONLY happen when there is no other choice or way forward.

I do NOT want Microsoft lecturing to me about how I should use my computer. They forget it is called a Personal Computer for a reason. So I actually want less involvement from Microsoft in terms of how they intrude into my daily life and the online updates are a criminal waste of Internet resource and worldwide bandwidth. They should revert to supplying Service Packs on CD/DVD each 6 months and maybe us mere mortals could actually get some half decent bandwidth again.

I think its time MS started to look at selling a PC that has an OS in the chipset , that it has its own unique ID , capable of being tracked worldwide , so that eventually all PC’s can be tracked to a location and an owner. It would also stop piracy dead in its tracks. I can see no reason why a basic version of something like XP would not be able to appear when a PC is first turned on. That way standards can be enforced at a base level. Everything else can then be a purchased add on.

I am not keen on a rehashed version of VISTA and I don’t believe MS will abandon Windows just yet with some 75% of the worlds top business agencies dependent upon it in some flavour or form.

I am surprised so many people focus on the glitz of things these days rather than substance. If I was forced to buy any other item that failed within the first 12 months of ownership and yet it could not be repaired or replaced I doubt I would have much of a business future. For too long software developers have been hiding behind get out clauses which we stupidly accept. I do not understand why we do not collectively demand better outcomes. Maybe the rest of the world has forgotten how to think independently and to actually analyze what you are getting for the money. I want MS to succeed but they sure do a good job nowadays of upsetting its traditional supporter base.

Ken

IT Director
Melbourne

There was a person on the list that wish for and I quote “Give Explorer a redesign inline with Finder”, is he serious, Finder is the worst feature in OS X. If you move, copy, delete, basically manupilate a lot files at once, Windows Explorer is the best choice at the moment.

Seems like a lot of wishes are Mac-like stuff, why don’t these people switch to Mac or use Apple Bootcamp?

Bring back the XP file unzip and other useful utilities.

I’d like to see run faster, run most or all drivers that have bin released ,less gliching,some more visule features like areo

O.k simple, a new file system with no more need to defrag and fast searches and of course more secure. A linux compiz-fusion plugin based GUI. Only 1 version with the ability to download plugin packs like media center, for a small additional fee . That would cut down on all of the bloat-ware(vista is full of it!) And of course more speed! I can’t believe vista is slower than X.P that’s just stupid, but true! Better intergrated games support. I mean DX10 is about 20% slower than DX9! wot’s all that about? Oh and xbox 1 emulation would be sweet!!!

When you first get it, make it simple and fast. And don’t give me too many updates so I have to wait hours before I can actually use it.

AS a user of windows for the day job, i would like to see the OS kernal boot from ROM chips, like the old Acorn RISC OS, and the additional functions could then be loaded from disc. this would mean the OS kernel is immune to virues and boots a whole lot faster.
This would also mean the OS would be almost impossible to pirate, but as this is unlikely to happen how about a more resouce friendly OS (less memory /CPU hogging, less bloat etc) the ability to clone your hard disc from the OS directly ( just like MAC in OS X) so as to make upgrading easier.
The ability to change your hard disc from one pc to another like we could in WIN 95/98 and the OS redetect the hardware, without going down the road of re-installing every time you wanted to upgrade your machine, and all the hassle of transfering data etc.
I am a recent convert to MAC’s as i got fed up of constant upgrades/ fixes/patches/restarts and the like. Until MS come up with something that works and doesn’t require constant attention, i’m, afraid i shall be sticking to using MAC’s.

I think it should be much like choosing a new house. It needs to be structurally sound, appealing to the eye, “multi-level” with some decent bling and the occasional secret panel to a hidden passage.

Meaning it should be simple and robust enough that the average Joe will be able to just USE IT!! With an ample amount of tweakability for the more adept “familiar”.

rephrased…….I think we need a stable OS, available “aero” type doodads and clear-type font smoothing whatnots. (Pretty - but mostly irrelevant) I think we need an incremental ASR option that is automatic with USB backup drives or secondary hard drives as well as a DVD option so that in the event of catastrophic hard disk failure or the inevitable BSOD re-install, we can at least simply choose to restore to a choice of historical points “Timeline style” just a complete and simple full system recovery.

Don’t need IE or outlook whatever nor WM . Sell them as an add-on to anyone who wants to enlist.

Make peoples lives easier, not more complicated and the OS will sell itself all to death.

I am old enough that I remember when computers were fun in and of themselves. However I also remember when you could change the carb on your Olds whatever and get XXXX more horsepower if you were in the know……………..

A kernel designed by Linus Torvalds!

I think it should be able to utilize today’s high end processors and utilize them efficiently. It should be able to take advantage of 4+ core processors. They should make one version ( 2 versions max) and they should get rid of the activation and serial stuff and genuine ****.

Here are a Few things I can think of that would improve Vista, so considering Windows 7 is a successor version of Vista, I think this should be good.

1. Windows Explorer should Save window sizes to memory. (Might already can do it, but everytime I log off or restart my computer, I click on “My computer” and the window is not maximized, and i have to resize it or max it. (really annoying)
2. In the Windows Explorer toolbar (File, Edit, View, Tools, Help), After the menus are highlighted with the Alt Key, Pressing “Enter” does not access anything. You either have to click on it with the mouse or press the key of the first letter of each menu. (Also annoying because i’m used to “Enter” for everything.)
3. Better UAC. Programs that require permission for “an unidentified program wants access to your computer” should be able to be controlled in a list. Once you understand It should have access, it shouldn’t prompt it again the next time you run it. (also annoying)
4. More Tweaking Tools. (Tools like TweakVI for Vista and Tweak UI are great but cost) Windows should have all those features built into it. (at least into the admin account)
5. Some programs checkboxes cannot be accessed with the keyboard. This is an issue when you don’t have a mouse. The one day my mouse went out I had to navigate the through the computer with the keyboard alone. Talk about hard. I installed an application, which had prompts…and like most programs, they require you to check the read terms boxes before installing. Well without a keyboard you cannot check them unless the words with the checkbox have an underlined character for the keyboard shortcut. (as you can imagine, not all do)…this refers to option buttons as well.
(an annoyance that should be fixed)
6. Built in antivirus program. (would make since for microsoft to have windows live onecare in it.) When I buy a new computer or install windows, I don’t want my Security center to be yellow or red with warnings. I want it all to be secure and good to go. Windows defender takes care of the malware part in windows vista, but there’s nothing for the antivirus.
7. Windows should keep in memory all programs that are running and all work that is up and running, so when the computer shuts off because of power failure or any other reason, you can start it back up right to where everything was without loosing any information. (like when the computer reloads up, have an option saying “Load from previous shutdown” (Same concept that browsers have)

Windows should be allowed to be installed/upgraded on any of your harddrives or partitions with or without deleting any information.
I have windows Xp with 2 harddrives. The second harddrive also has Xp on it. Both harddrives have data because the second harddrive is a harddrive from another computer. I wanted to upgrade the second harddrive to Vista, but vista didn’t support the option to upgrade on a second harddrive without deleting it first. I didn’t want to delete anything. Of course theres many ways around this…one involves switching the harddrives around then installing, or making a backup of the harddrive and yeah…we know. Point is I don’t care about all those many other ways. I want Windows 7 to be able to be installed any kind of way.

They should try for an option for alternate shells such as XFCE, KDE, and Gnome. they also could use compiz for better effects with less memory and virtual desktops.

virtual desktops, multiple shells, and compiz.

I would like to see more operating systems that focus on Bricks!

Anybody here a Monty Python fan? OK.
Really, I’d like to see that you don’t have to upgrade your PC to 4GB of ram just to run the damn thing. Haven’t they learned anything from Linux? Also, how about some power management, and maybe make it to where the full power of the
processor is used. And please please please…drop the stupid cloud computing idea. What will the users do if the connectivity is dropped or the system gets crushed by evil chinese and russian hackers. Everyone, if you are so concerned about privacy, you would be against the idea of cloud computing also. Your data will no longer be yours but the corporations.

Less memory required.

i want 50-100% gaming performance over windows XP

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I hope that they will make it a little LESS user friendly, as in windows xp, becouse i think they over did it in vista, so i see back to the xp look and feel,