Wish List: What TechSpot writers want in Windows 10

[Railman]

Update: As far as I can see the File Manager is same as the Win 7 but with the horrid ribbon UI.

Glad to see I am not the only person who hates the ribbon.

 

[cliffordcooley]

I don't hate the ribbon, but I can live without it.

 

[JohnCB]

Glad to see I am not the only person who hates the ribbon.

Really wish there was a way to toggle the Ribbing back into a regular menu bar. it's such an eyesore and ux nightmare.

 

[Arris]

Glad to see I am not the only person who hates the ribbon.

I think the big clunky buttons stealing screen real estate must be aimed at touch users. Couldn't they just have the Ribbon UI toggle automatically, if you have clicked a mouse in the application show the normal menu bar. If a touch is detected in the application window show the Ribbon UI.

 

[DDG4005]

I'd like to see a 64-bit version of Windows Media Player. It's been around for a long time but hasn't been updated much.

 

[tipstir]

I have dedicated one desktop to run Windows 10 Preview on it! Of course it more aimed at business so there is no Media Center Edition to test out as well. I have to say they're using Windows 7 model and adding Windows 8.1 Tiles into the (Start slide drop menu). They still have by default desktop icons showing arrows. They need to have the option to remove that or just don't make it the default for newer software added apps.

Comparing TCP/IP NIC Settings of Windows 10 and Windows 7.
Below changes. JASPER Script makes mod changes to my network settings.
Note: Initial RTO was introduce in Winodws 8 but wasn't offered in Windows 7 but technically
it was offered in Windows 7 with some mod changes to make it work.

PowerCode JASPER TCP IP NIC Exploit 10.28.14
Beta Model For Windows 10 Office Version 0.01 by tipstir

Showing Prior Check the TCP/IP state PROCESS STARTED

Querying active state...

TCP Global Parameters
----------------------------------------------
Receive-Side Scaling State : enabled
Chimney Offload State : disabled
NetDMA State : disabled
Direct Cache Access (DCA) : disabled
Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level : disabled
Add-On Congestion Control Provider : none
ECN Capability : disabled
RFC 1323 Timestamps : disabled
Initial RTO : 2000
Receive Segment Coalescing State : disabled
Non Sack Rtt Resiliency : disabled
Max SYN Retransmissions : 2


Press any key to continue . . .


PowerCode JASPER TCP/IP Exploit 10.28.14
Alpha Model for Windows 7 Version 40 by tipstir

Showing Prior Check the TCP/IP state PROCESS STARTED

Querying active state...

TCP Global Parameters
----------------------------------------------
Receive-Side Scaling State : enabled
Chimney Offload State : enabled
NetDMA State : enabled
Direct Cache Acess (DCA) : enabled
Receive Window Auto-Tuning Level : normal
Add-On Congestion Control Provider : ctcp
ECN Capability : disabled
RFC 1323 Timestamps : disabled
Initial RTO : 2000


Press any key to continue . . .

 

[AHS0US]

Can't you minimize the ribbon?
Both Paint and WordPad have ribbon.It makes commands larger and easier to find.It will make many more features visibly discoverable.

I already have the ribbon minimized but it still annoys me because I would like the choice to have smaller icons. As a rule I do tend to use the task bar as you can populate it with commands that you want in the order you want.

By Taskbar, I guess you meant « toolbar » ?

About your older comment:
Office 2013 is very customizable, you can set buttons in whatever ribbon tab you want and even create your tabs… So indeed on this particular point, I don’t understand your opinion. Maybe you use Office 2007, which indeed had fewer customization options.

 

[AHS0US]

Glad to see I am not the only person who hates the ribbon.

I think the big clunky buttons stealing screen real estate must be aimed at touch users. Couldn't they just have the Ribbon UI toggle automatically, if you have clicked a mouse in the application show the normal menu bar. If a touch is detected in the application window show the Ribbon UI.

I disagree. Ribbon is great for advanced users as well.
You have an option to minimize it. Then you can also use keyboard shortcuts to activate commands you want to use.

 

[nigelle]

1) better support of configuration with system on a small SSD (120 GB) and all data on a big (1 Tera Bytes) partitioned turning disk : as SSD is expensive and has a limited number of allowed read/write offload from C: to the big disk all that is possible without too big performance penalties : e.g. user or program data, documents, videos, musics etc. even swap and hibernate files. Keep probably programs in C: so they can load rapidly.

2) re-think registry : it is not needed to have (and loaded at start) all the parameters of all programs (100 MB). The parameters of programs may be better in a second level registry in the program repertory. This may allow Windows to detect that the program has been UN-installed and that it may erase the few keys remaining in the central registry...

3) If you need to reinstall Windows after 2 or 3 years you need 2 days of work to apply all updates : Microsoft should publish periodically (3 to 6 months) a pack of grouped updates needing only 1 restart/pack.
I'll download and save theses packs for use in case or re-installation...

 

[LNCPapa]

1) better support of configuration with system on a small SSD (120 GB) and all data on a big (1 Tera Bytes) partitioned turning disk : as SSD is expensive and has a limited number of allowed read/write offload from C: to the big disk all that is possible without too big performance penalties : e.g. user or program data, documents, videos, musics etc. even swap and hibernate files. Keep probably programs in C: so they can load rapidly.

2) re-think registry : it is not needed to have (and loaded at start) all the parameters of all programs (100 MB). The parameters of programs may be better in a second level registry in the program repertory. This may allow Windows to detect that the program has been UN-installed and that it may erase the few keys remaining in the central registry...

3) If you need to reinstall Windows after 2 or 3 years you need 2 days of work to apply all updates : Microsoft should publish periodically (3 to 6 months) a pack of grouped updates needing only 1 restart/pack.
I'll download and save theses packs for use in case or re-installation...

1) SSDs are coming way down in price... below $0.40/GB for the larger drives. I won't even purchase anything smaller than 500GB but I know this doesn't fit in with everyone else's priorities. Still, 256 GB is now very attainable @ $120 or less. You can use junctions to move your data around as you please to other drives. Take a look at the following command ( mklink /? )

2) The registry has become a vital part of the way many applications work within Windows - and at 100+ MB it should take the average SSD anywhere from .2 - .5 seconds to load depending on how it's streamed in. With the many components of the registry I'd give maybe a second or two. I agree with better cleanup of the registry but much of this will still have to lie with the applications developers. There could be cases where Windows could be too aggressive cleaning up the registry and damage an applications functionality leading to a whole new series of concessions and workarounds that people will complain about.

3) You can already sliptstream your own media if you wish. Do a little research on that subject (slipstream windows) or take a peak at one of these sites: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=slipstream windows 7

 

[TanyaC]

Most people just point out the Start menu issues with Windows 8 but there is actually a few other things that really make me rant as a computer tech.

1. The "PC settings" vs control panel. Half the features is in one and half is in the other.. why?! User management is hell cause you need to jump between the two.

2. The "manage wireless networks" feature from Windows 7 was removed. Now if a user logs into their router and change the pwd on it but leave the ssid alone Windows 8 cannot "forget" and reconnect to the network unless you enter a essay into the command prompt.

3. The backup features require a phd to setup, system restore is off by default, the removal of the F8 menu on startup that just dumps machines into loop boots forever and once again require a LOT of work to repair.
The backup features also refuse to use internal drives, people like me with a SSD and a huge mirror would really like to backup to the large mirror but are not allowed to do so.

4. Dual monitor support is CRAP. Cannot display the time and notification icons on any other display but the primary. Pinned items on second displays don't show proper context menus (like Skype)

Those are just the ones I run into on a near daily basis...

Also finally I totally agree that paying for a new version all the time is wrong, a $50 upgrade would be my high end.

Good start

Also, return Aero.

Remove the high dependency on online services (Like cloud, store, live accounts etc)

Keep control panel and scrap PC Settings.

If MSFT goes subscription based that will be it for me with Windows.

Contrary to what MSFT believes, not every one is using a 7" - 10" screen. All the PCs in our house have dual 27" monitors and these full screen crAPPS are just a major pain.