Windows Blue wishlist!

MrShowdown

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For me, the wishlist for Windows Blue was:

1. Option to choose Start Menu and Start Screen
2. Aero Glass (RP-style, no stripes) included as optional.

Feel free to show your wishlist for Windows Blue!:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y520
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 7300HQ
    Motherboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Memory
    4GB DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 (2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
    Keyboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Proteus Core
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Other Info
    PC:

    AMD Athlon X4 760K
    8GB DDR3-1866
    AMD Radeon RX 460
    Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
Hmmmmm..........

Better Tetris like Start Screen, where I can LITERALLY put a tile ANYWHERE I bloody feel along the tile grid.

Baby tiles, but sizing options for them.

I say to allow a custom background image on the Start Screen, if you use a wide or panoramic image, Windows will automatically use appropriate parallex scrolling.

More coloring options for Start, 20 isn't close to being enough.

Maybe a File Explorer metro app?

Flatten down or replace the FREAKING Aero iconography! Ain't nobody got time for that! It's such a vestige of bloated UI design that shouldn't be in Windows 8.

All Apps screen should be better grouped. I don't like how you have to read up and down alphabetically then move onto the next column. It should be more easily viewed from left to right. Desktop app groups on that screen should be in separate columns so they're easily found and viewed.

IE 11 Start Screen pins should be more like Windows Phone IE pins. When you pin a web page to Start on Windows Phone, you will get a medium sized tile that is just an actual screenshot almost of that webpage. Combine that concept with putting the favicons in the bottom corner of the tile, you will get a neat little "window" into that web page on your Start Screen.

Move the overall design away from simple modern design to lush, rich metro design like the Zune Software. Once you use the Zune Software, you shall understand what I mean.

Apps should be able to be freely adjusted when snapped together. I want to be able to use the Desktop and IE 10 immersive in a 50/50 snap view. Or, ReddHub in a 60/40 snap with Weather. 33/66 doesn't cut it for anything.

Apps should also NOT be simpleton apps like on android and ios, they should be more modern, metro designed apps of Desktop counterparts.

Oh God, Xbox Music just needs to be blown up and redone. What an epic fail that is. Windows Phone's Xbox Music+Video app is a prime example of how to do a metro media app.

Maybe focus on hubs? Windows Phone does this thing where an app like...Panorama or Cinemagraph apps get grouped into the native Photos app. So you open Photos, swipe left, and you can see your Photo related apps right there versus cluttering them on the Start Screen.

That's what I can think of off the top of my head.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    ASUS
    CPU
    AMD FX 8320
    Motherboard
    Crosshair V Formula-Z
    Memory
    16 gig DDR3
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS R9 270
    Screen Resolution
    1440x900
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate Barracuda (starting to hate Seagate)
    x2 3 TB Toshibas
    Windows 8.1 is installed on a SanDisk Ultra Plus 256 GB
    PSU
    OCZ 500 watt
    Case
    A current work in progres as I'll be building the physical case myself. It shall be fantastic.
    Cooling
    Arctic Cooler with 3 heatpipes
    Keyboard
    Logitech K750 wireless solar powered keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Touch Mouse
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender, but I might go back on KIS 2014
That would make a massive difference for MS.

I am not sure you will get no 2.

For me, the wishlist for Windows Blue was:

1. Option to choose Start Menu and Start Screen
2. Aero Glass (RP-style, no stripes) included as optional.

Feel free to show your wishlist for Windows Blue!:D
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    7/8/ubuntu/Linux Deepin
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
A smaller kernel that is faster, more stable, and easier on the battery.

Separate desktop mode from the kernel, so it is more like an emulator running on top of Windows (Like XP-mode)

Ability to use more than one metro app on the screen at the same time, without forcing one into snap mode.

...and I suppose a better means of accessing desktop applications, with proper folder support. Maybe make the right-click Admin menu into a pseudo start menu.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus Tansformer Book Flip TP500LN
    CPU
    Intel i5-4210U
    Memory
    8GB DDR3 SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia Geforce GT 840M
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15" Touchscreen
    Screen Resolution
    1366 x 768
    Hard Drives
    1TB Hybrid
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 4000
That would make a massive difference for MS.

I am not sure you will get no 2.

For me, the wishlist for Windows Blue was:

1. Option to choose Start Menu and Start Screen
2. Aero Glass (RP-style, no stripes) included as optional.

Feel free to show your wishlist for Windows Blue!:D

Yeah, with no. 1 Windows 8 may become a success.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 Pro x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Lenovo Y520
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 7300HQ
    Motherboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Memory
    4GB DDR4-2400
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050
    Sound Card
    Realtek HD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 (2)
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 5400 RPM
    Keyboard
    OEM Lenovo
    Mouse
    Logitech G502 Proteus Core
    Internet Speed
    100 Mbps
    Browser
    Google Chrome
    Other Info
    PC:

    AMD Athlon X4 760K
    8GB DDR3-1866
    AMD Radeon RX 460
    Seagate 500 GB 7200 RPM
Blue for mobile devices running RT and Windows Phone.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Professional 64-bit
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Intel Core i5-3570k
    Motherboard
    ASRock Intel Z77 Extreme4
    Memory
    8GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Cooling
    Hyper 212
An always open taskbar like device on the Metro start screen that displays all open apps so you can just one click to switch between apps. Would greatly improve the ability to multitask Metro apps.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center, Windows RT
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