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This here is a thread to discuss what you'd like to see in the next phase of Windows 8.
To start off, I would love better system personalization options to customize both Desktop and Start Screen.
I'd want to see a commanding, consolidated PC Settings panel to change EVERY setting, both metro and non metro.
Maybe either a) ditch Windows Media Player or b) make WMP more like Zune or c) make Windows Media Center the one and only media player that looks like Zune
Better Live Tile updates
A Kinekt that can be used for the Desktop (Minority Report anyone?)
Allow for DPI customizations for the Start Screen
Having the Lock Screen background used as the Boot Screen.
Facial recognition
Better speech controls
A better working Charms Bar
Get rid of the black background on the Start button
Get rid of the huge time display when you hover over the Start button
Make the sidebar slightly smaller and be able to customize what settings you'd like
This comes back to the days of Windows Longhorn's sidebar, but maybe choosing to ditch the system tray icons in favor for the sidebar
Instant Viewer built in for Windows 8
Live Window resizing
More pinnable items on the Taskbar
Potentially running metro apps on the Desktop in chromeless windows
Making the metro apps have window controls
Get rid on window control buttons for window control icons
A metro styled Windows Explorer
ReFS for the client OS builds
And yada yada yada.......
What do you guys what to see?
To start off, I would love better system personalization options to customize both Desktop and Start Screen.
I'd want to see a commanding, consolidated PC Settings panel to change EVERY setting, both metro and non metro.
Maybe either a) ditch Windows Media Player or b) make WMP more like Zune or c) make Windows Media Center the one and only media player that looks like Zune
Better Live Tile updates
A Kinekt that can be used for the Desktop (Minority Report anyone?)
Allow for DPI customizations for the Start Screen
Having the Lock Screen background used as the Boot Screen.
Facial recognition
Better speech controls
A better working Charms Bar
Get rid of the black background on the Start button
Get rid of the huge time display when you hover over the Start button
Make the sidebar slightly smaller and be able to customize what settings you'd like
This comes back to the days of Windows Longhorn's sidebar, but maybe choosing to ditch the system tray icons in favor for the sidebar
Instant Viewer built in for Windows 8
Live Window resizing
More pinnable items on the Taskbar
Potentially running metro apps on the Desktop in chromeless windows
Making the metro apps have window controls
Get rid on window control buttons for window control icons
A metro styled Windows Explorer
ReFS for the client OS builds
And yada yada yada.......
What do you guys what to see?
My Computer
System One
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- 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