Windows 10: Windows 7 should be Windows 11

I suspect that the only thing that almost everyone can agree to is, MS should add more, easy to locate and easy to use configuration options.

It certainly shouldn't remove any.

 

What have they really removed? Classic Shell can't be installed to the current build but who knows what will happen in the subsequent builds?? I for one don't know.. does anyone else know for certain??

If this is true when the final consumer version comes out then that's an issue but till then it's really not an issue.

Jeff

 

The features that made 8/8.1 the best OS *Smile

 

What have they really removed? Classic Shell can't be installed to the current build but who knows what will happen in the subsequent builds?? I for one don't know.. does anyone else know for certain??

If this is true when the final consumer version comes out then that's an issue but till then it's really not an issue. I was referring to the W8 series.

To be fair W7/Vista removed features from Windows Explorer that were in XP (e.g. the Up arrow, customisable toolbars).
They also added unwanted features like the uncontrollable auto-scrolling in the Navigation pane and in the List view.

The features that made 8/8.1 the best OS *Smile *Roflmao2

 

Funny thing is I can replace the start menu with the start screen with no effort..
See:




I uncheck the option under the "Start Screen" and I can use the Start Screen rather than the Start Menu.

 

My comment was related to the huge battle about Libraries (and other items) cluttering up the Navigation pane in File/Windows Explorer. *Smile

Here is my W7 Navigation pane (I have some items turned off too).

I especially hate the way my User folder suddenly appears and doubles the height of the Navigation pane. *Mad

 

But do you get the 8 experience, mine doesn't
full screen apps
charms with the mouse
app switcher in top left

 

^^ The "experience".. I guess it's all subjective.

 

very true, they are mostly keeping the people that liked 7 happy, just hope they are not going to ignore the people that liked 8

 

Totally agree.. there should be a 50/50 balance between the two OS's and I hope at the end they reach that.

Jeff

 

I suppose the question should be what has Microsoft changed ?
1-Start menu list is difficult to read on the left column
2-No setting for text on the right column on the start menu list
3-Tied Bing as the default search to the start menu instead of local programs and files
4-Took away borders on all windows
5-Took away transparent Glass
6-Made everyone use group policy to get around windows update settings
7-Made ie11 into a pest by insisting on using the default compatibility view lists if you uncheck the item and delete them
Alt+TB
Those are the only ones I remember beside having 2 pc and pcz settings pages seems redundant :/

I avoided Bing desktop in win-7 with a passion because to me it's a useless feature
I would like to see what the euro version is like because none of this Microsoft account or Bing.. would exist
Along with the built in apps *Wink

Oops forgot Remove functionality in the arrow movement keys in the app store and a host of other pages where there is no scroll bars.

 

Yes, that is pretty much it.

When I open my file manager I only want to see:

Computer:\
C:\
D:\
E:\

etc. etc.

I don't like seeing anything above C:\, except computer.

That said, I wasn't intending to do battle over libraries. It is not a deal breaker for me, like metro was. Minor annoyance.

I still think metro sucks...*Dinesh*Roflmao2

 

Metro rebranded into Modern but still lipstick on a pig *Smile

 

Hi there

IMO this is the best type of file manager (Dolphin on Linux system). Windows needs something similar -- clear concise and easy to navigate.

Why should I even CARE about what volume anything is on -- that's for the OS to handle.
My DATA can be backed up at will without regard to physical volumes. For the OS a small single storage space should be useable too rather than allocating say 70 GB on a partition on an SSD or equivalent.

On Windows both Libraries (with difficulty) and Storage spaces (much better) also don't worry about displaying individual volumes -- these days with large directories that can be several GB or even TB (multi media files etc) which can span volumes why are we even BOTHERED any more about displaying individual drives.

The concept of a PHYSICAL DRIVE is actually outdated now,

I'd like to see perhaps under MY COMPUTER all my files rather than a list of volumes.

Cheers
jimbo

 

As is so often the case when reading these "I don't need it" posts, also in this case your post clearly shows that you have not the faintest idea of what Windows libraries are and how they work, that you simply do not understand them.

Of course I know that not everyone is capable to understand some even the most basic features of Windows. I will try to put this as simple as possible in order to try to get even you to understand: Windows Libraries do not decide where the files are saved, the user does. Libraries just collect the information and show everything in one place.

Kari So why not just "right click'' the desktop, choose "personalize" and put the User Folder on the Desktop? Now you can open it and see all your User Main Folders/Files. Libraries are redundant and are not going to be in any M$ future operating system.

BTW: When I say release 7 as 11 I am talking about keeping the core UI of Windows 7 and adding a few new features but nothing like we are seeing in W8/W10. *Rolleyes