One feature or tech you want in Windows 8

[Mazhar]

Well, how about when you mouse over a folder, it shows the preview of the folder like it is already open.

[+InsaneNutter MVC]

I would like Windows Media Centre to have the ability to stream live TV to another computer in the house.

Official support for concurrent sessions would be nice too.

[Antaris Veteran]

Adherence to open standards.

You could expand on that and tell us what you actually mean...

[mpg187]

Official support for concurrent sessions would be nice too.

You would probably have to pay extra licenses to do that.

I used this hack and got it on Vista...

[mad_onion]

I feel as though a lot more can be done with the new taskbar than has been implemented in windows 7. I have a feeling that windows 7 taskbar might just be the start something even more useful. I suspect the people who owned the taskbar features think the same as me too.

Also, DRAG AND DROP TO THE BREADCRUMB BAR sorry it just seems so obvious and it's been pointed out but wasn't put in to vista or 7.

[Examinus]

I'd LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE that Windows 8 to be finally this:

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We were framed since Vista!

Eurgh. How terrible.

[FoxieFoxie]

So what do you expect from Windows 8?

As for me:

Ability to remove/add components without leaving any registry keys or other useless info, something similar to connecting and disconnecting lego blocks

New file system (or updated ntfs)

For the upcoming version of Windows, new critical features are being worked on including cluster support and support for one way replication. The core engine is also being reworked to provide dramatic performance improvements. We will also soon be starting major improvements for Windows 8 where we will be including innovative features which will revolutionize file access in branch offices

Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) service: A multi-master replication engine set up for folder synchronization across multiple servers. This may be something we will be seeing in Windows 8 Server.

Major improvements in BranchCache: BranchCache was a new feature developed in Windows 7. Basically when data from an intranet website or file server is accessed, it caches those files locally so the next user can access them more quickly. Major improvements can be expected for BranchCache.

DFSR is Microsoft’s premier file replication engine and is an integral part of our branch office strategy and File Server role. It can scale to thousands of servers and replicate hundreds of terabytes of data. We have shipped the technology that powers file sharing in Windows Live Messenger, Windows Meeting Spaces (Vista) and Branch Office replication in Windows Server 2008 which has strong customer deployment. DFSR technology saves MS-IT and our customers more than 80% WAN bandwidth by using advanced On-The-Wire differential compression,” the software giant adds in the job posting.

Source: WinddowsMidori

And all that obvious stuff: IE9, optimizations, voice/touch improvements, etc.

[Ci7]

i would love if Microsoft sit standards of how should multi-gpu get manipulated by windows so we get consist results and performance improvement across all Video card vendors (SLi/CF scenario )

that would help to level Multigpu owes

[smooth_criminal1990]

Tabbed browsing in Windows Explorer for the win.

[ilovetech]

Tabbed browsing in Windows Explorer for the win.

& why do you want it?? i can't imagine a situation that warrants a tabbed explorer unless i wanna see it more clumsy.

[Gio Takahashi]

I can't really imagine tabbed browsing, but I'd like split browsing like xplorer2, even though that won't be happening!

[ToneKnee]

1.Virtual Desktops or Spaces like feature from Mac OS/linux

2. ISO mounting & Inbuilt PDF viewer

3. Better and improved Control panel

4. 64Bit only - Only if next major version moves to pure 64bit only version, only then we can see major s/w vendors like eg: Adobe porting their apps and finally seeing a 64bit flash plugin

All my suggestions are nothing innovative or ground breaking. Its pretty simple

And break 90%+ of the software out there. No, Microsoft should be doing things to help the users to move over to new versions of Windows, not ****ing them off.

[FoxieFoxie]

Because I have not noticed that one?

[mad_onion]

And break 90%+ of the software out there. No, Microsoft should be doing things to help the users to move over to new versions of Windows, not ****ing them off.

break 90% of software. almost all 32 bit software runs fine on 64bit windows

[Ci7]

1.Virtual Desktops or Spaces like feature from Mac OS/linux

2. ISO mounting & Inbuilt PDF viewer

3. Better and improved Control panel

4. 64Bit only - Only if next major version moves to pure 64bit only version, only then we can see major s/w vendors like eg: Adobe porting their apps and finally seeing a 64bit flash plugin

All my suggestions are nothing innovative or ground breaking. Its pretty simple

1 & 2 i don't see that happening

3 they already did

4 they need to only drop 32bit SKU of Win8 not WOW64 .... so they can ensure 64bit to be standard in all machines ... that will help to speedup invotation while keeping backward compatibility till around ~20 year then they can safety drop it among other legacy stuffs

[BoomyBoy]

Windows 8 should be easy on RAM just like XP. It would be cool if it was virus free just like Linux...

[Ci7]

Windows 8 should be easy on RAM just like XP. It would be cool if it was virus free just like Linux...

it would be insane to think that 10 year newer well use same resource

it is like asking ..... XP should run be easy on ram/resources just like Windows 3.1 !

[BoomyBoy]

it would be insane to think that 10 year newer well use same resource

it is like asking ..... XP should run be easy on ram/resources just like Windows 3.1 !

Lol actually you are right:P Well Lets say that I want a virus free OS from Microsoft:D

[Omkar]

Tabbed browsing in Windows Explorer for the win.

QTTabBar does the job. And pretty nicely too! Its addictive: once you're onto it, you feel other computers to be ages behind time.

I've tested it in Windows? XP Pro SP2, and it works like a charm. I believe an updated version supports Vista? too. Not yet certified for Windows? 7 yet, but should work, since the explorer theming is similar to Vista?...

Omkar

("If it isn't there; you can be pretty damn sure there's an app out there which can do it!", the Windows? Philosophy)

[MagicAndre1981]

already there ;) Use Vista/WIn7 with UAC turned on

[ToneKnee]

Lol actually you are right:P Well Lets say that I want a virus free OS from Microsoft:D

Linux is not "virus free", neither is OS X.

[Comic Book Guy]

For Win8 I'd like to see them go to a micro kernel OS (like the *nix) and have the desktop be separate, the removal of Trident, etc.

[aludanyi]

Also, mounting ISO images will not happen. They arent exactly out to give piracy a helping hand.

Why the hell would mounting ISO images be a helping hand to piracy? It is a very normal activity today for people who has no pirated software at hand. If you are an MSDN subscriber you need to mount the downloaded .ISO or you have to burn a DVD, while burning a DVD for the OS is OK, I don't want to waste my time and resources to burn a DVD for Office or Visual Studio etc.

If mounting ISO images is a helping hand to piracy then we better pull the plug on the Internet itself because well that are a "helping hand to piracy"... ridiculous.

Beside mounting ISO images, auto mounting .vhd drives would be also a good thing to have (it is achievable now with a script but it would be better if we have that option at hand), I would also like to see a central update capability so that every software vendor can use it instead of having a bunch of separate (resource hog) update processes on my machine, I would also like to see more "smart" features like telling the user about potential performance degrading issues, then I would like to see an integrated spellchecker for all applications on system level (with an option to use it or not = free choice), I would also like to see something like Expose on Mac OSX, and many other things but those are the most important from the top of my head. :)

Virus free OS is nice, but that would be a wish to Santa Claus not to Microsoft Windows Division. :) (as it is quite of an unreal thing even if they brake the compatibility and destroy the "life-force" of Windows the Windows ecosystem).

[ilev]

Windows 8 is in work about a year now.

I would like the Registry to be removed and all applications (except OS) to be portable (no install )

[kimsland]

I don't think the average user even knows about "ISO"

It's only for (slightly) advanced (ever so slightly)

The standard user has no need to create ISOs or even IMG or any other

They want data and multimedia DVDs and Flash Drives, with menus and all

I think MS could have placed more emphasis on this type of data creation, including system backup software