Windows 8, a Repeat of Windows 7

Barman58 said:

As there is a functionality included in win7 to remove certain features after the install it would be nice to have this available at the initial install point, (although this may not actually remove the feature just disable it, due to the fact that many features rely on others).

This is available now for it professionals where this can be a major time saver when installing hundreds or even thousands of copies, (though the majority will use imaging technology today), so would be nice for the enthusiast user.

Of course from Microsoft's point of view they want to supply everyone with the same set of features to standardize the image of windows, as a brand, so it may be something that we never see.

I think you hit the nail on the head right there. Also I don't believe they see this as an issue and to be fair it really is not. A minor annoyance at best. I'd be surprised if Microsoft acted on it. Maybe they will surprise us.

Win7User512 said:

I sure hope they bring back an animated defrag UI.

Agreed. That was a major let down on the whole operating system.

J/k

wilywombat said:

I would like to see Win 8 recognise that we are not all completely unfamiliar with setting up computers and grant us that we may be intelligent enough to actually decide what we want to be loaded onto our system. I think WinMin should be the basic start point and then be allowed to pick and choose from a list of functions and programs to install. Basically similar Linux installations. After all..if we are totally honest, 99% of us don't use probably 80% of the items in Control Panel. Yes, the should be a default option to load all as at present because many people just want the easy way to install/upgrade their systems, but for the more savvy out here, choice would be a fine thing!!:)

that would be nice, it will really save us time Vliting then testing over and over again until we get a stable system.

My wishlist includes proper multi monitor support without the need for 3rd party software.