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From Yahoo! https://www.yahoo.com/tech/9-changes-we-want-to-see-in-windows-9-95472636124.html
It’s possible that going back to the Start menu will be seen as a retreat of sorts, but Microsoft has vowed to better listen to its customers, and they’ve apparently said they want a Start menu. So they will get it, one way or another, and we say good.
3. Create a universal app store for Windows 9, Windows Phone, and Xbox.
Microsoft is not doing nearly as well with apps as Android, iOS, or Mac are, but we think that combining efforts across device platforms could help.
(PCWorld)
The announcement that Windows developers will be able to create one app to run on Windows, Windows Phone, and Xbox came this spring. Let’s hope this comes at the same time as Windows 9 and does a nice job of spurring the development of Modern Windows apps.
4. Give us more Google apps.
This very well may not be something that Microsoft can control, but more Google apps — Google Maps, Google Hangouts, Gmail, and so on — would be big for its fledgling ecosystem. The popularity of Google’s services is undisputed, never mind that some of them compete directly with Microsoft’s (and Yahoo’s, too).
(Windows)
The only Modern-style Google app available for Windows right now is Google Search.
5. Turn Cortana into a Mac Spotlight–type feature.
We all love having the option to speak to our devices in order to launch quick Internet searches or to send out short text messages and emails. But one annoyance of ours with Windows 8 is that the Modern part of things is largely unfriendly when it comes to mouse and keyboard — not an ideal situation for laptops or desktops.
Mac’s Spotlight search. (Macworld)One thing we love about Apple’s OS X, particularly the forthcoming Yosemite, is that it’s bringing Siri-like global information to its text-based Mac Spotlight search app. We’re already hearing reports that Cortana, Microsoft’s Siri competitor, is coming to Windows. We only hope it plays well with mouse and keyboard, not just voice commands, and gives us a robust, easy-to-use, systemwide search experience, something missing from Windows 8.
6. Give us less control.
Microsoft’s attempt at creating an OS that appears simple and touch friendly is admirable. But, in actuality, Windows 8 operates on multiple planes with umpteen thousand options to configure and can be tough for casual computer operators to wrap their heads around (and that doesn’t exclude technology news reporters).
This problem can be helped by axing one of the two OS planes that Windows 8 lives on (as mentioned in point 1 above), though simply killing duplicate settings menus and eliminating the need to hide options in charms bars offscreen (which may be on the outs) would do a world of good for the OS’s comprehensibility.
7. Revamp Windows updates.
We all know that Windows is known to update with software patches often, which can be good for ensuring that your system is operating as securely as possible. But constantly being asked to install and reboot is not fun, and always living in fear of running a machine that’s not up to date is unsettling.
(Microsoft)
What should be done about this? We don’t know. We’re looking at you, Microsoft.
8. Set the device driver and compatibility problems straight.
One reason some have stuck with Windows 7, Vista, or even XP: non-compatible hardware.
Whether Microsoft can make Windows 9 more backward compatible or not, we’re not sure. But there are some customers (and Yahoo Tech team members) who are still clinging to old printers, webcams, wireless hard drives, audio recording equipment, and other peripherals that are preventing the move upward to Windows’ most current version. A fix here would be welcome.
9. Let us play Xbox games on Windows 9.
This may feel like a pipe dream, but it sure would be cool.
(Play.com)
Plain and simple: Let us wirelessly connect an Xbox controller to our Windows computers, slide the game into the disc drive (or download it from the Xbox Games Store), and play. Please?
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