Thought it might be nice to have a thread for assorted W11 feature requests and other possible improvements.
My first suggestion: allow modifier keys for window resizing. Example, CTRL-resize would resize symmetrically. Much like CTRL-Resize in PowerPoint resizes images symmetrically. Never knew I needed this until I got an untrawidescreen monitor. :vb-grin:
And second: I’d really like the ability to customize the touch screen gestures just like you can the trackpad gestures. In fact I’d really want them to be the same!
Bring back taskbar calendar functionality from W10 as well as snipping tool shortcut (is much quicker than selecting it from Start since it already enters selection mode).
You guys make me remember how much they removed from Win10 to give us Win11. Wow… That reminds me of a long Reddit thread where someone cataloged all (?) missing features:
No option to choose different App Icon sizes and end less customization options available in tiles grid
No App Folders - Addressed in build 22557
No option for Named Groups
No way to resize start menu
No option for full screen start menu
No show more apps option (Current view displays only 18 apps without scrolling)
Ability to remove pinned apps and show all apps view only
Not mouse friendly, lot of mouse travel for every action
No badges in start menu
No option to pin settings to start menu
Task Bar
Drag and drop files to running apps - Addressed in build 22557
Cannot drag and drop app icons to pin to task bar (Partially addressed in build 22557, can pin apps from desktop but not from start menu)
No option to choose task bar location
No option to choose task bar size
Never Combine Labels options missing
No option to turn system icons on/off in tray
No clock on secondary monitor
System time doesn’t show seconds
Task bar context menu lost option to launch task manager
No toolbars in taskbar. Cannot add Address, Links, Desktop and Custom folders to Task Bar
No screen snip in quick actions menu
Shift + Click - No longer open new instance of an app
No option to quickly change Power Mode from task bar
Apps can no longer customize areas of the taskbar
Cannot view or add Calendar events from Taskbar
People bar has been removed
Always show all icons in notification area is missing, now each app should be enabled individually
Windows Explorer
No refresh option in context menu, there are many instance where explorer fails to auto refresh.
Context menu is missing many options like shortcut, send to, share with, restore previous version and 3rd party customizations
Quick access toolbar has been removed. So no option to pin my favorite commands like copy path
Missing thumbnail previews for folders - Addressed in build 22557
No option to change file rating from properties dialog
General/Settings
Extremely difficult to change default apps
Cannot setup Windows 11 Home/Pro with local account
Cannot setup Windows 11 Home/Pro without internet connection
Desktop wallpaper cannot be roamed to or from device when signed in with a Microsoft account.
Timeline has been removed
No show windows stacked option
No option to disable all background apps
Win + K no longer works for Bluetooth devices, Bluetooth options also missing from quick settings
New touch gestures don’t work well when holding tablet with two hands. Swipe from left edge has been replaced with widgets, switching apps now requires 3 finger gestures.
When “Turn off the store application” and “Disable all apps from Microsoft store” group policies are configured, basic windows apps like notepad, mspaint, etc will not work. This also blocks users from launching cmd or powershell from Windows + X menu