5 features Windows 9 needs to succeed

    5 features Windows 9 needs to succeed

    5 features Windows 9 needs to succeed


    Posted: 29 Sep 2014

    On Tuesday Microsoft will preview the next-generation Windows operating system – currently codenamed Windows Threshold, but expected to be called Windows 9 – and it will be a keystone to Microsoft's plans over the coming years.

    With that in mind, here are five features that Microsoft must add to Windows 9 if it is to have a chance of not only tempting me back into the ecosystem, but also of dissipating the cloud of negativity that Windows 8 currently finds itself engulfed in.
    #1 - Hassle-free Windows updates

    Microsoft needs to take a long, hard look at the Windows update process. The system as it currently stands is so antiquated that it would be laughable if not for the pain it inflicts on users.
    Here are just some of the changes that need to be made:

    • We need more cumulative updates. Installing updates only for more to appear immediately afterwards is tedious and time-consuming, especially when setting up new systems. Fully updating a system should be a one-click process, and users shouldn't be left wondering if all the patches and updates are correctly installed. Fresh Windows 8 installations can take almost a day to fully patch, which is a wholly inappropriate waste of time.
    • Windows Update needs to be more reliable. I'm still coming across updates that just don't want to install, and trying to diagnose the problem can be a long task. Easy, one-click access to a separate installer would help, rather than forcing users to dig through countless knowledge base articles.
    • Rebooting should be kept to a minimum, and when needed it should recover my PC back to the state it was before the reboot, opening up the apps and files I was using prior to the reboot.
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    labeeman's Avatar Posted By: labeeman
    29 Sep 2014


  1. Posts : 22,740
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #1

    Interesting points he makes. And I agree with most, if not all of them!

    :)
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  2. Posts : 3,257
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    Everyone wants a fully integrated, hassle free process.. until something goes wrong.. then they complain that everything is integrated and you don't have fine-grained control over it.

    Microsoft really can't win no matter what they do in this regard... so prepare for complaints either way.
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