Ten Items On My Windows 8 Wishlist

The dust hasn’t yet settled on the launch of Windows 7 and I’m fairly certain that in the new year, Microsoft will not only release Windows 7 SP1 but also (finally) some details of Windows 8.  Windows 7 is a brilliant OS, but there is still room for improvement.  What features would you add to your Windows 8 Wishlist?  My wishlist would include the following items:

1. Better dual monitor support: I want wallpapers that stretch across multiple wallpapers
2. Fewer versions: I think Microsoft are confusing too many users with the various versions.  Windows 7 was a step in the right direction with fewer versions; hopefully Windows 8 will no more than 3 versions
3. Customisable boot screens: (although hopefully windows 8 will boot so fast you won’t see it!)
4. Better multimedia network support: I run a number of media centers and it’s near on impossible to share playcounts, playlists etc across machines.  I want features like knowing what films on my server haven’t been watched
5. Ditch the taskbar: Integrate an improved flip or something better i.e just make a virtual taskbar appear anywhere on the screen on demand
6. An updated Windows Explorer: come on Microsoft, it’s getting a bit long in the tooth now and needs to be retired
7. A complete rewrite of the Windows code: with backwards compatability via an emulator
8. User account synchronisation: Why should I have to setup my bookmarks, folders, settings, preferences, files etc on each and every machine?  I want to login to any machine in my Homegroup and pickup where I left off
9. Better Updating & Maintenance: I would love it if Windows 8 ‘healed’ and ‘fixed’ itself in the background
10. Storage Array: My Windows Home Server just tells me how much storage I have available, rather than looking at each disk individually.  I hope Windows 8 treats storage this way, allowing users to allocate storage to users or to create ‘virtual drives’