Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. http://mschnlnine.vo.llnwd.net/d1/Dev/App_Themes/C9/images/feedimage.png Channel 9 Forums - Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums Channel 9 keeps you up to date with the latest news and behind the scenes info from Microsoft that developers love to keep up with. From LINQ to SilverLight – Watch videos and hear about all the cool technologies coming and the people behind them. http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums en Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:54 GMT Tue, 21 May 2013 09:55:54 GMT Rev9 17 -17 -1 Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. You will be able to use Up Button in the newly improved Win8 Windows Explore. This new feature will be the testament of how Windows will continue to evolve and bring newer better experience to Windows users.

Try it out in Win8 CP.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/21a11cfd65a747349fbea00c016eb3f1#21a11cfd65a747349fbea00c016eb3f1 Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:15:07 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/21a11cfd65a747349fbea00c016eb3f1#21a11cfd65a747349fbea00c016eb3f1 magicalclick 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/magicalclick/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. I never missed the button and don't see any need for it.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/1dd54976c6dd4ce7a247a00e00dab7d0#1dd54976c6dd4ce7a247a00e00dab7d0 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 13:16:19 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/1dd54976c6dd4ce7a247a00e00dab7d0#1dd54976c6dd4ce7a247a00e00dab7d0 MagicAndre1981 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/MagicAndre1981/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. Hang on, are we criticising Microsoft for putting features back into Windows after a bunch of people whined endlessly about them? Damned if you do, damned if you don't.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/ae73e62545c2468f8c18a00e00e959dd#ae73e62545c2468f8c18a00e00e959dd Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:09:36 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/ae73e62545c2468f8c18a00e00e959dd#ae73e62545c2468f8c18a00e00e959dd AndyC 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/AndyC/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. I'm happy for Jamie that they put it back. I don't think the rest of the world really cares that much. Tongue Out

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/dc2bf432ec054e6e89e9a00e00e9da9b#dc2bf432ec054e6e89e9a00e00e9da9b Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:11:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/dc2bf432ec054e6e89e9a00e00e9da9b#dc2bf432ec054e6e89e9a00e00e9da9b Sven Groot 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Sven Groot/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. @Sven Groot: Where is Jamie anyway? He's been awful quiet of late. As has W3bbo for that matter. Bring back old niners I say. Smiley

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/8063b4e3e6464de6903ea00e00eb8ac8#8063b4e3e6464de6903ea00e00eb8ac8 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:17:34 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/8063b4e3e6464de6903ea00e00eb8ac8#8063b4e3e6464de6903ea00e00eb8ac8 AndyC 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/AndyC/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. best would be giving the users a choice in the Explorer options whether they want to see the up-button or not. This would make all users happy.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/1274d2d8a58249839cd2a00e00fae869#1274d2d8a58249839cd2a00e00fae869 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:13:31 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/1274d2d8a58249839cd2a00e00fae869#1274d2d8a58249839cd2a00e00fae869 MagicAndre1981 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/MagicAndre1981/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements.

, MagicAndre1981 wrote

best would be giving the users a choice in the Explorer options whether they want to see the up-button or not. This would make all users happy.

And then we could add an option to select whether or not you want the option to disable the Up button. More options is always better.  Perplexed

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/f3a558cd3df940f0af09a00e00feb6bc#f3a558cd3df940f0af09a00e00feb6bc Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:27:23 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/f3a558cd3df940f0af09a00e00feb6bc#f3a558cd3df940f0af09a00e00feb6bc AndyC 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/AndyC/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. "Let's let the user choose which interface they want for our app" is always the worst solution.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/a28603b30c50441cb893a00e0114c789#a28603b30c50441cb893a00e0114c789 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:47:43 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/a28603b30c50441cb893a00e0114c789#a28603b30c50441cb893a00e0114c789 Bas 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Bas/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. no! forcing the users to like something what a small team at MSFT thinks is the best is the WORST solution. Choice is always the best!!!!!!!!!!

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/d3ae3b08f391401ea499a00e012619b8#d3ae3b08f391401ea499a00e012619b8 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:50:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/d3ae3b08f391401ea499a00e012619b8#d3ae3b08f391401ea499a00e012619b8 MagicAndre1981 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/MagicAndre1981/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements.

, MagicAndre1981 wrote

no! forcing the users to like something what a small team at MSFT thinks is the best is the WORST solution. Choice is always the best!!!!!!!!!!

Users don't always know what they want and don't know what's possible (technically), and will most likely commit to a short term situation that might not scale well to those scenarios that they haven't yet thought of but will most likely come up later. Users do, however, know the tasks they perform and the goals they need to meet, and thus, have the ability to assess whether something helps or hinders those tasks. This thread is an example of users measuring their (in)ability to perform certain tasks. What's left is for MS to take this feedback and iterate (if they don't already have something in the works).

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/e375dce5d01748268ffda00e012b27b0#e375dce5d01748268ffda00e012b27b0 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:09:11 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/e375dce5d01748268ffda00e012b27b0#e375dce5d01748268ffda00e012b27b0 System.UnauthorizedException: selected Species does not have access to target resource 'name'. 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/MasterPie/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. @AndyC:

Of course not bashing the new improvement. It wouldn't be called improvement right? It wouldn't be added if it is useless by MS analysis. I wouldn't know it is godd or bad. It is a new feature, and I will try it later.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/74380894ccf6452baba7a00e014031ed#74380894ccf6452baba7a00e014031ed Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:25:47 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/74380894ccf6452baba7a00e014031ed#74380894ccf6452baba7a00e014031ed magicalclick 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/magicalclick/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. Breadcrumbs pretty much replaced the "up" button for me. They're much more powerful and give you multiple levels of "up" depending on what you need. Add to that the fact that the breadcrumbs let you move sideways in the parent just as easy.

Breadcrumbs > Up Button

 

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/7a670da03436476eaf9ba010001740d8#7a670da03436476eaf9ba010001740d8 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:24:39 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/7a670da03436476eaf9ba010001740d8#7a670da03436476eaf9ba010001740d8 Craig Matthews 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/Craig_Matthews/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. @Craig_Matthews:

I agree, but, it is supposed to be an improvement right? New feature = YaY.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/c19bab7cfc5642459786a0100075d69c#c19bab7cfc5642459786a0100075d69c Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:09:02 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/c19bab7cfc5642459786a0100075d69c#c19bab7cfc5642459786a0100075d69c magicalclick 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/magicalclick/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. Don't like the UP button.  Seems like a pointless waste of pixels, breadcrumbs do the same thing and more.

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/835eb75a856f420785baa01000e4bd76#835eb75a856f420785baa01000e4bd76 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:52:49 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/835eb75a856f420785baa01000e4bd76#835eb75a856f420785baa01000e4bd76 Paul Smith 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/daSmirnov/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. I didn't need the up button and prefer using breadcrumbs, otoh people kept complaining through two releases, so guess the Windows team thought "whatever, it's just a button, if for whatever reason people still want it let's just stick it on"

]]> http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/9e50a5ebf06c49268c7ca01001854fbc#9e50a5ebf06c49268c7ca01001854fbc Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:37:26 GMT http://channel9.msdn.com/Forums/Coffeehouse/Win8-Windows-Explore-improvements/9e50a5ebf06c49268c7ca01001854fbc#9e50a5ebf06c49268c7ca01001854fbc contextfree` 17 http://channel9.msdn.com/Niners/contextfree`/Discussions/RSS Coffeehouse - Win8, Windows Explore improvements. Microsoft's whole attitude towards the Desktop in W8 seems to be: what the heck, we can add as much geeky stuff to Desktop apps as possible, because the Metro UI will be for regular consumers. The Desktop will be our "expert" interface. Which is why you have admin tools on the right click menu where the Start button used to be.

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