Windows 7
in Software ·
I’ve got Windows 7 RC1 running on my laptop, and honestly, it feels pretty unpolished right now.
For instance, when I hook up to a projector using duplex mode—you know, mirroring the screen—the laptop resolution just forces itself to match whatever the projector is doing. It’s not a total dealbreaker, but it’s definitely annoying when you end up with these big black bars on the left and right sides of your laptop screen. Windows Vista handled that perfectly without any fuss.
Then there’s a slightly more annoying issue during bootup. Windows 7 actually boots up fast enough, but the actual UI—the Start menu, the taskbar, the desktop—just refuses to load. You’re stuck staring at a black screen with nothing but File Explorer visible. If I manually navigate to C>Windows>explorer.exe within that window, then everything finally loads "normally." Anyone have any clue what's causing this?
For instance, when I hook up to a projector using duplex mode—you know, mirroring the screen—the laptop resolution just forces itself to match whatever the projector is doing. It’s not a total dealbreaker, but it’s definitely annoying when you end up with these big black bars on the left and right sides of your laptop screen. Windows Vista handled that perfectly without any fuss.
Then there’s a slightly more annoying issue during bootup. Windows 7 actually boots up fast enough, but the actual UI—the Start menu, the taskbar, the desktop—just refuses to load. You’re stuck staring at a black screen with nothing but File Explorer visible. If I manually navigate to C>Windows>explorer.exe within that window, then everything finally loads "normally." Anyone have any clue what's causing this?