Comments on: The mindbogglingly low shutdown time of Windows 7 http://inspirated.com/2009/05/01/the-mindbogglingly-low-shutdown-time-of-windows-7 krkhan's blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:55:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Peter Upfold http://inspirated.com/2009/05/01/the-mindbogglingly-low-shutdown-time-of-windows-7/comment-page-1#comment-29766 Peter Upfold Fri, 01 May 2009 19:50:29 +0000 http://www.inspirated.com/wordpress/?p=212#comment-29766 Why does it even need a shutdown sound? A startup sound makes some sense – you know the computer came up OK and there's nothing wrong with it; it's now ready to use. But a shutdown sound? Surely you get enough feedback that the shutdown action is proceeding by the fact that everything is disappearing from the screen. I guess most people's Windows installations must be filled with so much rubbish that it takes so long you do need a sound to make it clear that yes, it is actually shutting down. Whatever – I wish MS would just start Windows from scratch, lose the concepts that drag it backwards and make something built from the ground up for the 21st century. Heck, it might even be _good_. Why does it even need a shutdown sound? A startup sound makes some sense – you know the computer came up OK and there’s nothing wrong with it; it’s now ready to use.

But a shutdown sound? Surely you get enough feedback that the shutdown action is proceeding by the fact that everything is disappearing from the screen. I guess most people’s Windows installations must be filled with so much rubbish that it takes so long you do need a sound to make it clear that yes, it is actually shutting down.

Whatever – I wish MS would just start Windows from scratch, lose the concepts that drag it backwards and make something built from the ground up for the 21st century. Heck, it might even be _good_.

]]> By: Ali http://inspirated.com/2009/05/01/the-mindbogglingly-low-shutdown-time-of-windows-7/comment-page-1#comment-29760 Ali Fri, 01 May 2009 05:29:23 +0000 http://www.inspirated.com/wordpress/?p=212#comment-29760 hahaha, what more can u expect from microsoft :P i havent used Windows 7 as of yet, nor plan to do so anywhere in near future. But i expected nothing new but a more glassy interface. more stupid UI enhancements.... and now there is this MIND-boggling innovative technique they implemented to reduce shutdown time ... "chop off the shutdown wav file " *AMAZING* thumbs up microsoft (Y) hahaha, what more can u expect from microsoft :P i havent used Windows 7 as of yet, nor plan to do so anywhere in near future. But i expected nothing new but a more glassy interface. more stupid UI enhancements…. and now there is this MIND-boggling innovative technique they implemented to reduce shutdown time … “chop off the shutdown wav file ” *AMAZING*

thumbs up microsoft (Y)

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