I don't mean this to be a Windows bashing thread... indeed, I very much enjoy using Vista. However, I feel that I must rant about some of the annoying quirks that manage to find their way into each subsequent Windows release. God knows why they're still cropping up, and I doubt it's for 'compatibility reasons'.
Windows constantly forgetting or changing your view/column settings for a specific folder
For example, I have a folder that all my browser downloads go into, and I have it setup as details view with only relevant columns shown (name, date created, filesize, type). However, at least twice a week, it will randomly change this to something else... i.e. it could switch the view for the folder to thumbnails and change the columns to music artist/track no. etc, or change it to large icons and set up the columns for photos (date taken, rating, etc)... and so on. This is extremely annoying, especially when in order to put it right I have to go through a huge list of column detail settings in order to put back the ones that I do want.
Incidentally, this also affects other areas of explorer such as the control panel, programs and features (add/remove), and so on. Can't beat opening control panel and finding it's picked a random view setting for you yet again.
Slider on the side of open windows likes to stay at the top of a window
I think this affects nearly every program under Windows, although I'm not too sure... anyway, here's a situation: you want to scroll quickly down a large folder or webpage, etc, and using the mousewheel will take too long. So, you move the mouse pointer over to the slider on the side, hold down left mouse, and drag it down to where you want.
...Then as you let go of the left mouse button, the slider promptly resets itself to the top of the window, and you have to do all over again for a second time. What's the deal with that? I've seen this happen so many times now that it's beyond a joke. I can't think of any good reason as to why this happens, it just serves to annoy the hell out of me!
Ok, rant over for now. I really had to vent some steam though. Surely I can't be the only one who finds these small bugs/quirks annoying, especially when they follow you to each new version of Windows...
. Would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Sensible comments though please 
Windows constantly forgetting or changing your view/column settings for a specific folder
For example, I have a folder that all my browser downloads go into, and I have it setup as details view with only relevant columns shown (name, date created, filesize, type). However, at least twice a week, it will randomly change this to something else... i.e. it could switch the view for the folder to thumbnails and change the columns to music artist/track no. etc, or change it to large icons and set up the columns for photos (date taken, rating, etc)... and so on. This is extremely annoying, especially when in order to put it right I have to go through a huge list of column detail settings in order to put back the ones that I do want.
Incidentally, this also affects other areas of explorer such as the control panel, programs and features (add/remove), and so on. Can't beat opening control panel and finding it's picked a random view setting for you yet again.
Slider on the side of open windows likes to stay at the top of a window
I think this affects nearly every program under Windows, although I'm not too sure... anyway, here's a situation: you want to scroll quickly down a large folder or webpage, etc, and using the mousewheel will take too long. So, you move the mouse pointer over to the slider on the side, hold down left mouse, and drag it down to where you want.
...Then as you let go of the left mouse button, the slider promptly resets itself to the top of the window, and you have to do all over again for a second time. What's the deal with that? I've seen this happen so many times now that it's beyond a joke. I can't think of any good reason as to why this happens, it just serves to annoy the hell out of me!
Ok, rant over for now. I really had to vent some steam though. Surely I can't be the only one who finds these small bugs/quirks annoying, especially when they follow you to each new version of Windows...
. Would love to hear your thoughts on the matter! Sensible comments though please