How to Submit Program Ideas to Microsoft

You can submit ideas to help make software easier to use on a PC.

Software developers are skilled at making programs that suit the masses, but including all users' preferences is unattainable. Microsoft's Windows is the operating system of choice on many PCs, and it is the basic platform that supports other computing activities. People might have specific functional preferences, where a casual household user might need multimedia programs, while a professional business user needs productivity applications. Individuals can shop around for the programs that best suits personal needs, but sometimes those efforts are fruitless. If you are interested in submitting Windows 7 or related program ideas, Microsoft has created an online submission form.

Instructions

1. Open an Internet browser window or press "Ctrl" and "N" simultaneously.

2. Navigate to Microsoft's "Windows 7 Compatibility" Web page (or see the link in Resources below).

3. Click on the "Feedback" link. Select the "Suggest an Additional Product" tab.

4. Fill out the Web page form with the program idea.

5. Click "Send Suggestion."

Tips & Warnings

• To submit other program ideas to Microsoft, navigate to the "Windows Feedback Program" and "Microsoft Connect" homepages in the Resources section below. These feedback methods might request greater user participation and might only offer invitation-only submission ideas.

References

• Microsoft Windows: Give Feedback on Windows 7 Compatibility
• Net Market Share: Operating System Market Share

Resources

• Microsoft Windows: Windows 7 Compatibility
• Microsoft: Windows Feedback Program: Home Page
• Microsoft: Connect: Home Page