TechReviewSource.com posted 8 things they want to see in Windows 8. Here's a taster:

1.) A New File System
Windows 7 continues the use of New Technology File System, or NTFS, which has been in place since Windows XP and works well, but it has a few shortcomings. With a traditional NTFS file system, the hard drive must be partitioned and is metadata based only, so it cannot verify integrity of files on the volume. There are certainly many other file formats out there, each with various pros and cons, but one popular one is ZFS (Zettabyte File System). ZFS allows for no more partitioning and similar volume managers and creates dynamic pools of storage space that can be resized on the fly to suit the user's needs. There are also other benefits, such as unlimited storage size support and integrity checking. I certainly don't know the answer to this problem, but I'm pretty sure Microsoft is working on coming up with a new file system. They do have a concept of one called WinFS, which was originally going to be implemented in Windows 7, but was scrapped to speed up development. NTFS is still very good, but there may be a better option out there worth exploring.

2.) More Windows Explorer User Customization
Windows Explorer is the core element of the Windows operating system that allows users to browse and mange their files located on their storage devices. Microsoft has added many features to Windows Explorer to allow for customization in both functionality and usability, such as thumbnail previews and different folder views.

In Windows 7, I was hoping that I would be able to place a shortcut in the "Favorites" area in the left navigation tree area of Windows Explorer for an FTP server that I frequently access. However, when I tried to drag and drop the FTP location to the Favorites area, it doesn't let me do it. I can make a new Favorites location for a traditional folder located on my local drive, but not an Internet folder, which really peeves me because I have to type in my FTP server's address every time into the location bar at the top. Another gripe I have about this is I almost always have to re-enter my FTP server's login credentials every time despite choosing the option for Windows to remember them for next login. I am glad Microsoft has finally moved away from using the traditional file structure, such as C:\Users\Alex\Documents, to a more user friendly "Computer -> Alex -> Documents". Windows still uses the traditional C:\ file structure "under the hood", but at least it's somewhat hidden from the user.

3.) Windows Services Overload!
I'm sure you've all noticed the services that are loaded whenever you boot your computer by going into the Task Manager under the Services tab. In Windows 7, there are 56 default services that load according to BlackViper, which is four more than Vista. Microsoft seems to believe it's better to just load every service available by default instead of having the operating system intelligently determine which are necessary based on the computer's configuration.