Automatically changing a display of graphical user interface

A computer-readable storage device storing computer-executable instructions for changing a display of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), comprising:

• receiving instructions to display the GUI for an application having GUI elements;
• accessing stored contextual usage information for a user comprising received interactions and contextual information that is associated with the user interactions;
• automatically determining changes to the display of the GUI by comparing the contextual usage information of the user with other contextual usage information from a group of other users to determine what functionality is not being used by the user;
• sending instructions to display a recommendation for changing the display wherein the recommendation is determined by the comparison;
• receiving an input indicating acceptance of the recommendation to change the display of the GUI;
• and
• in response to receiving the input indicating acceptance of the recommendation, changing a layout of the GUI elements being displayed for the application to reflect the determined changes.

A system for changing a display of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), comprising:

• a processor and memory;
• an operating environment executing using the processor;
• and
• a UI manager that is configured to perform actions comprising:
• receiving instructions to display the GUI for an application having GUI elements;
• accessing stored contextual usage information for a user comprising received interactions and accessing other contextual information that is associated with the user interactions;
• automatically determining a change to the display of the GUI by comparing the contextual usage information of the user with other contextual usage information from a group of other users to determine what functionality is not being used by the user;
• automatically determining when to display a recommendation that includes a selectable action that when selected, causes the change to the display of the GUI, wherein the recommendation is determined by the comparison;
• automatically determining when to implement the change to the display of the GUI;
• sending instructions for displaying the recommendation;
• receiving an input indicating acceptance of the recommendation;
• and
• in response to receiving the input indicating acceptance of the recommendation, changing a layout of the GUI elements being displayed for the application to reflect the change.