Windows "SUCKS": How I'd Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer

Why it was recommended

I find this take (from the guy who wrote the Windows task manager while at Microsoft) to be evenhanded.

RecommendationGeekyBear · Original2026-06

What it covers

Dave Plummer, a retired Microsoft engineer who wrote Task Manager, responds to the claim that Windows sucks. He describes how he would fix common annoyances, in what he calls. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Dave's Garage

Length

16 min 9 sec

Year

2025

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