A Retired Microsoft Engineer on Fixing Windows

Dave's Garage · Commentary · 16 min · 2025 · YouTube title: Windows "SUCKS": How I'd Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer

Why it's here

HN people share it in Windows 11 backlash threads as an even-handed insider's view of what is wrong with Windows.

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 a love letter to Windows wrapped in a rant.