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

Why HN readers recommended it

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

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Dave's Garage

Topic

windows usability

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

4

Recommendation years in dataset

2025–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• That's an entertaining read. I binned Windows 11 recently (only kept it around for gaming) because I didn't like the direction it was clearly going (and has been for a while - including their shoehorning of AI into everything when I don't want it or …

• The average home user probably won't know what power shell and GitHub are. I can't run the scripts you are talking about on my work pc. I can sympathise with your point of view but it does feel a bit like "works for me because …

• I find this take (from the guy who wrote the Windows task manager while at Microsoft) to be evenhanded. > Windows "SUCKS": How I'd Fix it by a retired Microsoft Windows engineer. [VIDEO]