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Does Windows Suck? A Video by Dave Plummer, the Microsoft Engineer Who Created Task Manager

Redazione RHC 28/11/2025

Dave Plummer, a highly regarded former senior engineer at Microsoft who led the development of several key Windows components, including Task Manager, the Windows NT port of Space Cadet Pinball , and native support for ZIP files, has now publicly addressed a controversial issue, bluntly analyzing why Windows “sucks.” IT Home noted that in his latest YouTube video, “Windows “SUCKS”: How I’d Fix It by a Retired Microsoft Windows Engineer,” Plummer points out that many of the measures Microsoft has taken to simplify the operating system and improve the user experience for less experienced users have actually irritated a group of more

“Cleaning Up” Windows Update! Microsoft Declares War on Drivers Exploited in Ransomware Attacks

Redazione RHC 24/06/2025

Microsoft announced that it will periodically remove outdated drivers from the Windows Update Catalog to reduce risk and improve compatibility. “The goal of this initiative is to provide the best set of drivers on Windows Update for the various hardware solutions in the Windows ecosystem and help keep Microsoft Windows secure,” the company said in a statement. Microsoft also added that “This initiative will periodically clean up drivers on Windows Update, which will result in some drivers not being deployed on systems in our ecosystem.” As the company has clarified, the first phase of the “cleanup” procedure will affect drivers for which Windows Update

The dark side of the Windows Command Prompt: how malicious commands can replace legitimate ones

Carlo Di Dato 25/07/2024

If you choose to read this article, please note that it will not discuss a vulnerability or a bug, but rather an intended behavior of Windows Command Prompt which, in my opinion, poses a security risk.I decided to publish it because I was not aware of this behavior, and most of the people I asked about it were not aware of it either.I would like to thank Microsoft’s MSRC for their prompt response to my report and the additional information they provided. If you were already aware of the behavior shown in the following video, you can save yourself the trouble of

Serious Vulnerability in Windows Systems: Here’s How an Attacker Can Gain Complete Control of Your PC

Alessio Stefan 05/07/2024

A severe security vulnerability has been discovered in MSI Center, a widely used software on Windows systems. This flaw, classified as CVE-2024-37726 and with a CVSS score of 7.8 (high), allows a low-privileged attacker to gain complete control of the system. Privilege escalation refers to an attack in which a user with limited privileges gains access with higher privileges, such as those of an administrator, without having the proper authorization. This can allow a malicious user to perform actions that would not normally be allowed. CVE Details By exploiting a flaw in the way MSI Center handles permissions, a malicious actor can manipulate the filesystem and trick the software into

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