Old-School Windows Developer Says He Likes Windows 11

[Arnox]

More specifically, Dave (or David) Plummer says, "I don't get the hate for Windows 11." (20:34-22:55)



Yes... Absolutely nothing wrong with Windows 11. Nope. Except for, you know... All of this:

Spoiler: Windows 11 Working Perfectly Fine

Windows 11 Features Breaking Due to Expired Certificate: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-11-features-break-due-to-an-expired-certificate/

Windows 11 22H2 causing performance issues on Ryzen 7000 CPUs: https://www.pcgamesn.com/amd/ryzen-7000-performance-windows-11-update-22h2

Windows 11 forces Edge: https://www.howtogeek.com/774542/wi...uts-down-firefoxs-default-browser-workaround/

Windows 11 forces users to install Windows 11 with a Microsoft account: https://www.pcgamer.com/windows-11-...to-have-a-microsoft-account-for-installation/

Windows 11 (tries to) put in ads in Windows Explorer: https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/15/22979251/microsoft-file-explorer-ads-windows-11-testing

Windows 11 forces watermark for "unsupported" PCs: https://www.windowslatest.com/2022/...proves-desktop-watermark-for-unsupported-pcs/

Windows 11 spies on you more than any other Windows version: https://www.neowin.net/news/new-vid...-windows-11-sends-compared-to-older-versions/

Windows 11 update breaks Chrome, causes catastrophic failure if rolled back: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...breaks-chrome-for-cisco-watchguard-edr-users/

Windows 11 software encryption slows SSDs by up to 45%, on by default: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-x2rTNukao

Windows 11 installs HP Smart software on everyone's computer without permission: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9i8was6oNQ

Windows 11 causes slow speeds/unstable connections with public Wi-Fi in update KB5033335: https://www.theregister.com/2023/12/18/windows_patch_wifi_broken/

Windows 11 steals tab data from Chrome to open in Edge: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8EGomuEX8s

Windows 11 driver blocks software from changing default web browser: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...s-software-from-changing-default-web-browser/

Windows 11 blocks StartAllBack users from being able to update: https://www.neowin.net/news/microso...-build-upgrades-on-systems-with-startallback/

Windows 11 blocks bypassing TPM requirements: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUGCItNGsVs

Windows 11 24H2 Update launches with tons of bugs including crashing Western Digital SSDs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VepOepAA7_U

Windows 11 update KB5051987 bricks Windows Explorer entirely: https://www.xda-developers.com/windows-11-update-breaks-file-explorer/

Windows 11 update KB5053598, KB5053598, and KB5053606 (Windows 10 update) removes co-pilot app entirely: https://www.windowslatest.com/2025/...-deletes-copilot-app-unpins-from-the-taskbar/

Oh, and by the way, TPM has been bypassed before. So no, the asinine argument of even needing TPM for "security" is also bogus. And then... And THEN, Dave suggests using Windows 10 if people can't switch to Windows 11. Except Windows 10 is going out of support! Now, it is true that I personally don't give a shit about Windows updates except for servers, enterprise systems, and government systems, but regardless, his stated argument is not valid. No, certain people, for whatever reason, can't just stay on 10 if they don't like 11.

I fully respect the work and the experience that Dave has here, but he's clearly out of touch now with modern Windows and also modern Microsoft. It's not the Windows XP days anymore, Dave, or even the Windows 7 days. Microsoft is not who they once were, and he needs to stop being a simp for them. Maybe back in 1995-2010, you could simp for them a bit, but holy shit, modern Microsoft doesn't deserve the benefit of the doubt anymore.

 

[CharlieTheStooge]

I fully respect the work and the experience that Dave has here, but he's clearly out of touch now with modern Windows and also modern Microsoft. It's not the Windows XP days anymore, Dave, or even the Windows 7 days. Microsoft is not who they once were, and he needs to stop being a simp for them

I probably could write more if I sat down and did some research, however Dave strikes me as an expert who tries to project the absolute truth based on outdated facts.

For one he has not worked at Microsoft in over 20 years. I can tell you their quality assurance regime absolutely is different from then. Second of all he was involved with a paid registry cleaner utility that involved high pressure sales tactics. While that may have had some validity during the XP era, there is much less justification for use now.