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Kevin Okemwa

Ex-Microsoft engineer says this is what Windows' Task Manager would "probably" look like today — but it's a "good thing" he stuck to his OS design lane

What a futuristic Task Manager would probably look like.

Microsoft veteran Dave W. Plummer (perhaps better recognized as Dave's Garage across social media) is known across the Windows ecosystem for his contributions to the Task Manager, Calculator, and even pinball, among many others.

The engineer-turned-YouTuber has shared interesting stories about his time at the tech giant, including the time he almost got fired for adding ZIP file support to Windows over 30 years ago. While Plummer left Microsoft in 2003 before the release of Windows Vista, his creative juices continue to flow.

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