Task Manager turns 30 years old today!  A look behind the scenes at its development, secrets, easter eggs, and more by its original author, Dave Plummer.  Free Sample of my Book on the Spectrum: https://amzn.to/3zBinWM

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The original creator of Windows Task Manager shares the 30-year history of the utility, from its origins as a personal project in 1995 to becoming a core Windows component. He reveals undocumented keyboard shortcuts, design principles focused on robustness and minimal resource usage, and technical decisions that allowed the original 85KB binary to still run on Windows 11. The story covers development challenges, including a kernel bug that caused 3am phone calls, and explains features like the Highlander single-instance mechanism and emergency recovery modes.

I Wrote Task Manager — 30 Years Later, the Secrets You Never Knew