Irfanview is free, and it is easy also. I've used it for 3 years now, almost daily, and wouldn't be without it. I have not looked at the one you are referring to, but I might check it out to see if it has as much to offer as Irfanview does. My first thoughts are, however, that if it is from Microsoft, it probably doesn't match up to Irfanview, but that's just a guess. An educated guess, LOL!
In looking back over your initial post, you show that it offers 3 sizes to choose from. Irfanview lets you resize infinitely (well, maybe not quite), using either measurements, percentage of original (+ or -), or pixels, as well as the format you wish to use, GIF, TIFF, jpeg, etc.