Perform a Windows Vista Suicide by Pressing Just 2 Keys
Windows Vista can be completely killed by pressing a simple combination of just two keys. All you need to crush Microsoft’s latest operating system and put the much-applauded Wow at an end is two fingers. This issue has been reported independently of Microsoft, and the Redmond company has failed to issue any official comment at the time of this article. The immediate question which comes to mind is if the problem is a security vulnerability or a simple bug.
Either way, you too can watch Windows Vista die in front of your eyes. To make matters worse, the key combination is one of the most utilized keyboard shortcuts in Windows. Pressing the Windows key together with “E” will start Computer in Windows Vista. Keeping the two keys pressed will open a large volume of Computer windows. Want to crush Windows Vista? Nothing could be simpler. Just keep the two keys pressed for more than 20 – 30 seconds.
The operating system will begin to behave aberrantly and will continue to open Computer instances flooding the desktop. There is no way to restore Vista to its normal self, outside of a reboot. With Computer windows cascading on your desktop, you will soon find that Task Manager cannot be accessed. The same is valid for additional processes. You will have to restart the operating system in order to restore Vista.
“It took millions of dollars to make Windows Vista secure and stable. While I am happy that Windows Vista is so much stable than Windows XP; there is a bullet proof way to crash WindowsVista. A simple service which loops a thousand times while sending Windows Key + E can be written within ten minutes. Microsoft may have spent millions of dollars for security and stability; it takes two fingers or a simple service to crash Windows Vista down. No matter how bullet proof Windows Vista claims to be, two keys to crash the operating system is a bullet proof approach as well,” revealed the author of the crash method on TechTicles.
In its present form, the bug seems to create nothing more than a Denial of Service condition. It remains to be seen if it can be exploited remotely or if it permits code execution. Still, I’d put my money on a bug, rather than on a security vulnerability.
Tags: combination, Computer, crush_microsoft, crush_windows, DoS, independently, latest_operating_system, open_computer, reboot, security_vulnerability, start_computer, task_manager, Windows, windows vista, windows xp
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paul on 24 Sep 2007 at 7:12 pm #
this is in xp too. not a vista problem.
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lolo13 on 09 Oct 2007 at 11:11 am #
useless…
Anon on 09 Oct 2007 at 11:59 am #
Want a way to kill Linux?
dd if=/dev/zero of=/ bscount=512
Point: There’s multiple ways to skin a cat AND a dog as well.
Scarleth on 09 Oct 2007 at 1:08 pm #
This is really a no-brainer.. You can do this with virtually all Operating Systems, all your doing is opening a massive ammount of instances for a program, that should crash anything.
sykogee on 23 Feb 2008 at 6:51 pm #
This doesnt work on Vista SP1
I performed the key press for about 1 min – once the system caught up (which did take a couple of mins)I was able to do a Ctrl – Alt – Del and close the explorer.exe process from task manager.
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tomshaze on 13 Oct 2008 at 12:28 am #
i held down the keys for about 50 seconds
opened a never ending windows control alt del
open task manager
took about 2 minutes
and then kill exploere restarted explor and
whola
i proved you wrong vista was back to its old self
in just 2 minutes with out a reboot
you vista haters are running out of things to say about vista
cuz microsoft is fixing all the flaws you pointout just making vista a little better at a time keep up the good work
vista ultimate sp1
2gb ram
on a computer made for xp vista upgrade
SubIgnition on 23 Nov 2008 at 4:06 am #
Interestingly, trying this on XP produces the described effect. It’s an interesting bug– 47 instances of Windows Explorer and no more will open. Neither will the Task Manager. Both mouse buttons are broken when trying to use the start menu or most of the rest of Explorer. Can’t right click on anything. It even went so far as to prevent Firefox from rendering correctly on the first try.
Simply enough fixed: alt-tab and close a couple Explorer windows. Close one or two and the task manager opens up, or you can just right-click and close the “My Computer” window group.
brad.storch on 23 Nov 2008 at 3:19 pm #
my keyboard doesn’t even have a windows key, it was made in 1992
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