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.
yeah…that worked for me was well. it hangs up. it is a disastrous flaw, but then…who keeps the keys pressed for about 30 seconds…
Thank God ,I dont use Vista, hehe.
BTW, I also found a shortcut in XP which can shutdown our PC in just 5 seconds, without seemingly any problem. Just press Ctrl+alt+del to get task manager , then go to shutdown menu , then while holding ctrl , select turnoff and keep holding ctrl for few seconds. Ur PC will instantly turnoff.
or your could just click start > shutdown and your computer would shut off! only 2 mouse clicks! 0.0001 seconds!
This flaw exists in XP as well. Nevermind how much they spend on developing Vista, they never fixed its carryover from XP.
It’s not really a Vista flaw, you can do the same thing in Windows XP if you hold down the keys for long enough.
Marin, John, thanks for pointing out!
Try this, if you’re using ubuntu feisty.
System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts
Assign ‘Run a Terminal’ a shortcut, say, Ctrl+Alt+T or whatever you like.
Close the keyborad shortcuts window.
Now, press and hold down Ctrl+Alt+T for sevral seconds. So what do you think?
Or, in Firefox, press and hold down Ctrl+T for several seconds. Got the same result, right?
Shortcut keys are meant to be pressed for ease of use, not abuse. And abusing does not mean it’s software’s fault!
@gooba, I was not talking about number of mouse clicks . I was saying time it will take to shutdown, just try my procedure and u will understand urself.
well……..this is not the case with win Xp…i tried it…..i kept the keys pressed for more then 40 seconds…..but…..no problems for me!!!!
I t is also working for xp service pack 2…..just checked
windows 2000 too