Crash Your Computer
If your computer is unresponsive, then you can crash it manually to recover it. Remember, all unsaved data will be lost.
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Steps
Task Manager (Windows)
- Go hit Start.
- Click Run.
- Type in "taskmgr".
- Click OK. This will take you to the Task Manager.
- Under Windows Processes, right-click "Windows Start-up Application" and click End task.
- Click the check box saying "Abandon unsaved data and shutdown", and click Shut down.
- You should see a Blue Screen of Death appear. Restart your computer.
Command Prompt (Windows)
- Go hit Start.
- Type in "cmd".
- Right-click on cmd and click Run as Administrator. At the UAC prompt, type the administrator password (if required), and press Enter.
- It is easier to start the administrative Command Prompt in Windows 8 and later. Right click the bottom-left corner of the screen, and click "Command Prompt (Admin)". At the UAC prompt, type the administrator password (if required), and press Enter.
- At the command prompt, type: taskkill /f /im wininit.exe.
- Enjoy your blue screen!
Terminal (Linux)
- Open a Terminal.
- Type: dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/mem.
- Your computer should crash and it may show a kernel panic.
- Force restart your computer.
Warnings
- You have to be logged in as an administrator to do this.
- Only do this if your computer is unresponsive or is hanged or frozen.
- All unsaved data will be abandoned, so if you can, save your work.
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