Here are 10 computer shortcuts you can use for pranking a friend. Best Computer pranks to laugh with your friends. Why would you need to use these? Let’s say your friend or co-worker steps away from his desk for just a few minutes (to get more coffee or go to the bathroom) and foolishly leaves his computer unlocked.
These shortcuts will allow you to use that small window of time to pull a (somewhat) harmless computer prank that’s not only hilarious, but teaches him the value of locking his computer when he steps away.
Must Read
Cydia Tweak to Download Songs on iPhone.
The best way to hide tinder from wife.
NOTE: Techcheater is not responsible for any damage (physical or mental) these shortcuts may cause. Also all of these shortcuts were tested on Windows 7 / Office 2007, though will likely work on most versions of Windows / Office.
- Best Computer pranks: TURN ON HIGH CONTRAST
WHAT IT DOES: Turns on High Contrast mode on a computer screen
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: It just changes the display, which is easily reversed.
HOW TO DO IT: Hit Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen
HOW TO FIX IT: Hit the same keys i.e. (Left Alt + Left Shift + PrintScreen).
2. Best Computer pranks:LOCK THE SCROLLING IN EXCELL
WHAT IT DOES: Changes the behavior of Excel so that when you hit the arrow keys, it changes the view, not the cell selection.
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: Experts in Excel will quickly know what’s going on, but novices will likely be confused / gradually aggravated.
HOW TO DO IT: In Excel, hit Scroll Lock.
HOW TO FIX IT: Hit Scroll Lock again.
3. Best Computer pranks:TURN ON DISPLAY UPSIDE DOWN
WHAT IT DOES: Changes the orientation of the computer display to left, right or upside down.
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: It might confuse people, but is easy to fix and does no permanent damage.
HOW TO DO IT: Hit Ctrl+Alt+DownArrowKey (or Left, Right or Up).
HOW TO FIX IT: Ctrl+Alt+UpArrowKey.
4. Best Computer pranks:TURN ON COMPUTER BEEPS
WHAT IT DOES: Turns on “ToggleKeys” which makes the computer beep every time you push a lock key (such as Caps Lock).
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: It doesn’t do any damage and may take awhile to pay off, but it can certainly be annoying when you don’t know why your computer is beeping.
HOW TO DO IT: Hold down the NUM LOCK key for five seconds, then hit Yes.
HOW TO FIX IT: How down NUM LOCK for five seconds again.
5. INSERT RANDOM TEXT IN WORD.
WHAT IT DOES: Inserts random text into Microsoft Word.
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: It’s pretty easy to remove to random text from a document, but if you put it in the middle of a 30 page proposal, it may take a while to get noticed.
HOW TO DO IT: Enter the following into Word: “=rand(x,y)” where x = the number of paragraphs and y = the number of sentences you want.
HOW TO FIX IT: Highlight the random text and hit Delete.
6. Best Computer pranks:Make the keyboard seem broken.
WHAT IT DOES: Turns on FilterKeys which ignores brief or repeated key strokes.
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: It’s easy to fix but may take some people a long time to even realize FilterKeys is enabled; in the meantime they’ll think their computer is broken or they don’t know how to type.
HOW TO DO IT: Hold the right Shift key for 8 seconds, then hit Yes.
HOW TO FIX IT: Hold the right Shift key for 8 seconds.
7. Best Computer pranks:CREATE DUMMY DEKSTOP.
WHAT IT DOES: Replaces the desktop background with an image of the old desktop background. If you remove the folder icons, it then seem like the computer is not responding / desktop shortcuts won’t open.
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: Easy to restore unless you delete all of the shortcuts and empty the recycling bin. Incredibly frustrating while you try to figure it out.
HOW TO DO IT: Go to the desktop, hit Ctrl+Prnt Screen. Open Microsoft Paint, hit Ctrl+V to copy the screen capture of the image, save the image. Right click on the image, select “Set as Desktop Background.” WindowsKey + D to go the Desktop, Ctrl+A to select all shortcuts, Delete to delete.
HOW TO FIX IT: Restore the shortcuts from the Recycling Bin, reset the Desktop background.
8. Best Computer pranks:CHANGE THE CAPITALIZATION IN A WORD DOCUMENT
WHAT IT DOES: Changes the case of the selected words (CAPS, no caps, Proper).
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: It’s pretty easy to fix (with Ctrl+Z) but could be really annoying for large documents if you save/close the document, especially for anything with a lot of acronyms.
HOW TO DO IT: In Microsoft Word, highlight a selection (or the entire document by hitting Ctrl+A), then hit Shift+F3 to cycle through: all caps, no caps, proper case.
HOW TO FIX IT: Ctrl+Z is the easiest. If you save the document and then exit, Ctrl+Z wont help. The next best step is to highlight the section and Shift+F3 to proper case (though you will lose in-line capitalization on proper nouns and acronyms).
9. Best Computer pranks:RENAME ALL THE FILES IN A FOLDER .
WHAT IT DOES: Renames all of the files in a folder to the same name (adding a number at the end to prevent duplicates).
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: Unless you immediately do Ctrl+Z, there’s no easy way to get the original names back.
HOW TO DO IT: Go to a folder with files in it. Hit Ctrl+A to Select All, Hit F2 to Rename the first file, Enter the name you want to give to all files, Hit Enter.
HOW TO FIX IT: Ctrl+Z can be used until another folder action takes place (such as deleting a file).
10. Best Computer pranks:CAUSE A BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH ON COMMAND.
WHAT IT DOES: Triggers a BSOD (Blue Screen of Death) any time a specific shortcut is entered.
LEVEL OF EVILNESS: This takes a bit of pre-work on the computer, but you could conceivably cause a BSOD on a friend’s computer in seconds after it’s been setup.
HOW TO DO IT: Enable debugging mode, restart the computer, then hit Ctrl+Scroll Lock (twice) to cause the BSOD.
HOW TO FIX IT: Disable debugging mode.
So, Enjoy the top COmputer pranks. Also, Please check how can you use single PC Suite for all phones on your computer.
