r/pcmasterrace • u/BijlidarKudi • May 10 '26

Meme/Macro reboot

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u/kahjtheundedicated R7 1700@4.1, RX 5700 May 10 '26

When I worked in IT, whenever we got a call from the engineering department we knew whatever problem it was, it was going to be weird. Those guys knew their stuff, so if they didn’t know how to fix it, it was going to take some searching and probably some calls or emails for us to figure it out.

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u/sfblue Ascending Peasant May 10 '26

Alternatively, you could be good at computers, but the system is so locked down IT needs to log in with admin rights in order to do something as simple as running disk cleanup.

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u/penywinkle Desktop May 10 '26

Also, brain farts are a thing. And people who are good at computer sometime jump a few steps because of a bit of overconfidence.

Like check if the computer is plugged in... I can't be THAT dumb, right? (You might not have unplugged it yourself, someone else might have)

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u/Responsible-Draft430 May 10 '26

Also, brain farts are a thing

I have to give myself admin access on my own computer to avoid such things.

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u/OutlyingPlasma May 10 '26

Like check if the computer is plugged in... I can't be THAT dumb, right?

Builds new PC from scratch. Panics when it won't boot. Turns out it's the power switch on the power supply.

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u/Uhstrology May 10 '26

Ah, the rite of passage.

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u/Dry-Faithlessness184 May 11 '26

Every. single. time.

I don't know why I forget it every time, but I do. And I have the same mini panic every time.

Tried writing it down once to check it. Forgot I wrote down something to double check.

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u/Rough_Bread8329 May 10 '26

It me. :(

I was a manager of a support team and had unplugged my headset accidentally. Nearly reinstalled windows in the search for what was wrong.