What’s Scarier Than the Blue Screen of Death?
October 21, 2011
Halloween is coming up, and it’s the perfect time to spring the scariest trick imaginable on your friends and family–Of course, the Blue Screen of Death!
Fake Blue Screen of Death Prank
A classic prank is to use access to your victim’s computer to make them THINK the Blue Screen of Death has struck. It’s not hard to do, as long as you can get a few uninterrupted minutes alone with the computer.
How the Fake BSoD Works
One option is to simply find an image of the Blue Screen of Death online, select it, and set it as the desktop background. Of course, you’ll need a creative way to hide the desktop icons for this to work for more than second or two.
Another option is to find a BSoD screensaver online, download it, and set it as your friend or family member’s main screen saver. Once the computer is idle for awhile, BAM! Welcome to the Blue Screen of Death (cue evil laughter).
Fun is fun, but before you download anything onto someone else’s computer, make sure it’s virus free, and that the computer has solid anti virus protection just in case. Also, you should probably let your victim in on the joke before he or she starts throwing things—like the computer.
