1. Restart PRANK
This one is the most funniest trick that would leave one in a dilemma. Pick a shortcut to a program you know they use frequently (or change lots of shortcuts if you have time). A good one to go for is their preferred web browser.
Steps to follow:
a)Right-click on the shortcut and change its ‘target’ to:
“%windir%\system32\shutdown.exe-r-t00″
Now, when they double-click on the shortcut, their computer will restart. Haha, so simple.
2. Fun with startup programs
Before windows starts there are a lot of programs being loaded. Most are utilities – anti-virus, Skype, updaters and more. Typically, it all happens in the background and the only thing you notice is that your computer is a bit unresponsive for a minute or two after you first get to the desktop.However, you can add a few more programs to your mate’s startup folder that are a bit more obvious.
Steps to follow:
In Windows 7, head to:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup
Here you can copy shortcuts to programs, or even include a text document with a nice welcome message. He he, a bit funny isn’t it !!
3. Keyboard layouts
There ain’t anything more frustrating than when the keys you press don’t produce the letters you expect. To create this confusion, head to your friend’s PC and change the keyboard layout to Dvorak.
Steps to follow:
Search Keyboard Layout in the Start menu and click on ‘Change keyboards or other input methods’. Then, if necessary, click Change keyboards.. and then Add. Scroll down and under English (United Kingdom) select United States-Dvorak (you might have to click Show more if you can’t see it).The Dvorak layout is completely different from Qwerty, so the user won’t be able to even type their log-in password properly.
4. Auto-incorrect
Auto-correct is a great tool that Microsoft introduced in its programs .But how about an auto-incorrect method.
Steps to follow:
Whether in Office or Outlook, you can find the auto-correct options in the Tools menu or, in later versions, under Options in the File menu. There, you can create custom entries and your imagination is the limit. You could auto-correct their name to something insulting, change a word they frequently miss-spell to an all-caps message like (“IT’S DEFINITELY YOU IDIOT, NOT DEFINITALY!!!!!”) or you could be subtler and change a few common words to miss-spelt versions. Chances are, they won’t notice until someone else like an email recipient perhaps points it out.
5. Desktop Prank
This is the oldest, yet still one of the best PC prank. All you need is a minute or two alone with their PC.
Steps to follow:
Close or minimise all open applications and take a screenshot of the desktop. Pressing the PrtSc or Print Screen button (you might need to also hold Shift if it’s a dual-function key) takes the screenshot.
You then need to paste it into any image editing program (MS Paint will do) and save it somewhere.
Next, clear all the desktop icons into a folder somewhere and set the taskbar at the bottom to auto-hide (right click on it and choose Properties, then click ‘Auto-hide the taskbar’.
Next, clear all the desktop icons into a folder somewhere and set the taskbar at the bottom to auto-hide (right click on it and choose Properties, then click ‘Auto-hide the taskbar’.
Now head to the Control Panel and set the image as the desktop background. For a quicker way, right-click on the desktop and choose Properties in XP, or Personalize in Windows Vista, 7 or 8.tSit back and watch as the unsuspecting user tries in vain to get their Start menu to open or launch and programs. As a twist, you could leave one or two applications open on the desktop before you take the screenshot .
