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If I had a nickel for every time I was troubleshooting with a friend and discovered they thought turning the monitor off and on again was "rebooting the computer" I'd be depressingly wealthy.
"What do you see when it's coming back up?"
"Right back to the problem I'm having!"
"So you don't see [insert OEM logo here]?"
"Nope. And it's still frozen!"
"Where's the power button you're holding down?"
"On the monitor!"
Open the window and throw it out, please
*Shuts the laptop lid and opens it.
“Ok! It’s restarted”
IT person: “Well that was certainly quick. Are you sure you restarted it?”
Person: *Feels smug about how they were able to restart quicker than most people.
I once did a house call over an hour away to turn on elderly couples monitor back on. Didn't feel good about giving them the bill.
Just imagine they’re MAGA