IT Prank: Return-to-office mandates have rubbed some employees the wrong way, especially those that became accustomed to frequent breaks throughout the day. With peers and managers now back in the picture, it seems workers will have to reacclimate to the old way of doing things… that is, right after this Windows update wraps up.
X user Matty McTech recently shared a pro tool for procrastinators and pranksters alike. White Screen is a handy website that lets visitors go full screen with an array of static colors, which could be useful in a variety of scenarios. You even have the option to specify exact pixel resolution for a perfect fit. The real fun, however, resides in the prank and fake update screen categories.
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– Matty McTech (@setupspawn) May 19, 2024
The bogus blue screen of death screen, which looks a lot (but not identical to) the real deal, and the white noise screen could cause lots of headaches for unsuspecting victims, especially among those that are not tech savvy. The phony OS update screens are even more deceptive, and could buy some free time for employees brave enough to try them.
The fake update screens allow you to specify a run time before launch, and you can even set a custom launch percentage to better the ruse. It s the sort of thing you wouldn’t want to use on a regular basis, but for an occasional extra break, it would probably fool most non-techie co-workers and supervisors.
Related reading: Top 10 tech pranks: harmless and fun IT jokes
Of course, these gags can be used in other ways that are not as likely to get you fired. Screens could serve as the icing on the cake at a tech-themed party, or to add flair to a presentation. Filmmakers could even use them as the focal point of tech-related scenes, and they would make good background material for streamers.
Image credit: Clint Patterson
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