31 Tech Support Nightmares That'll Make You Want to Unplug the Universe
I have always been the "Tech guy" in my family. Not because I actually know what I'm doing or have any professional IT experience—far from it. I just like computers, which is apparently enough to qualify me as the resident tech expert. Somehow, simply being able to switch the HDMI input and knowing how to restart a modem makes me a technological genius in my family's eyes.
Being the "Tech guy" means I've had to deal with some pretty hair-raising tech support nightmares. My aunt once called me to say that her "cup holder" was broken and asked if I could fix it—turns out she was using the CD tray as a coffee holder. And let's not forget my cousin, who accidentally deleted his entire hard drive because he thought the "Format Disk" prompt meant cleaning up his files to make more space.
So, in honor of all the reluctant tech support heroes out there, here are 31 examples of tech support nightmares that will either make you laugh, cry, or both. Trust me, you'll feel less alone.
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"I don't need a new mouse, I like it how it is"
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“My space heater stopped working”
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I need somewhere to set this candle....oh here’s a good spot!
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USB receiver wouldn't go all the way in so they used a hammer
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If you ever wondered why your Internet connection is so poor
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“My flash drive won’t show up and I’ve literally tried everything!”
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Sorry, that's not my department. Get an exorcist
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Just peel it off!
Customer came in with his iPhone, his glass cracked, he thought he could peel off the glass so he wouldn't notice the crack anymore.
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"My PC shut off suddenly and won't turn back on."
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“The printer isn’t working”
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User "Dropped it walking to the car." It came in the day after the Super Bowl.
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Hospital server room
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First day on job; set up those 4 wireless speakers for you.
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"It didn't plug in, so I bent the pins to make it fit."
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"Camera flickers to fuzzy brown image often"
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Hey, It works!
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Ouch!
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User spilled coffee on his laptop - so he put it in the oven to dry it out...
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“I pushed the cable in a little too hard”.
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What could possibly go wrong?
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No one will ever guess the password
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"But I like it this way, it's convenient." -my tech savvy aunt
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Grandpa found a screw on the ground and thought it fell out of his phone
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"My fan was making too much noise!"
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Someone unplugged something and now the office internet doesn't work...
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There! It's Grounded!
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"My PC is low on space, can you help?"
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When a teacher decides to buy and install a screen protector on their own.
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Ever seen a 1.69TB text file?
It's Over 108 Billion Lines
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The servers are down
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Are those the computer bugs everyone's been talking about?
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