When your PC freezes and you have no choice but to hold the power button to force it off

cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/shit/p/1229166/when-your-pc-freezes-and-you-have-no-choice-but-to-hold-the-power-button-to-force-it-off

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OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 39d

I like to whisper "ssshhhhhhh" while doing it and shake my hand like it's trying to fight back

toiletobserver@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 39d

ouRKaoS@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 39d

Me, after 30 seconds of black screen on my Steam Deck trying to play a game with "unknown" compatibility.

Grail@multiverse.soulism.net · 1 pts · 39d

I just press ctrl alt 1 to go to the CLI, use ps -e | grep to find the offending process, and then kill it.

Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl · 1 pts · 39d
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homes@piefed.world · -2 pts · 39d (2 replies)

Since I haven’t even had to use a Windows computer in close to 30 years, I have no idea what you’re talking about. Dozens of macOS and Linux machines… even a couple of NeXT Slabs and BeBoxes… It’s all been smooth sailing…

I haven’t had this problem in more than a quarter of a century. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

Windows simps… Why do you do this to yourselves?

stankmut@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 39d (1 reply)

Windows computers aren't the only type of computers to freeze. I've had to hold down power to shutdown my MacBook and my Linux desktop. It's usually GPU related. The Intel macbook I used to used would freeze if you plugged it into a monitor while it was sleeping (it was using the Intel gpu before it went to sleep and then tried to output to the amd gpu after being woken up before the gpu was ready). About once a month my Linux desktop will freeze after waking up from sleep and I'll have to hit the reboot button on the front panel.

homes@piefed.world · -2 pts · 39d