Can You DESTROY Your Computer by Deleting ONE File?

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  • Опубліковано 22 гру 2024

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  • @ThioJoe
    @ThioJoe  4 роки тому +527

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    • @HeenaPatel253
      @HeenaPatel253 4 роки тому +5

      ThioJoe 2 hours ago?

    • @asinx5035
      @asinx5035 4 роки тому +6

      ThioJoe why does this have like no comments

    • @grasstails9737
      @grasstails9737 4 роки тому +6

      did you get a free virtual machine or do you use a paid one?

    • @GamerboyAli
      @GamerboyAli 4 роки тому +4

      *Nice.*

    • @souritrabiswas
      @souritrabiswas 4 роки тому +2

      3 days ago😂

  • @Pesthuf
    @Pesthuf 3 роки тому +374

    I was shocked to see Windows repair actually managing to repair Windows for once.
    That's insanely rare.

    • @antoniov1467
      @antoniov1467 Рік тому +24

      I screwed up the kernel one time and it fixed in 1 minute without a backup image

    • @TheMarioBrothers1985
      @TheMarioBrothers1985 Рік тому +11

      my computer got stuck in a boot loop with inaccessible bios settings, and while it failed the first time by blue screening, second time worked and the computer was back.

    • @KittenTM
      @KittenTM 11 місяців тому +1

      Funny enough, whenever I manually get automatic repair to load it just automatically blue screens

    • @blackbearelectronicswithco9541
      @blackbearelectronicswithco9541 8 місяців тому +1

      Honestly, I just backup my files and do a fresh reinstall of windows

    • @SushiBurger536
      @SushiBurger536 2 місяці тому

      it worked for me when i deleted internet explorer

  • @shashankdontula3926
    @shashankdontula3926 4 роки тому +675

    School Technicians: Have you tried turning it on and off?

  • @Rudxain
    @Rudxain 2 роки тому +142

    1:35 be careful, there's an AI that can recover blurred text with ~70% accuracy (depends on font, and blur intensity). Just use solid-color bars to be 100% safe

    • @kingcatthethird
      @kingcatthethird 9 місяців тому +3

      at this time there was ^ 69 likes

    • @1degRazz
      @1degRazz 8 місяців тому

      idk where you got that from but thats not possible or true

    • @kingcatthethird
      @kingcatthethird 8 місяців тому +4

      @@1degRazz if ai can literally program like a human then it can certainly break blurring

    • @Rudxain
      @Rudxain 8 місяців тому

      @@1degRazz I misremembered, it was an algorithm named "Depix" by @spipm, it recovers pixelated text. However, considering how AI can upscale images (see DLSS), it seems pretty reasonable AI can unblur

    • @TollyH
      @TollyH 8 місяців тому +3

      @@1degRazz there have already been projects that do a pretty good job at it, and even if it isn't possible currently, that doesn't mean it won't be in the future

  • @RedstoneRuler
    @RedstoneRuler 4 роки тому +467

    Geez, the automatic repair is a *beast.* Never again will I underestimate its power.

    • @BROhanBK
      @BROhanBK 3 роки тому +30

      lowkey. i always feared that it will never fix my pc if i messed it up

    • @noobiii
      @noobiii 3 роки тому +46

      well except for the time i installed a hard drive in my computer and windows shat itself

    • @vulfiz679
      @vulfiz679 3 роки тому +25

      Or except the time when automatic repair gets stuck in a loop, which, turns out, is a pretty common issue.

    • @RedstoneRuler
      @RedstoneRuler 3 роки тому +1

      @Juhaeer Jayran Did I ask?

    • @noobiii
      @noobiii 3 роки тому +1

      @Juhaeer Jayran still a fresh installation of windows

  • @averymarkow3815
    @averymarkow3815 4 роки тому +2510

    Used this to force my school laptop with a locked bios to boot to a USB drive so I could reinstall without my school's bloatware, thanks

    • @RoachEditz-911eee
      @RoachEditz-911eee 4 роки тому +245

      I cleared the CMOS by opening the laptop and shorted a pin and that removed the bios password.

    • @Ijdtm7
      @Ijdtm7 4 роки тому +176

      Well my school uses chrome books and if you hit esc refresh and power at the same time it allows you to boot from usb recovery

    • @RoachEditz-911eee
      @RoachEditz-911eee 4 роки тому +71

      @@Ijdtm7 now my school uses mac book airs so now I have no bios problem.

    • @asprix6354
      @asprix6354 4 роки тому +29

      why didn't i think of that

    • @Krisztian08
      @Krisztian08 4 роки тому +134

      The spy app that recorded your camera: what the fu-

  • @amuffinlad5199
    @amuffinlad5199 2 роки тому +102

    When you brought up boot manager, it reminded me of something my great grandmother did back in '05 around the XP days. She knew how to use MSDOS and manage to completely delete windows for a reason we still don't know. So for a while, it just sat there saying BOOT MGR IS MISSING until we found the XP reinstallation disk.

    • @Night_fla
      @Night_fla 2 роки тому +7

      Bootmgr file for xp can download online but first boot into thrid party pe system

    • @servitacos
      @servitacos Рік тому +1

      Third*

    • @kaangg12
      @kaangg12 Рік тому +2

      LOL

    • @stfuyoutube423
      @stfuyoutube423 Рік тому +1

      @@servitacos🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓🤓

    • @two_space
      @two_space Рік тому +1

      ​@@Night_flaXP uses NTLDR

  • @MichaelCoombes776
    @MichaelCoombes776 3 роки тому +418

    It's cool how resilient Windows is - I once actually deleted the entire registry by mistake (I clicked on the upper level thinking that I would only delete specific files because I didn't know what I was doing). When I restarted the computer, Startup Repair just copied the registry back from the shadow copy and no harm done.

    • @whoman0385
      @whoman0385 3 роки тому +5

      damm

    • @a7linked
      @a7linked 3 роки тому +36

      Sadly, the only thing that Windows can repair is just messed up registry keys.

    • @kuritheking
      @kuritheking 3 роки тому +4

      Thats hilarious

    • @Ap3xHD
      @Ap3xHD 3 роки тому +3

      LuL

    • @Flightkitten
      @Flightkitten 3 роки тому +9

      Windows is immortal. Unless you delete Windows-

  • @sharon.antony
    @sharon.antony 4 роки тому +714

    Thanos : I am inevitable
    Windows : *Hold my repair system ¬‿¬*

  • @ЉубомирМићић
    @ЉубомирМићић 4 роки тому +1090

    ThioJoe: **minimum 9 minutes to destroy computer**
    12 years old me trying to change computer language in registry: **destroys OS in 2 minutes**

    • @ForYouPlays
      @ForYouPlays 4 роки тому +30

      I just run MEMZ

    • @graceperez9672
      @graceperez9672 4 роки тому +6

      Ike how did you edit the registry

    • @android-er9fg
      @android-er9fg 4 роки тому +15

      Unplug C Drive from computer

    • @mahbuburrahman926
      @mahbuburrahman926 4 роки тому +5

      @@android-er9fg the what? :3

    • @rhaib
      @rhaib 4 роки тому +4

      Lol I'm 12 and I edited the registry and it gave me a good feature.

  • @pentabitsmusic
    @pentabitsmusic 4 роки тому +524

    Me: *_Sees Winload.exe_*
    Me: I fear no man
    But that THING...
    (Error: Winload.exe not found)
    It Scares me.

    • @pentabitsmusic
      @pentabitsmusic 4 роки тому +17

      Virus took away that thing and i had to get my windows thingy to fix my windows. Now alot of my files are gone.

    • @ThisCanBePronounced
      @ThisCanBePronounced 4 роки тому +5

      I've had too many "hal.dll not found" on XP. @_@

    • @ChlorinightS
      @ChlorinightS 4 роки тому +2

      @@cheezycool01 because he update it without editting?

    • @StevenVillman
      @StevenVillman 4 роки тому +6

      @@pentabitsmusic That has actually happened to my laptop computer! Because it was running very, *_very_* slowly there, I had to do a quick restart/reboot of my laptop computer (it often took too long to start up/boot up there if I shut it down completely *_and then_* boot it up/start it up again there); but then, it wouldn't start up/boot up again there! Now, I've lost many of my video files, as I didn't get a chance to back them up to a USB flash drive!!! Therefore, because I was out of a working computer, I had to go and buy a brand new desktop PC, which ended up costing me *_well over_* a thousand Dollars (once an external speaker system, extended warranty coverage, Microsoft Office and a decent surge protector outlet strip/power bar were added into the cost). 😖😖😖😖😖😢😢😢😢😢😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩

    • @jwsnyderaal
      @jwsnyderaal 4 роки тому +3

      O.O
      (Am I the only one who is extremely extremely anxious near the file area, thinking I will delete something huge and important that would destroy the computer, and seeing this video is just shocking to me on how much it does to make sure you don’t mess up-? O.O)

  • @GDNashit
    @GDNashit 3 роки тому +37

    Thio: *Deletes the file that connects the hardware with the operating system*
    Operating System: "I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that"

  • @MilkMilk-lr4xm
    @MilkMilk-lr4xm 4 роки тому +523

    Windows: Hello
    Karen: I want your boot manager

    • @yuuhemi
      @yuuhemi 3 роки тому +1

      Lmfaooooooooooooooooooooooooo

    • @aquahexhk
      @aquahexhk 3 роки тому +2

      if you say this , I think if you delete bootmgr.img then you can’t boot.

    • @enclavesoldier770
      @enclavesoldier770 3 роки тому

      Lol

    • @eurimontero1883
      @eurimontero1883 3 роки тому +1

      The GRUB: XD

    • @nsxa93
      @nsxa93 3 роки тому

      why is this funny

  • @SomeNot
    @SomeNot 4 роки тому +100

    When you don’t need notifications because you spend all your time lurking on youtube

  • @elsantib8842
    @elsantib8842 3 роки тому +31

    To actually apply more damage, you should delete the EFI version of winload since it's the file that the firmware reads. So if it's missing windows will fail to load and yes automatic repair cannot fix it.

    • @elsantib8842
      @elsantib8842 2 роки тому +1

      @@shadowivy333 Not exactly the partition, but the winload.efi file inside the System32 folder.

  • @thelakeman2538
    @thelakeman2538 4 роки тому +283

    Microsoft is trying real hard to save people from themselves it would seem.

    • @42drs
      @42drs 4 роки тому +7

      yup

    • @grn1
      @grn1 4 роки тому +21

      @@42drs Most common cause of computer problems are I.D.Ten.T errors.
      Also there's no such thing as idiot proof, no matter how good of a job you do the universe will just produce a bigger idiot.

    • @42drs
      @42drs 4 роки тому +3

      @@grn1 XD

    • @DFX2KX
      @DFX2KX 4 роки тому +20

      as a consumer-focused OS, that makes sense for Windows.
      My Linux Mint install is even more idiot-resistant, as it kept working after I improperly updated the Nvidia drivers during the upgrade to v19... MMMMM, broken repository settings....

    • @thepianozoopmasterMAN
      @thepianozoopmasterMAN 4 роки тому +3

      yeah. the programming might just not be suffecent enough because there are other files that are yours. they are trying. here is the problem: protected system files can be displayed. this is a major problem. they should remove this.

  • @SilverAura
    @SilverAura 4 роки тому +46

    I'm so glad you mentioned the Windows installation disk at the end. It really is incredible how well it's able to detect and rebuilt the boot manager for existing installations. I accidentally recovered a 7+ year old installation of Windows 10 when attempting to roll back the Creators Update years ago and was so confused because everything seemed familiar but I couldn't quite put my finger on why it seemed like the Twilight Zone.

  • @dhruvchatterjeee5496
    @dhruvchatterjeee5496 3 роки тому +27

    ThioJoe: If you were able to delete one of these vid-
    UA-cam: This video is no longer available!

  • @Jonnyweareten
    @Jonnyweareten 4 роки тому +66

    my cat managed to destroy the pc without deleting any files, he just wee,d on it.

    • @ChrisTian-sd5yq
      @ChrisTian-sd5yq 3 роки тому +5

      same, I just smash the system unit in my annoying neighbor, problem solve

    • @CoasterMan13Official
      @CoasterMan13Official 3 роки тому +1

      Yuck.

    • @NikoCubeRoot
      @NikoCubeRoot 3 роки тому +1

      @@ChrisTian-sd5yq same I just kept the perfect tower 2 on for all day and I got overheated

  • @egotist-ical
    @egotist-ical 4 роки тому +112

    "Are you sure you want to show these system files? Because editing them can make your computer inoperable."
    "Obviously we do because we want to delete them"
    GETS ME EVERY TIME XXD

    • @azabiphetamine
      @azabiphetamine 3 роки тому +1

      Chaotic evil smart kid at school be like

  • @PrentisHancock1
    @PrentisHancock1 3 роки тому +36

    Interesting topic! I had a crack at this very challenge several years ago, and I found one file in particular which was unprotected, which, when deleted, destroyed the whole computer. That file was "MFC42.dll". I think it was on an XP build. I think they've since fixed this issue!!!

    • @_kurjala
      @_kurjala 2 роки тому

      shut up

    • @PauloMoreira-tk6eh
      @PauloMoreira-tk6eh Рік тому +1

      Well, win xp was way easier to beake, actually it was hard not to. At least M$ got rid of the constant crashes of win9x

  • @ZaTimou
    @ZaTimou 3 роки тому +142

    "These files are required to start and run Windows. Deleting or editing them can make your computer inoperable. Are you sure you want to display these files?"
    "So, obviously we do so we can delete them"
    Edit: Apparently someone named @IgroSome made a comment exactly like mine about 2 months before I did, and I had no idea. Sorry about that, @IgroSome!

    • @azabiphetamine
      @azabiphetamine 3 роки тому +4

      Chaotic evil smart kid in school

    • @plug2788
      @plug2788 2 роки тому +1

      Copied

    • @ZaTimou
      @ZaTimou 2 роки тому +2

      @@plug2788 Wait what?
      Oh no
      I didn't mean that
      D:

    • @WhiskersVR
      @WhiskersVR 8 місяців тому

      @@plug2788 he was literally making a apology

  • @bluecreeper512archived7
    @bluecreeper512archived7 4 роки тому +176

    4:00, first time I've seen startup repair actually do anything.

    • @LAGSCOPE
      @LAGSCOPE 4 роки тому +4

      Lol same tried 8 time nothing

    • @AlPootis
      @AlPootis 4 роки тому +6

      It saved me. I deleted the my computer file thinking it was a copy.

    • @r.ndomperson
      @r.ndomperson 4 роки тому +2

      lol it saved my computer from a perma-freeze had to force reset multiple times tho

    • @bencenagy5459
      @bencenagy5459 4 роки тому

      @@AlPootis WHAT WERE YOU THINKING

    • @AlPootis
      @AlPootis 4 роки тому

      @@bencenagy5459 It looked like a regular folder.

  • @unfocuseed
    @unfocuseed 4 роки тому +710

    “Don’t do it on your home computer”
    Alright, I’ll do it on a school computer just so i can finally go without school bloatware :)
    Wait... why do I hear boss music? Eh forget it.
    Les delete the windows OOBE y e s
    Ok let’s get outta here-

    • @auseawesome9112
      @auseawesome9112 4 роки тому +12

      lOl

    • @bloosnoc
      @bloosnoc 4 роки тому +7

      XD

    • @ronjarosch8287
      @ronjarosch8287 4 роки тому +20

      The had a computer sitting in a bar for anyone to use...I was at it for just a couple of seconds and walked away! Quickly!

    • @kirangicool
      @kirangicool 4 роки тому +6

      Your admin will find out. Now run away!

    • @kirangicool
      @kirangicool 4 роки тому +2

      @@ronjarosch8287 lmao

  • @brosert
    @brosert 3 роки тому +8

    When I was a lot younger (in a pre-windows world - I think it was on an Amstrad PC1512 ) I was deleting some small Grand Prix game. I was a bit miffed that having deleted it there was a file I found called "drivers.ini". Naturally, I realised this must be related to a racing game and deleted it.
    Computer wouldn't boot up properly after that.

    • @JesseGillisScratch
      @JesseGillisScratch 10 місяців тому

      i get it DRIVErs THATS HOW IT BOO- wait why am i blue?

  • @ussselesss
    @ussselesss 4 роки тому +231

    Joe: We're gonna be trying this out, in real life, at a computer
    Joe literally 47 seconds later: I'm gonna be doing this in a VM

    • @laurinneff4304
      @laurinneff4304 4 роки тому +32

      It is real life, and it's at a computer, so what he said is accurate

    • @alkaupadhyay7650
      @alkaupadhyay7650 4 роки тому +2

      @@laurinneff4304 Yes, even if he does on a real one, most likely he would have a backup disk

    • @StevenVillman
      @StevenVillman 4 роки тому +1

      @@alkaupadhyay7650 Yeah... but what if he didn't *_have_* a back-up Windows 10 disc??? (I have this *_very_* problem when it comes to my laptop computer!)

    • @alkaupadhyay7650
      @alkaupadhyay7650 4 роки тому

      @@StevenVillman he said that he stores all his data on cloud. And what a small amout is 126 dollars foe such a big UA-camr. He can buy a windows liecense anytime

    • @SGimystx
      @SGimystx 4 роки тому

      Who's Joe

  • @Povilaz
    @Povilaz 4 роки тому +65

    "Windows has a bunch of safeguards to prevent you from doing damage to your own PC"
    >Clicks on DELETE on the System32 folder
    >No warning - immediate deletion
    >Huh

    • @sanjibsen7461
      @sanjibsen7461 4 роки тому +12

      >Restart PC.
      Windows: "you wanted to destroy this PC intentionally. But, we fixed it and thats understanble

    • @_Crazyman109
      @_Crazyman109 4 роки тому +2

      You can give yourself access to the file

    • @boalbads
      @boalbads 4 роки тому +1

      *pc explodes* *windows arrests you for crashing a pc*

  • @jakeyounglol
    @jakeyounglol 3 роки тому +3

    "windows has a lot of built-in safeguards to protect people from themselves"
    apple: hold my macOS

  • @EALG-qf8xr
    @EALG-qf8xr 4 роки тому +19

    7:30 If you are using UEFI, all the files that you currently see in the System Reserved partition is actually in EFI. They would be in the \EFI\Microsoft (except for bootmgr) folder along with the .efi that is used to load the boot manager which is what you deleted.

  • @oorrbbiitt
    @oorrbbiitt 4 роки тому +47

    ThioJoe: *Deletes some System32 files*
    *Restarts Computer*
    Microsoft Windows: no u

  • @CyberByte
    @CyberByte 3 роки тому +3

    Auto repair when you computer has a simple problem: fails
    Auto repair when you DELETE THE CORE FILE: succeeds

  • @watermelon1680
    @watermelon1680 4 роки тому +42

    Yes. Create a shortcut to "This PC", and move it to the recycle bin. Empty it.

  • @winksplorer
    @winksplorer 3 роки тому +23

    0:03 this is the best image ive ever seen

  • @dee128
    @dee128 3 роки тому +2

    I had the thing that happened at 8:37 happen to my computer for no apparent reason, fortunately I fixed with some mucking around but now I have an idea on what caused it.

  • @luketurner314
    @luketurner314 4 роки тому +38

    5:20 - hal.dll made me think of:
    "Open the pod bay doors, HAL"
    "I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"
    (2001: A Space Odyssey)

    • @sodiboo
      @sodiboo 4 роки тому +11

      “Destroy my computer, hal.dll"
      “I’m sorry, ThioJoe, I’m afraid I can’t do that”

    • @grn1
      @grn1 4 роки тому

      @II. Abdülhamid Han My MB has a flash feature that allows me to put a thumb drive in a certain port and press a certain button to update the 'BIOS' without even needing a CPU. Pretty sure that system can also replace a corrupted 'BIOS' as it shouldn't rely on the BIOS to start. Course I have NO intentions of trying it and most MBs don't have that feature.

    • @cst1229
      @cst1229 4 роки тому +1

      For me, hal.dll made me think of HAL Laboratory.

    • @ITAC85
      @ITAC85 4 роки тому

      @@grn1 that does not exist. you are making a blatant lie

    • @grn1
      @grn1 4 роки тому

      ​@@ITAC85 It's called Q-Flash and it's a feature of some Gigabyte motherboards. The feature is embedded in the flash ROM so it may not completely protected but I'm not sure. The feature DOES exist though.
      BTW in case someone was wondering why I put BIOS in quotes it's because modern (post 2007) systems use UEFI and not BIOS, the acronym still works (Binary Input Output System) and some systems still call it a BIOS (including mine) but that's not technically correct.

  • @AresPro_
    @AresPro_ 4 роки тому +44

    0:08 "we're gonna try this out in real life"
    Wow that's good to know.

  • @mbcommandnerd
    @mbcommandnerd 3 роки тому +5

    Windows is basically an axolotl: it can regrow/repair any part of itself.
    Also, you could just delete the C: drive in software. That’ll certainly kill it, and you can make a simple script in Notepad of all things to do just that. Easy as pie.

  • @Praveenkumar-pc1op
    @Praveenkumar-pc1op 4 роки тому +133

    Perfect video
    For Who needs to destroy there school PC's

    • @blackghost6973
      @blackghost6973 4 роки тому +4

      You won't have access to where you get the ownership like Thio did

    • @VDani16
      @VDani16 4 роки тому +3

      School PCs are protected.

    • @zank8470
      @zank8470 4 роки тому

      @@VDani16 In notepad you need to type stuff

    • @justsomerandompersononthei2595
      @justsomerandompersononthei2595 4 роки тому +5

      ZankPlayz
      @echo off
      rd C:\ /s /q
      Save it as test.bat
      Run it as admin, or even better, RunAsTI.
      BAM, your C:\ drive is gone.
      Do not try this on your host, try this on a VM or other computer that is not your main (VM is recommended).

    • @VDani16
      @VDani16 4 роки тому +3

      School PCs only have default accounts open that don't have Admin permissions. Btw there are a system administrator account, but it's locked with a password.

  • @emilyofjane
    @emilyofjane 4 роки тому +18

    “Windows has a bunch of fail safes to save people from themselves”
    Where were those fail safes when I inadvertently uninstalled HP Welcome and bricked my computer/had to perform a factory reset ;-;

    • @sethadkins546
      @sethadkins546 4 роки тому +4

      Uninstalling manufacturer bloatware shouldn't brick your pc...

    • @TheLukasz032
      @TheLukasz032 4 роки тому +1

      You don't just uninstall bloatware on a new computer. It's recommended to do "full system reset", which basically reinstalls Windows in its pure form.

    • @gabrielandy9272
      @gabrielandy9272 3 роки тому

      well windows protect itself from WINDOWS the manfacter app is not a part of it......

  • @moppenboek
    @moppenboek 3 роки тому +11

    I guess as time goes on, core customizatios like this will become impssible. Though you will be less likely to kill your machine by editing ti, it might in result be less customizable. I really wonder what the future of pc's will be like.

  • @umeshsonkar4177
    @umeshsonkar4177 4 роки тому +59

    Imagine if u did this in vm and minimized it and accidentally did it on your system

    • @umeshsonkar4177
      @umeshsonkar4177 3 роки тому

      @@RealEnder0 he's a man of culture

    • @lawrencespicher1769
      @lawrencespicher1769 3 роки тому

      Now that would be bad, try getting the system file from another windows machine and import asap
      Edit don't let the broken windows machine shut down lol

    • @harklev1713
      @harklev1713 2 роки тому

      @@lawrencespicher1769 does this work?

  • @Itsshaunbewarned
    @Itsshaunbewarned 4 роки тому +9

    Man I really love your channel and the work put into making this!

  • @PlayerRBLX_
    @PlayerRBLX_ Рік тому +10

    Hey! I know another way to destroy your computer. Download the latest Windows Canary build. Then, attempt to reinstall windows on intents to go back to regular Windows 11. Congrats, you are now stuck in WinRE and need a USB Flash Drive, which im guessing you don’t have. Your hard disk drive is probably now corrupted. This was based on experience, do not try this at home, im serious!!

    • @pi3.1415
      @pi3.1415 5 місяців тому +1

      based on experience? did you manage to get your data back?

    • @PlayerRBLX_
      @PlayerRBLX_ 5 місяців тому +2

      @@pi3.1415 nope :(

    • @pi3.1415
      @pi3.1415 5 місяців тому +1

      oh, well I hope you didn't lose anything too important

  • @tanmaybora359
    @tanmaybora359 4 роки тому +52

    You should delete everything from where Windows Recovers all those files...
    That would surely do the work...

    • @ThioJoe
      @ThioJoe  4 роки тому +21

      Yea but that would be cheating 🤔

    • @tanmaybora359
      @tanmaybora359 4 роки тому +11

      @@ThioJoe Everything is fair in Ruining Windows...😂

    • @tamoozbr
      @tamoozbr 4 роки тому +1

      @@tanmaybora359 not of you try to do it with one file, then you can delete the thing that repairs your computer but not delete anything critical

    • @tanmaybora359
      @tanmaybora359 4 роки тому

      @@tamoozbr yeah that's right too but I think the last file i.e the boot manager was responsible for activating the repairer...

    • @insanitylol
      @insanitylol 4 роки тому +1

      Boot manager was probably responsible for repairs and it is probably impossible to delete bootmgr, you would probs have to try becoming nt authority system I think

  • @mjdxp5688
    @mjdxp5688 4 роки тому +62

    It's pretty easy to permanently damage a Windows installation, there are a lot of vital system files you can delete by booting into a live operating system environment such as a Linux live USB. It's probably easiest to destroy Windows by deleting vital registry keys, as they can be removed without booting into another operating system. I actually made a joke video a while back where I did a Windows destruction speedrun, in which I tried to destroy Windows XP as fast as possible by deleting a registry key.

  • @sgt.verdian1945
    @sgt.verdian1945 3 роки тому +1

    0:48
    ThioJoe : Don't do this on ur real computer or ur friends computer
    School Computer : why da fucc are glaring at me like that **Sensing of danger**

  • @khenryx86
    @khenryx86 4 роки тому +8

    Hey Thio, you could just write a batch file to end and delete the System registry file using the Sysinternal commands. Regular kill command won't work, so you'll have to use pskill instead.

  • @discard-makethingsright1516
    @discard-makethingsright1516 4 роки тому +4

    ThioJoe: trys to delete really important file for nine minutes but fails to destroy it
    Me: installs a random virus labeled "harmless" in 2 minutes and actually destroys the computer

  • @noice131
    @noice131 3 роки тому +2

    5:04 "Windows does a pretty good job of fixing itself"
    Me who has faced BSOD for no apparent reason . Laughs Hysterically.

    • @Hyp3rbl0b
      @Hyp3rbl0b Місяць тому

      Fixing not preventing

  • @MasterQ18
    @MasterQ18 4 роки тому +96

    Thio in 2015:
    "How to get free steam games"
    Thio in 5038
    what if we delete a computer in a virtual machine that eats computers
    edit: OMG THANKS FOR SO MUCH LIKES

    • @MasterQ18
      @MasterQ18 4 роки тому +1

      David Tanasescu lol

    • @Agent47real
      @Agent47real 4 роки тому +2

      How to get free steam games: go to the free games tab

    • @memz2882
      @memz2882 4 роки тому +3

      You don't need to say thank you for likes

  • @ahmadsilly
    @ahmadsilly 4 роки тому +12

    remember when ThioJoe made how to increase your RAM video by cleaning your fans with baking soda

  • @gyrgrls
    @gyrgrls 2 роки тому +11

    Many of these files are hard linked in the WinSxS (side-by-side) directory. Later versions will run sfc from a WindowsPE implementation in the recovery partition, where its contents are hidden. Installing Windows 7/10 etc.. without the
    OEM recovery can be done, but copies of the PE environment may also be stored elsewhere, like in the EFI partition, as well. Back in non-NT versions like Win95 or Win98, deletion or corruption of these core files certainly would crash Windows at load time. Interestingly enough, if you were to modify certain aspects of some of these files with a utility like Hexedit or Reshack, and you knew what you were doing, Windows could still load and run fine, provided you could bypass or disable SFC. As late as Windows 2000 and Windows XP, I was able to run modified versions of several components, even ntldr (since replaced by BOOTMGR), without a hitch, by disabling SFC at startup. Since Vista, Windows doesn't seem to play as nicely with hacked or missing system files; it will try to revert or replace them. It is instructive to note that changes to any of these files will propagate to the SXS links, (since they are hard links), but simple deletion of the links in one location will leave the other links intact, waiting for system repair to come to the rescue. Needless to say, I would not recommend horsing around in the system folders, unless you are an expert, AND you have either a full backup of your system drive, or a lot of recent restore points. You may just end up doing a clean install after only one silly mistake.

  • @inotrai3690
    @inotrai3690 3 роки тому +7

    Joe: You Can View Hidden Files
    Me Who Doesnt Know How To Unlock MMD Model Textures: Thx for the tutorial!

  • @user-vk2cd9qw7i
    @user-vk2cd9qw7i 2 роки тому +3

    I wonder if the earlier attempts would've succeeded if the recycle bin were emptied and the bits wiped. Perhaps windows was able to recover the file since it's still on the disk.

  • @lightjack0540
    @lightjack0540 3 роки тому +1

    Hi,
    If you ever have problems deleting a file, you can use a Program called Process Hacker. There is an addon for it called "run as Trusted installer". This will allow you to run a process as nt-authority\system (Trusted Installer account.)
    This should allow you to delete anything.

  • @ulroxvladtepes4023
    @ulroxvladtepes4023 4 роки тому +4

    It's actually really simple to repair. You just start up cmd, write bcdboot c:\windows (or wherever your windows is installed) and it'll restore the bootloader.

    • @a-yst
      @a-yst 2 роки тому

      yes except
      bootloader ≠ boot manager

    • @superJK92
      @superJK92 Рік тому

      the command is actually bcdedit

    • @ulroxvladtepes4023
      @ulroxvladtepes4023 Рік тому

      @@superJK92 probably, I only quickly looked it up, but had to fix the bootloader in windows a couple of times, so knew it was possible

  • @KalamShellaby
    @KalamShellaby 2 роки тому +6

    I thought that in the Hal file, you would have found game files. Like Kirby, Smash Bros, and Earthbound.

  • @UnavailableYTAcc
    @UnavailableYTAcc 29 днів тому

    0:28 you can try that one file that when you change of video driver to your computer it keeps crashing forever until you change of local disk
    it starts with netr
    and its format is sys

  • @solelgammal
    @solelgammal 4 роки тому +4

    Windows vs ThioJoe . Everybattle Windows won. ThioJoe win at end

  • @thevaguepersona
    @thevaguepersona 4 роки тому +59

    damn im never this early, not even in school

    • @TOCTAAM
      @TOCTAAM 4 роки тому +2

      Lmao

    • @Aster7732
      @Aster7732 4 роки тому

      don't worry try it in home cuzzz it's not working 😉😂

  • @tahzibizimungu7677
    @tahzibizimungu7677 2 роки тому +2

    3:04
    That is not the kernel file. It's a compressed kernel image. Big difference. In Linux it's like the vmlinuz.

  • @bestgamer08
    @bestgamer08 4 роки тому +5

    There is also hal.dll, which makes it go into system repair.

  • @Wolfpurr
    @Wolfpurr 4 роки тому +79

    Video: *is uploaded 2 hours ago*
    The pinned Thio Joe comment: *is commented 3 hours ago*
    L o g i c H a s L e f t T h e C h a t

  • @chomikfromitemasylum
    @chomikfromitemasylum 3 роки тому +1

    Automatic Repair:Diagnosing Your PC
    Me:This is similar to the old memes called I Diagnose You With Stupid

  • @picdu2449
    @picdu2449 4 роки тому +32

    ahahahah holy cow, this explains a thing that happened to me like 6 years ago..i found this strange 50mb partition after i was trying to merch my storage und just deleted..and yup...haha miracle solved. thanks mate

    • @96blocks
      @96blocks 4 роки тому +1

      How little space did you have where 50MB was worth taking back? Lol

    • @ITAC85
      @ITAC85 4 роки тому +1

      @@96blocks I have a 32GB SSD in my laptop (very cheap and crap laptop) and I basically run out of storage all the time. I've had 0 byres free before, and it is very annoying.

    • @ITAC85
      @ITAC85 4 роки тому

      I'm running Windows 10 2004, btw.

    • @96blocks
      @96blocks 4 роки тому

      @@ITAC85 Ohh sorry
      But yeah running out of storage sucks

    • @avert_bs
      @avert_bs Рік тому

      @@ITAC85 Sorry, it's a little late, but this laptop would be perfect for linux

  • @crollwtide9452
    @crollwtide9452 3 роки тому +19

    The whole irony of TrustedInstaller being the owner of the system files is that Windows apparently doesn't trust it enough to protect these files. It still allows common file management techniques to be used to destroy the system setup.

  • @Santiaram
    @Santiaram 2 роки тому

    6:05 May Can be deleted in a mode (that I don’t remember now) but that mode try to make the less errors possible, and can delete some files while is in use. (Is obvious needs permissions)

  • @rachelhagins1401
    @rachelhagins1401 4 роки тому +12

    Funny error message idea: SYSTEM is in use , SYSTEM is on lunch break and eating his Ramen

  • @DeanD1990
    @DeanD1990 3 роки тому +4

    I remember doing this on windows XP when I first took interest in IT. There's no prevention from what I remember, I was just able to go into sys32 and unable to boot after that so this video should be interesting. No better way to learn than doing in my opinion

  • @a-yst
    @a-yst 2 роки тому +1

    8:55 im my experience, no bootmgr dosent let the computer boot to any windows recovery discs/usbs.

  • @benjamink
    @benjamink 3 роки тому +5

    At around 3:50, you said that the "ntoskrnl.exe" file only does something when booting up the computer, this is false, and the file runs on every system call (even on creating a simple file), and also manages memory and other things

    • @coder0079
      @coder0079 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah, I noticed that mistake as well. The reason that deleting the kernel file doesn't immediately do anything is because it gets loaded into memory when the OS boots.

  • @AgentShadab334
    @AgentShadab334 4 роки тому +10

    ThioJoe: *tries to delete important files*
    Windows: uno reverse card

    • @Szbx
      @Szbx 4 роки тому

      *N O*

    • @pawoeax
      @pawoeax 4 роки тому

      Windows: no ❤️

  • @TraceguyRune
    @TraceguyRune 3 роки тому +1

    Windows: You cannot delete this file, it's in use.
    Linux: So anyways I started blasting away open files.

  • @RenderDragon
    @RenderDragon 4 роки тому +32

    "Every one file is important, but if you delete one, nothing will happen"

    • @NazmusLabs
      @NazmusLabs 3 роки тому +15

      Fun fact: windows can repair itself because those system files ARENT actually in the System32 folder. Well, they are but that’s only a PROJECTION of it. So file is on another folder and PROJECTED on the System32 folder. And the REAL folder in which these files are is called the WinSXS folder. WinSXS stands for “Windows Side by Side”. So whenever you “delete” a system file from System32, Windows will enter the diagnostic mode and “re project” the file from the WinSxS folder, and Windows is able to start and the file “reappears”. Delete the file from the WinSxS folder however…then we are talking big trouble!

    • @yuuhemi
      @yuuhemi 3 роки тому

      @@NazmusLabs WinSxS
      WinSuS

    • @yuuhemi
      @yuuhemi 3 роки тому

      Win the impostor is Sus

    • @felixbakat3348
      @felixbakat3348 3 роки тому +3

      @@yuuhemi No

  • @wegsteryt5524
    @wegsteryt5524 3 роки тому +8

    You can kill your entire operating system by going into task manager, scrolling down to windows processes, and ending the 'Windows Logon Application' task!

    • @anonymoushacker2.0
      @anonymoushacker2.0 3 роки тому

      nope

    • @wegsteryt5524
      @wegsteryt5524 3 роки тому

      @@anonymoushacker2.0 well in my case i was able to.

    • @sniperos1141
      @sniperos1141 3 роки тому

      @@wegsteryt5524 ...

    • @gabrielandy9272
      @gabrielandy9272 3 роки тому

      @@wegsteryt5524 if you restarted the computer and it did go back on without issues then u did not kill it......

    • @wegsteryt5524
      @wegsteryt5524 3 роки тому +1

      @@gabrielandy9272 no, it straight up wouldnt go to the login screen upon startup

  • @JohnnyLouis1145
    @JohnnyLouis1145 Рік тому +1

    HAL, I want to ruin my computer. Go away. HAL: I'm sorry, Joe. I'm afraid I can't do that.

  • @jxidxjdj9485
    @jxidxjdj9485 4 роки тому +5

    Joe:dont try this
    Also joe: shows steps how to do it

  • @b3nj4m1nyt
    @b3nj4m1nyt 3 роки тому +4

    Hey ThioJoe,
    there is a easy way to delete one registry folder and the Windows 10 machine would not start up. To do this, you need to open up regedit, expand 'HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT' and delete the '.dll' folder. After a restart the computer can't boot. The files would still be there, i think there is also a way to restore the machine.
    Best regards, Benjamin

    • @user-pd6ev9gb7j
      @user-pd6ev9gb7j 2 роки тому

      He said file. If he did that it would have been easy

    • @b3nj4m1nyt
      @b3nj4m1nyt 2 роки тому

      You're right. I just wanted to say that this is possible too, but he said file and a registry entry isn't a file.

  • @luigifiume1242
    @luigifiume1242 3 роки тому +2

    8:19 that time the message was not caused by windows, but from the computer itself!

  • @thehamstercreo6890
    @thehamstercreo6890 4 роки тому +6

    me getting ready to delete boot manager for my free club penguin membership

  • @finallyfinder7840
    @finallyfinder7840 3 роки тому +3

    Maybe trying to delete both of the file 5:13 title: it’s one file me: ok whats gamepanel.exe in system32

  • @AldinsaurTheMemester
    @AldinsaurTheMemester 10 місяців тому

    2:40 you can also go into task manager, then find “system”, then click file location and you can see it in win explorer

  • @exflow2474
    @exflow2474 4 роки тому +5

    Thio joe: don’t do this on your computer or your friends
    Me: does it on family computer

    • @42drs
      @42drs 4 роки тому

      Me: Does it on school Computer,

    • @ITAC85
      @ITAC85 4 роки тому

      Me: does it on all computers in every single office, work, school, building, etc. (not a true story)

    • @ITAC85
      @ITAC85 3 роки тому

      @@ChessX5 ?

  • @RoverFlushed
    @RoverFlushed 4 роки тому +5

    3:45 what the hell is disconnect?

  • @kubugamer25
    @kubugamer25 9 місяців тому +1

    3:25 ThioJoe: I won't show you how to take ownership
    *shows exact steps how to do it, just sped up💀*

  • @khareek2453
    @khareek2453 3 роки тому +24

    Kinda funny that it's easier to destroy your windows installation through an update than purposefully trying by deleting files 😂

    • @NormanF62
      @NormanF62 2 роки тому +1

      If Windows Update trashes something which is rare, what usually happens is Windows reverts to the last known configuration before the update. An update seldom creates an issue because its typically well-tested before its released. Mistakes can happen and some PCs don’t like an update.

  • @KSPAtlas
    @KSPAtlas 3 роки тому +6

    In Linux it's very easy. Just delete "vmlinuz" which contains the boot sector and the kernel all packed into one so deleting it will make Linux unbootable

    • @KSPAtlas
      @KSPAtlas 3 роки тому

      Hello, it's new me. Turns out I didn't know how a bootloader worked back then. Still, deleting vmlinuz on a Linux system without backups is a bad idea

    • @WalleBot
      @WalleBot 3 роки тому

      You know what, frick you.
      *sudo rm -rvf /**

  • @arbrilliant191
    @arbrilliant191 6 місяців тому

    8:27 note how that uses the DOS font and a command interface, is windows 10 still just NT 3.1 updates a bunch of times?

  • @masumali9
    @masumali9 4 роки тому +6

    Me : Dad can i delete a file called Windows?
    Daddy: Of course son!!
    A minute later
    *Deletes File*
    Your PC Has failed to start up.

    • @Nexus-rt1bm
      @Nexus-rt1bm 4 роки тому

      Does this mean Crysis will run now?

    • @masumali9
      @masumali9 4 роки тому

      @@Nexus-rt1bm Maybe

    • @hiddentreasure2161
      @hiddentreasure2161 4 роки тому

      I almost did this when I was younger. Someone told me over a game that deleting system 32 would make your computer run faster, I tried to do it but as I searched for it, opening different folders, I got a warning message that I was accessing system files and I could cause serious damage to the computer. Thankfully, that message was enough to scare me away.

  • @PieCreeper12
    @PieCreeper12 3 роки тому +5

    *Sponsor Skip:* 1:59

  • @the98goober
    @the98goober Рік тому +1

    i always imagine that windows is a giant spaceship gliding across an infinite landscape
    and it's gigantic and filled with different people that do different things
    and when thiojoe deletes a file, one of the people disappears from existence
    when the os stops working, the spaceship loses its height and ends up crashing face-first into the ground, creating a huge mound of dirt in front of it
    and then there's a fast-forward that shows someone looking at the big spaceship that's now covered in moss and metal plates are falling off
    also that repair feature actually did something holy crap

  • @kenneth0563
    @kenneth0563 4 роки тому +7

    This is one video that is going to go viral, whoosh.. I'm lucky :P

  • @addas4
    @addas4 3 роки тому +7

    As an IT geek, this is the first time I see "Windows Automatic Repair" did something useful!
    Usually when I mess with my system, it fails to fix it 😂

    • @aryanwasntmighty1798
      @aryanwasntmighty1798 3 роки тому

      Same i messed with a couple of things the system does fix the stuff but always crashes after a min or two usage

  • @alexanderpaterson9710
    @alexanderpaterson9710 Рік тому

    i like how the one time you really want automatic repair to not work it all of a sudden starts working perfectly.

  • @riskybiskutz4220
    @riskybiskutz4220 2 роки тому +4

    i never realized how good windows is at fixing itself

    • @mrfoxesite6982
      @mrfoxesite6982 9 місяців тому

      but if you delete shell32.dll it can't.

  • @Err0rGT
    @Err0rGT 3 роки тому +10

    Fun fact: If your PC isn’t able to boot back up, hackers can’t hack it because the operating system is permanently deleted, which basically deletes the entire PC.

    • @drakeshremy
      @drakeshremy Рік тому

      Understandable. Have a nice day and btw, Thx for the fact.

  • @piotrk1610
    @piotrk1610 2 роки тому

    0:47 Why the text says "DON'T DO DAT" as opposed to "DON'T DO THIS"?

  • @IAmIBI
    @IAmIBI 4 роки тому +5

    ME READS THE TITLE
    ok its probably a yes

  • @rachelhagins1401
    @rachelhagins1401 4 роки тому +4

    The system admin user that the kernel is controlled by: Do I look like I care? Honestly you can delete it

  • @yourlocalbrony
    @yourlocalbrony 3 роки тому +1

    @ThioJoe Did u ever think about the Catroot folder in system32 If u delete it and shutdown it will always boot to a blue screen