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Techie Took Five Minutes To Fix Problem Adobe And Microsoft Couldn't Solve In Two Weeks

The Register, Friday, October 11th, 2024

This is why every admin loves to hate Windows

On Call As Friday rolls around Reg readers can start to contemplate pressing the Shut Down button for the working week. And to amuse you as the moment at which you can make that magic click draws near, we always offer a fresh instalment of On Call - our reader-contributed column of tech support tasks that went in interesting directions.

This week, meet a reader we'll Regomize as "Clark" who spent years running his own tech support outfit for small and medium businesses.

Not long after Windows 8 launched, one of Clark's clients called him in a state of considerable panic.

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