Right, So I actually did something similar. On some version of windows I noticed that ctrl-backspace was adding another character to the password, instead of deleting it. So I included it in my password. Then I updated to a new version of windows and got locked out since they updated the password backend to where it would actually delete the password instead of a adding the character, so I had no way of typing out my password. Ended up just nuking the computer.

[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Could have just researched what character was being inserted by the ctrl backspace and then used the keyboard to insert the character from its ascii or unicode code to login and then changed your password before nuking your computer

[–] mercator_rejection@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago (4 children)

But with what computer?!

[–] ludwig@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Your phone maybe?

[–] DrQuint@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh, you're young

[–] Jumper775@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your what? Like those things with the dial that are attached to the wall? How are you meant to do it with that?

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 1 points 1 year ago

Easy. You whistle in binary and say modem noises. The operator will patch you through to the internet.

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