Self destruction software for computer

An Arduino with a small switch keeps track of how many times the chair has been used, while a solenoid taps out how many uses are left in the chair every time the user gets up. When the internal counter reaches zero, a relay sends power through the nichrome wire, melting the wax, and returning the chair to its native dowel rod and wooden board form.

This idea nearly worked, but it was soon realized no one on the team wanted to sit on a primed and loaded chair. You can see the videos of the wax model failing after the break. Well [Andrea] has it covered with this two hand hand control switch.

We guess you could also just use the scheme to flip on a dangerous piece of equipment, since it forces the operator to remove both hands from the machine to operate the buttons, but where is the drama in that? The buttons are timed using a combination of voltage dividers and caps to activate transistors, one to activate the timer and another to disable the button input after a half second or so. There is a bit of an issue with using two people to trigger the output, as the second button actually operates the output relay directly.

By using our website and services, you expressly agree to the placement of our performance, functionality and advertising cookies. Of course, the next step a bad guy would take is to dismantle the system and physically remove the storage drive. This is where the self-destruct feature comes into play. A series of sensors can detect when someone is physically tampering with the Orwl, even if the PC is unplugged.

When that happens, it permanently erases the encryption key for its self-encrypting Intel SSD that sits inside. It is the equivalent of a cyanide pill, and it is only used as a last resort. Though small in size, Orwl is not cheap. These systems ship with an Intel Core m7 processor up to 1. Other features include Some disk activity seems to occurring, but the screen never displays requiring a hard boot. DISM can't repair anything from a Boot disk repair command prompt, so it doesn't help if I cannot load into safe mode which I can't.

So if someone from Microsoft would like to help me try to restore the Windows 10 boot, I wouldn't mind having the option again - I am still stuck supporting it in my employ. But if I have to re-install and re-build my profile from scratch, I may as well just start kicking around a Linux box. Was this reply helpful? Yes No. Sorry this didn't help. Thanks for your feedback. Not sure what in that FAQ is supposed to help. Most of it is marketing or pre-install tech info.

Nothing there seems to relate to a non-functioning Windows 10 system that has been running for close to a year. And after that time, I realize why I have missed Windows 7. I can also once again run my library of Virtual Machines that are not based on Hyper-V! So tell me Oh yeah - Microsoft pretty much shoved it down my throat! Well Microsoft - it looks like you are going to follow IBM into the archives of early computing.

Sorry Satya, your tenure is going to be the death-knell for Microsoft, at least at the consumer level.