I forget the details because it’s been a long time now, but I once was pressured into fixing my dad’s Windows computer. Note that, while it was long enough ago that I was still using Windows for gaming, at the time I used Linux for everything else both professional and personal.
Anyway, it took me a while, but eventually I discovered the issue was a little known conflict between Hyper-V and some driver that Windows update had applied. IIRC the solution was to revert the update and wait for the next one. Figuring this out involved borrowing his computer for a few days, which was awkward because though it was his personal computer he primarily used it for work. Fortunately his company and customers really liked him and gave him a lot of leeway.
To my dad’s credit, he didn’t blame me for subsequent issues … But it seemed like any time after that when he complained about his computer to someone who knew both of us, they would suggest that it was probably my fault for fixing it that one time.
I forget the details because it’s been a long time now, but I once was pressured into fixing my dad’s Windows computer. Note that, while it was long enough ago that I was still using Windows for gaming, at the time I used Linux for everything else both professional and personal.
Anyway, it took me a while, but eventually I discovered the issue was a little known conflict between Hyper-V and some driver that Windows update had applied. IIRC the solution was to revert the update and wait for the next one. Figuring this out involved borrowing his computer for a few days, which was awkward because though it was his personal computer he primarily used it for work. Fortunately his company and customers really liked him and gave him a lot of leeway.
To my dad’s credit, he didn’t blame me for subsequent issues … But it seemed like any time after that when he complained about his computer to someone who knew both of us, they would suggest that it was probably my fault for fixing it that one time.