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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:17:13 AM EDT
My 17 yo nephew will be visiting for a few days and will be left unsupervised in my house for a few hours at a time while I do adult things with my brother.
(guns will be secured) Anyone know a good way to prevent him from getting into my PC? I have a high end gaming PC and I know the temptation will be to great 
I have a screen lock with PIN, but I vaguely remember a friend getting locked out of his PC and was easy to find a way around the lock screen. Any advice? Please 
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:17:52 AM EDT
[#1]
Remove the power supply.
ETA: I hope you're kidding. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:18:05 AM EDT
[#2]
Lock the power supply up with your guns.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:18:06 AM EDT
[#3]
Take the power cord.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:18:18 AM EDT
[#4]
Take your power cord with you? Unless he travels with his own power cords.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:18:41 AM EDT
[#5]
Remove the firing pin. Hard drive. Power supply. Whatever. Then lock said component (which hopefully is easy to reinstall) in a safe.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:18:42 AM EDT
[#6]
Take the keyboard and the mouse, its not like he'll have a spare.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:19:23 AM EDT
[#7]
Pull the drives, RAM, Video Card and Motherboard. Lock them in separate safe deposit boxes in different post offices in different states.
That might keep a teen out of your computer. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:20:02 AM EDT
[#8]
Well I'd like to be able to use it
 I don't want to physically disable it.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:20:32 AM EDT
[#9]
Pull RAM modules from motherboard, insert in stat sack, lock in safe w/ firearms.
Much easier than removing the PSU, power cords can be swapped, but unless aforementioned piss stain travels with a selection of DIMM modules, he ain't doing shit on a computer without memory. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:21:34 AM EDT
[#10]
Set a boot password on the BIOS setup screen before Windows loads.
You know, where you have to hit F1, F12 or whatever to get at the basic hardware settings. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:21:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:22:25 AM EDT
[#12]
smashing it into 1000 pieces
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:22:29 AM EDT
[#13]
Introduce him to a female?
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:22:53 AM EDT
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:24:19 AM EDT
[#15]
Oh, you were serious?
Hire a babysitter. That ought to keep him distracted. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:24:31 AM EDT
[#16]
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smashing it into 1000 pieces Then set the pieces on fire |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:24:40 AM EDT
[#17]
Why are you leaving an untrustworthy teenager alone in your house ?
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:24:44 AM EDT
[#18]
It's surprising that removing the power supply hasn't been suggested yet.
Seems like a simple, common sense solution. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:25:36 AM EDT
[#19]
Unplug computer. Lock in your bedroom.
Tell him you'll kick his ass if he touches it. trust that he won't magically guess your password. let him use your computer. few things that came to mind |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:25:43 AM EDT
[#20]
Anyone say choot it yet?
Choot it! |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:26:19 AM EDT
[#21]
Put a password on the account. Seriously, what the fuck?
Can you not just let him use it and log out of Steam? Make a guest account? If he's that untrustworthy why is he there? |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:26:40 AM EDT
[#22]
Pull the RAM
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:27:03 AM EDT
[#23]
BIOS password seems the easiest thing to me, if you don't want to remove components.
For bonus points, add a GIF to the BIOS password screen - "Jimmy, I told you, leave my fucking computer alone!" |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:27:44 AM EDT
[#24]
Take the modem with you, hand him some porn DVDs and a box of tissues.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:28:02 AM EDT
[#25]
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It's surprising that removing the power supply hasn't been suggested yet. Seems like a simple, common sense solution. Lock screen should be enough to keep him out. You could always combine that will disconnecting the SATA cord to your boot drive. Unless he is a PC guy, I doubt he would know how to fix that. Or disconnect the power supply cable to the MoBo. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:29:24 AM EDT
[#26]
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Take the power cord. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:30:45 AM EDT
[#27]
Win + L
Keep life simple. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:31:09 AM EDT
[#28]
Install Windows Me on the computer. No one wants to use that shit!
Seriously, though, the BIOS password idea is a quick way to be sure. You can pull the power cord, but there are many consumer electronic items that use that same cord and that might just generate more interest in checking it out. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:32:06 AM EDT
[#29]
BIOS pass is easily bypassed, just re-seat the bios battery.
Pull out the RAM modules, simplest solution (if you just remove the PSU power cord, he could probably get one from some other appliance in the house0 |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:32:17 AM EDT
[#30]
what kind of adult things are you talking about? going to big church? take him with you.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:32:26 AM EDT
[#31]
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Set a boot password on the BIOS setup screen before Windows loads. You know, where you have to hit F1, F12 or whatever to get at the basic hardware settings. 
I don't know if he's trust worthy, I haven't seen him since he was 10. I have a normal windows lock screen password, I just remember it was fairly easy to get around it with a little effort. I WILL know if he gets in, but I don't want it to happen. I've already told him he couldn't use it. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:32:40 AM EDT
[#32]
Remove RAM. Probably easiest thing to do thats not a pw.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:32:49 AM EDT
[#33]
Just hid the computer....Then you don't have to remove any parts, risk ESD (not that its a huge risk). But this way you dont have to do any REAL work.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:32:52 AM EDT
[#34]
How about be a cool uncle and let him play with your child toy also?
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:33:03 AM EDT
[#35]
I think I'd leave the puter running, just get all your own sensitive info off it. Or buy a cheap one for him to surf pron on and just throw it away when he leaves. God knows what a totally bored 17 yr old will do in house all to himself.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:33:46 AM EDT
[#36]
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How about be a cool uncle and let him play with your child toy also? |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:34:06 AM EDT
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Yeah, except that doesn't work if the kid has a brain. PC power cords are standardized for the most part. Many TVs, monitors, and other electronics use the same cord. and I'm 99% sure OP has more than one monitor in his house... Lock screen should be enough to keep him out. You could always combine that will disconnecting the SATA cord to your boot drive. Unless he is a PC guy, I doubt he would know how to fix that. Or disconnect the power supply cable to the MoBo. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's surprising that removing the power supply hasn't been suggested yet. Seems like a simple, common sense solution. Lock screen should be enough to keep him out. You could always combine that will disconnecting the SATA cord to your boot drive. Unless he is a PC guy, I doubt he would know how to fix that. Or disconnect the power supply cable to the MoBo.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:37:11 AM EDT
[#38]
Just give him access and look over the search history later.
You will then know if he's gay or not.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:37:17 AM EDT
[#39]
What horrific things are a 17yr old going to do to your gaming PC, other than find your midget porn stash?
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:37:25 AM EDT
[#40]
What's so terrible about him using your computer?
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:39:14 AM EDT
[#41]
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What's so terrible about him using your computer? He took "anything is a dildo, if your brave enough" literally, then took pictures which reside on said computer. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:39:15 AM EDT
[#42]
Tell him not to touch your shit. And if he does, break his.
If he's almost a full grown man, he should either respect your rules or be prepared to pay the consequences. Period. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:40:16 AM EDT
[#43]
Hire him an escort or give him a stack of porno mags and some lotion, that will keep a 17 year old otherwise "occupied" for a few hours and away from your super precious "high end gaming pc" that you dont even know how to lock down
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:40:33 AM EDT
[#44]
Hell, leave it unlocked for him, tell him to use it is he wants, but tell him there's a keylogger and screen capture software on it.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:41:48 AM EDT
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What horrific things are a 17yr old going to do to your gaming PC, other than find your midget porn stash? The whole thing |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:41:58 AM EDT
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What's so terrible about him using your computer? |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:42:25 AM EDT
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He recently built his own gaming rig from parts Quote HistoryQuoted:
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It's surprising that removing the power supply hasn't been suggested yet. Seems like a simple, common sense solution. Lock screen should be enough to keep him out. You could always combine that will disconnecting the SATA cord to your boot drive. Unless he is a PC guy, I doubt he would know how to fix that. Or disconnect the power supply cable to the MoBo. Disregard my "find a girl" comment above. |
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:42:44 AM EDT
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What's so terrible about him using your computer? Or should I just risk many hours of work and privacy because the kid was being a kid. OR, remove the possibility of access all together?
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:42:49 AM EDT
[#49]
Shoot it.
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Posted: 3/28/2017 11:44:23 AM EDT
[#50]
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BIOS pass is easily bypassed, just re-seat the bios battery. Pull out the RAM modules, simplest solution (if you just remove the PSU power cord, he could probably get one from some other appliance in the house0 Physical security is the best security. Pull the drive if it's an SSD, pull the RAM if it's an HDD. |
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