How to Swap Your Friend's Desktop Image for a Hoax

Go to your search bar on Windows 8 by holding down the Windows key and pressing S. After that, type in "snipping tool" and click on the program., Go to the computer's desktop., Go back to the snipping tool app and click new., Save the picture you...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Go to your search bar on Windows 8 by holding down the Windows key and pressing S. After that

    You can do this by clicking on the very bottom right corner of the screen. , Take the crosshair to the bottom right corner, then click and drag it to the top left corner. , You can name it anything you want, just make sure you know which folder you saved the file in. , This will make the picture go fullscreen.

    Check that the slideshow doesn't go to another picture, then right click your mouse and click pause. ,, To fix this, start by opening the picture in the paint application. ,,, Press OK ,and click save. , You have just made this prank slightly more believable and harder to detect.
  2. Step 2: type in "snipping tool" and click on the program.

  3. Step 3: Go to the computer's desktop.

  4. Step 4: Go back to the snipping tool app and click new.

  5. Step 5: Save the picture you just took.

  6. Step 6: Open the picture you just made and press F11.

  7. Step 7: Watch as the person tries to figure out why nothing happens when they click something.

  8. Step 8: If you have noticed that there is a little white bar on the right side of the screen

  9. Step 9: you can fix it.

  10. Step 10: Click the resize button at the top of the window.

  11. Step 11: Go to Pixels and uncheck the "Maintain Aspect Ratio" box.

  12. Step 12: Make the width of the picture go up 3 pixels.

  13. Step 13: Congratulations!

Detailed Guide

You can do this by clicking on the very bottom right corner of the screen. , Take the crosshair to the bottom right corner, then click and drag it to the top left corner. , You can name it anything you want, just make sure you know which folder you saved the file in. , This will make the picture go fullscreen.

Check that the slideshow doesn't go to another picture, then right click your mouse and click pause. ,, To fix this, start by opening the picture in the paint application. ,,, Press OK ,and click save. , You have just made this prank slightly more believable and harder to detect.

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