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Pranking, or playing a practical joke on someone, is a time honored tradition among friends, enemies, and professionals alike.<ref>https://ift.tt/37xAJnr> And king among prank-worthy days: April Fools' Day.<ref>https://ift.tt/2SP5MWL> This is the perfect time for put your pranking skills to the test, though depending on your personality, you might enjoy pranking any ol' day of the week. No worry if you don't have a
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Pranking, or playing a practical joke on someone, is a time honored tradition among friends, enemies, and professionals alike.<ref>https://ift.tt/37xAJnr> And king among prank-worthy days: April Fools' Day.<ref>https://ift.tt/2SP5MWL> This is the perfect time for put your pranking skills to the test, though depending on your personality, you might enjoy pranking any ol' day of the week. No worry if you don't have a favorite prank to play on your friends, all you need is a straight face, some effort, and a dash of creativity, and you'll soon be watching your target stumble unwittingly into your prank.
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[[Category:Friend Pranks]]
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[[Category:Friend Pranks]]
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== Steps ==
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== Steps ==
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===Pranking with Technology===
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===Pranking with Technology===
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#Know the goal of your prank. This prank uses a set of processes on your computer to signal the prankee's computer to shut down. You can even send a message to be displayed to the prankee to indicate how long he has until his computer remotely shuts down. You and the prankee will need to have computers that are somewhat recent and running Windows XP or newer.[[Image:Prank Your Friends Step 1
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#Know the goal of your prank. This prank uses a set of processes on your computer to signal the prankee's computer to shut down. You can even send a message to be displayed to the prankee to indicate how long he has until his computer remotely shuts down. You and the prankee will need to have computers that are somewhat recent and running Windows XP or newer.[[Image:Prank Your Friends Step 1 Version 2.jpg|center]]
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#*Windows version 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 should work with this prank.<ref>https://ift.tt/2vzotpv>
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#*Windows version 7, 8, 8.1, and 10 should work with this prank.<ref>https://ift.tt/2vzotpv>
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#Verify the computer's are on the same network. For this prank to
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#Verify the computer's are on the same network. For this prank to work, you'll need your computer and the prankee's computer to be on the same network. Depending on your version of Windows, there may be small variations in how to check the networks for each computer, but generally, you should be able to do this by:[[Image:Prank Your Friends Step 2 Version 2.jpg|center]]
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#*Navigating to your control panel, which can be found in the lower left hand corner start menu of older versions of Windows. You can also open your file explorer by clicking its icon on the lower status bar
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#*Navigating to your control panel, which can be found in the lower left hand corner start menu of older versions of Windows. You can also open your file explorer by clicking its icon on the lower status bar of most recent versions of Windows, and in the following window, select "Network" from the directory pane on the left.
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#*In the resulting window, you should see a list of computers. At minimum, you should see your own computer and its network status. You'll need both your own computer and the prankee's computer to be listed in this window with a connected status.<ref>https://ift.tt/37qxVZh>
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#*In the resulting window, you should see a list of computers. At minimum, you should see your own computer and its network status. You'll need both your own computer and the prankee's computer to be listed in this window with a connected status.<ref>https://ift.tt/37qxVZh>
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#Open the command prompt on your computer. The easiest way to access the command prompt interface is by starting it from the program launcher. Open the launcher by holding the key and pressing . This should open an small window with a text input box to the right of the word "Open."[[Image:Prank Your Friends Step 3 Version 2.jpg|center]]
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#Open the command prompt on your computer. The easiest way to access the command prompt interface is by starting it from the program launcher. Open the launcher by holding the key and pressing . This should open an small window with a text input box to the right of the word "Open."[[Image:Prank Your Friends Step 3 Version 2.jpg|center]]
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