If you are a prankster at heart and want to trick (gently) a friend's computer, Geek Prank is a site that should please you! Indeed, Geek Prank, which comes in the form of an emulation of Windows XP in your browser, gives access to a multitude of very nice little tools.
Geek Prank, a website that simulates Windows XP
When you arrive on the site, you will find with nostalgia the modern interface (for the time) of Windows XP. You will thus have access to many features as well as emulated software: Internet Explorer 7, Minesweeper, Winamp, Norton Commander, Tetris… and quite a few other things, but I won't reveal everything to you!
To get the most out of the experience, it's best to switch to full screen mode by pressing the F11 key… this will give you the impression of actually being on a Windows XP computer.
While this emulator is already cool in itself, that's not the whole point of this site... as you'll see, it allows you to make a lot of geeky jokes!
Geek Prank to make jokes on a computer
Indeed, among the windows opened on the Windows XP desktop of Geek Prank, there is the window "Welcome to Geek Prank!". And this is where about fifteen shortcuts to fun simulators are grouped together as well as a summary, but effective, user guide:
- Open a hoax on your "victim's" computer
- Activate full screen mode with the F11 key
- Watch your friend's reaction when he comes back!
Among the jokes you will be able to make, you will find:
- Chippers : to make you look like a hacker… always very effective against a novice
- Virus : to make the owner of the computer believe that it has been hacked and that he must pay to regain access to his files
- FBI Lock : your computer has been locked by the FBI
- iOS : simulates an iOS update
- Windows 7 : simulates a Windows 7 update
- Windows 10 : simulates a Windows 10 update
- Bios : gives the impression of being on your computer's BIOS
- 3D Pipes : to rediscover the classic Windows 98 screen saver
- Matrix Rain : a Matrix-style effect (green letters on a black background)
- TV Noise : gives the impression that the screen is no longer working
- Cracked Screen : a very realistic image to make you believe that the screen is broken
- Jurassic Park : simulates a Jurrassic Park monitoring screen
In short, you will have understood, not everything is of equal quality, but there is something to have a good laugh about. And if you are really very playful, the site also works on mobile.
