Snakes on a keyboard!
Note to self. When troubleshooting a computer that won’t boot after the user has been gone for a week, be sure to check their keyboard tray to see if anyone is playing a practical joke on them.
If I’d done that first, I’d have found the rubber snake that was mashing down multiple keys and preventing the computer from booting. And I would have saved myself a good 45 minutes.
Still, not bad for a Monday.