Control-Alt-Delete (English Wikipedia)

Gross, Doug (2013-09-26). "Bill Gates: Control-Alt-Delete a mistake". CNN. Retrieved 2013-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Smith, Gina (2007-12-03). "Unsung innovators: David Bradley, inventor of the "three-finger salute"". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
"Unsung innovators: David Bradley, inventor of the "three-finger salute". Computerworld. 2007-12-03. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2018-10-30.

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Aamidor, Abe. "Thank this guy for 'control-alt-delete'". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-09.

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Chappell, Geoff (1998-05-06). "Is this possible?". Newsgroup: comp.os.ms-windows.programmer.vxd. Usenet: 6iouc1$dgh$2@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net. Retrieved 2017-09-10.{{cite newsgroup}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) — a report of differences in LocalReboot between Windows 3.x and Windows 95
Terhune, Gary S. (2004-01-11). "Lost Ctrl-Alt-Del function on W98, 2nd". Newsgroup: microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion. Usenet: uAIVMjC2DHA.2336@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl. Retrieved 2013-10-02.{{cite newsgroup}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) — a report of the effect of LocalReboot in Windows 95

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"Ctrl+Alt+Delete". Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

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Paul, Matthias R. (2002-04-03). "[fd-dev] Ctrl+Alt+Del". freedos-dev. Retrieved 2017-09-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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Hughes, Virginia (2013-07-12). "The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE". mental floss. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.

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"Windows 3.1 Resource Kit SYSTEM.INI 386ENH Section A–L". Microsoft's KnowledgeBase article 83435 (1.0 ed.). 2001-07-30 [1992]. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2005-01-07. From SYSINI.WRI in Microsoft Windows Resource Kit for Windows 3.1: LocalReboot=<on-or-off>; Default: On; Purpose: Specifies whether you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL to quit applications that cause an unrecoverable errors in 386 enhanced mode, without restarting Windows. If this setting is enabled, you can quit the applications. If this setting is disabled, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL will restart your entire system (as it normally does.)
"How to enable or disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence for logging on to Windows XP, to Windows Vista, and to Windows 7". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2010-12-10. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"How to change the logon window and the shutdown preferences in Windows XP". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2007-05-07. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"Using CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination to open Windows Security opens Task Manager". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2006-01-15. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"List of the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP". Microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

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Osterman, Larry (2005-01-24). "Why is Control-Alt-Delete the secure attention sequence (SAS)?". Larry Osterman's WebLog. Microsoft Learn. Retrieved 2026-02-09.
"Forcing a system crash from the keyboard". Microsoft Learn. Retrieved 2023-12-15.

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Chen, Raymond (2014-09-02). "Who wrote the text for the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialog in Windows 3.1?". The Old New Thing. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-10.

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"Enable Press Ctrl+Alt+Del Secure Logon On Windows 7 or Vista". My Digital Life. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-01-19.

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Jarvis, Craig (2018-03-05). "Oops. NC needs to delete ctrl+alt+delete from list of state's inventions". News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.

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"Keyboard Shortcuts". Oracle Help Center. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.

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"Billy Talent – 'Perfect World' Lyrics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

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admin (2023-02-28). "Cómo causar manualmente BSOD en Windows: 6 formas paso a paso". TecnoTuto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-11-19.

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"CTRL-ALT-DEL: The Three Finger Salute". Togaware. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2009-04-12.

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"Useful keyboard shortcuts". Ubuntu Desktop Guide. Canonical. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
"Console Security". Ubuntu Server Guide. Canonical. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.

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Smith, Gina (2007-12-03). "Unsung innovators: David Bradley, inventor of the "three-finger salute"". Computerworld. Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
"CTRL-ALT-DEL: The Three Finger Salute". Togaware. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2009-04-12.
"Unsung innovators: David Bradley, inventor of the "three-finger salute". Computerworld. 2007-12-03. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
Hughes, Virginia (2013-07-12). "The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE". mental floss. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
Bright, Peter (2013-09-27). "If Bill Gates really thinks ctrl-alt-del was a mistake, he should have fixed it himself". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-10-01.
Needleman, Rafe (2011-08-15). "Happy 30th Birthday to the IBM PC". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
Aamidor, Abe. "Thank this guy for 'control-alt-delete'". Indianapolis Star. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
Jarvis, Craig (2018-03-05). "Oops. NC needs to delete ctrl+alt+delete from list of state's inventions". News & Observer. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
Control-Alt-Delete: David Bradley & Bill Gates Archived 2020-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, video clip from IBM PC 20th Anniversary, Aug 8, 2001 (posted to YouTube on Jan 7, 2011)
"Windows 3.1 Resource Kit SYSTEM.INI 386ENH Section A–L". Microsoft's KnowledgeBase article 83435 (1.0 ed.). 2001-07-30 [1992]. Archived from the original on 2016-03-20. Retrieved 2005-01-07. From SYSINI.WRI in Microsoft Windows Resource Kit for Windows 3.1: LocalReboot=<on-or-off>; Default: On; Purpose: Specifies whether you can press CTRL+ALT+DEL to quit applications that cause an unrecoverable errors in 386 enhanced mode, without restarting Windows. If this setting is enabled, you can quit the applications. If this setting is disabled, pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL will restart your entire system (as it normally does.)
Chen, Raymond (2014-09-02). "Who wrote the text for the Ctrl+Alt+Del dialog in Windows 3.1?". The Old New Thing. Microsoft. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
"Enable Press Ctrl+Alt+Del Secure Logon On Windows 7 or Vista". My Digital Life. 2010-01-28. Archived from the original on 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"How to enable or disable the CTRL+ALT+DELETE sequence for logging on to Windows XP, to Windows Vista, and to Windows 7". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2010-12-10. Archived from the original on 2015-03-08. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"How to change the logon window and the shutdown preferences in Windows XP". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2007-05-07. Archived from the original on 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"Using CTRL+ALT+DEL key combination to open Windows Security opens Task Manager". Microsoft Support. Microsoft. 2006-01-15. Archived from the original on 2015-02-28. Retrieved 2013-01-19.
"Mac keyboard shortcuts". Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
"Mac OS X Server Easter Egg - This is not DOS". Archived from the original on 2016-02-19. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
"Useful keyboard shortcuts". Ubuntu Desktop Guide. Canonical. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-10-30.
"Console Security". Ubuntu Server Guide. Canonical. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
Wilen, Toni. "Is Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga something special?". English Amiga Board. Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
Paul, Matthias R. (2004-03-13). "Rebooting from user-space" (FreeDOS technical note). Archived from the original on 2017-01-16. Retrieved 2017-01-15.
Paul, Matthias R.; Frinke, Axel C. (1997-10-13) [first published 1991], FreeKEYB - Enhanced DOS keyboard and console driver (User Manual) (v6.5 ed.) (NB. FreeKEYB is a Unicode-based dynamically configurable successor of K3PLUS supporting most keyboard layouts, code pages, and country codes.)
"Keyboard Shortcuts". Oracle Help Center. Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
"List of the keyboard shortcuts that are available in Windows XP". Microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
"List of Windows Keyboard Shortcuts". Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
"FreeMiNT-Portal - mint.doc". 2000-04-27. Archived from the original on 2017-01-15. Retrieved 2017-01-09.
"Ctrl+Alt+Delete". Archived from the original on 2019-08-22. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
"Mac OS X 10.4 or earlier: Computer stops responding". Apple, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-10-16. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
"The Haiku/BeOS Tip Server: Kill and restart the Tracker". Archived from the original on 2017-02-05. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
"XFCE4 Keyboard Shortcuts". Technology of a Knucklehead. 2014-08-02. Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 2017-04-10.
"FOXTEL Set-Top Unit Reboot". Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-06-14.
Wordspy Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine cites the earliest such use as Chris Miksanek's 18 December 1995 Computerworld column titled, "Ctrl-Alt-Delete those holiday trinkets".
"Billy Talent – 'Perfect World' Lyrics". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2011-07-13.

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Wordspy Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine cites the earliest such use as Chris Miksanek's 18 December 1995 Computerworld column titled, "Ctrl-Alt-Delete those holiday trinkets".

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Control-Alt-Delete: David Bradley & Bill Gates Archived 2020-07-28 at the Wayback Machine, video clip from IBM PC 20th Anniversary, Aug 8, 2001 (posted to YouTube on Jan 7, 2011)

Control-Alt-Delete (English Wikipedia)

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