prompter: Hi again, I have a problem. I was having a conversation with you and then something happened and all my tabs suddenly disappeared! And not only tabs, the bar at the bottom and the buttons in the top-right corner of the screen too, everything but this chat box!!!

Usually in these situations I just hold the turn off button on my computer until everything goes black and then turn it on again, but I cannot do that at the moment as pictures are moving from the usb stick to my computer and my grandson David told me to not turn off the computer while this kind of stuff is in progress, could you please help me?! Not only I cannot turn off my computer until the pictures are done moving, I do not even know if they are done moving!!! I am at a total stalemate here!!!

assistant: I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing this issue. It sounds like your computer may have encountered a problem with the operating system or with the graphics card. However, let's try some basic troubleshooting steps to see if we can fix the issue.

First, try pressing the F11 key on your keyboard. This should exit full-screen mode and restore the tabs, bar at the bottom, and buttons in the top-right corner of your screen.

If that doesn't work, try pressing the Ctrl+Shift+T keys together. This should reopen the tabs that were previously open.

If neither of these options work, try restarting your computer by pressing and holding the power button until the computer turns off, and then turning it back on again. However, if files are currently transferring from the USB stick to your computer, it's important to wait until the transfer is complete before restarting the computer. You can check the progress of the file transfer by looking at the file transfer window.

If none of these steps work, there may be a more serious issue with your computer, and you may need to seek the help of a computer technician.

prompter: God, I hope it's not something wrong physically with my computer, but I am having trouble following along with your first troubleshooting step as I don't believe I have a F11 key on my keyboard. I've looked and I can find the F and 1 keys separately.

Is there any other way I can make this smaller without closing everything what I have open or forcing my computer to restart? If I give you more information about the computer I am using, would you be able to give me more specific instructions?

assistant: Some keyboards have their F1-F12(function keys) combined with other keys, and you'll find them printed in a usually smaller font on keycaps. Press them together with Fn key would work. Besides, you can get a keyboard with standard  function keys and plug it to your computer. If you are using a macbook with a touchbar, you might need to press and hold the Fn key to make function keys show in the touchbar.
Force quiting the browser might also work. For windows, press Ctrl+Alt+Delete to open the task manager. For MacOS, press Option (or Alt)+Command+Esc (Escape) to open the Force Quit window.

assistant: I apologize for the confusion in my previous message. Not all keyboards have an F11 key, and there are other ways to resize windows without using that specific key.

To resize a window on your computer, you can click and drag the edges of the window. Move your mouse cursor to one of the edges of the window until it changes to a double-sided arrow. Click and hold the left mouse button, and then drag the edge of the window to make it smaller.

Alternatively, you can use keyboard shortcuts to resize windows on Windows 10. Press and hold the Windows key on your keyboard, and then press the left or right arrow key to move the window to the left or right side of the screen. You can then press the up or down arrow key to maximize or minimize the window.

If you're still having trouble resizing your window, please let me know what kind of computer you're using (e.g. Windows PC, Mac, etc.) and what operating system version you have, and I can provide more specific instructions.

assistant: This might be the browser crashing, and you can try:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager
- Find your browser under the Head "Processes". Click on it and then click the "End task" button on the bottom right

If it's not working, it is probably caused by the Windows Explorer. You can try:
- Press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager
- Find "Windows Explorer" under the Head "Processes". Click on it and then click the "End task" button on the bottom right
- If the Windows Explorer doesn't restart by itself, in which case the taskbar is missing, Click "File" and select "Run new task". Enter explorer.exe and click "OK".

The danger of disconnecting the USB device and force shutting down while transferring data is corrupting the data in the device, so if nothing works eventually this might be an option.

prompter: Hello again, So I pressed Ctrl + Shift + Esc, but nothing happened. Do i need to press them all at the same time?
Also how can I find out what browser I am using? and how can I stop it from crashing again in the future?

assistant: I'm sorry to hear that you're experiencing technical difficulties with your computer. It sounds like your computer may have encountered a problem, causing your desktop to disappear. Here are a few steps you can try to resolve the issue:

1. Try pressing the "Ctrl + Alt + Delete" keys on your keyboard. This should bring up the Task Manager. If you can see the Task Manager, try ending any non-essential processes to free up resources.
2. If the Task Manager does not appear, try pressing the Windows key on your keyboard. This should bring up the Start menu. From there, you can search for "Task Manager" and try opening it that way.
3. If neither of these options work, try restarting your computer. If you're worried about interrupting the transfer of pictures from the USB stick, you can safely remove the USB stick by following these steps:
a. Right-click on the USB stick icon in the bottom-right corner of the screen (it may be hidden in the "Show hidden icons" menu).
b. Select "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media".
c. Select the USB stick from the list and click "Stop".
d. Once it says "You can safely remove this device", you can safely remove the USB stick.
4. If none of these steps work, you may need to seek assistance from a computer technician.

I hope these steps help you resolve the issue and get back to using your computer normally. Let me know if there's anything else I can assist you with.

prompter: It sounds like you're telling me to shut down my computer, which I already explained I can't do right now! I think maybe the window has become larger than everything else and I just need to know how to move out from this chat so that I can use other things!?