The screen flickered. Setup is preparing your computer for first use. The pendrive light blinked steadily—orange, then red, then orange again. For one irrational second, Elias thought it was trying to tell him something. Remember when you knew how things worked? Remember when a single tool could fix almost anything?
Instead, he pulled it gently from the USB port. Held it in his fist.
He opened Command Prompt. Typed systeminfo . Watched the lines scroll.