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Desktop-style / Network

Network

Every scenario starts broken. Nothing tells you where the fault is.

0 scenarios solved
One free scenario left. The other 51 in the library stay visible so you can see what you would be practising on. Pre-built scenarios are unlimited on Pro — there is no monthly cap on them.

The user’s own words
Difficulty
Typical solve
Category
Environment

What you will practise

How it works

You land inside a machine that is already broken. Open whatever you need — the browser, the settings, the console. Change the thing that is actually wrong, wherever it lives. Then go back and confirm the symptom is gone. Nothing here will tell you that you succeeded; you have to check.

Uses your last free scenario
SIM-DESKTOP-01 · desktop-style · 4 GB · simulated Scenario 01 — Connected, but nothing loads
SIM-DESKTOP-01 · desktop-style · 4 GB · simulated Elapsed 04:11 · one hint used
Debrief

Debrief


What you did

Every action that changed what you knew, in order.

    The shorter path

    Same evidence, fewer assumptions.

      Custom scenario

      Describe your own issue

      If the thing that broke isn’t in the library, write it the way you would tell a colleague. Breakfix builds a machine with that fault in it, then hides the fault.

      State 1 — Input
      Environment (optional)
      Roughly how hard (optional)
      18 of 20 custom scenarios left this month
      State 2 — Building
      Reading your description printing · queue · recurring
      Assembling the environment desktop-style · print queue · driver store
      Placing the fault and its decoys
      Writing the verification step

      The verification step is written last, because it has to be something you can check without being told.

      State 3 — Ready
      Custom Generated 4 Aug Not in the library

      Every job sits in the queue

      “Jobs go to the printer and stay there. Restarting it clears them, then it comes back.” Your words, tidied
      Difficulty
      Intermediate
      Estimated
      14 min
      Category
      Peripherals
      Environment
      Desktop-style
      reading service state print queue management telling a symptom from a cause
      State 4 — Free account

      Custom scenarios are built for you, one at a time

      Everything in the library is already built, so it costs nothing to run and Pro never caps it. A custom scenario is different: your description goes to a model that assembles a working machine, plants the fault, writes the decoys and the verification. That happens once, for you, and it has a real cost per scenario. That is the part that is paid.

      • 20 custom scenarios a month, built from your own descriptions
      • The whole library, unlimited — 54 scenarios across three environments
      • Unlimited randomise, learning paths, and progress tracking

      Your free scenarios stay yours either way. They do not expire.

      Progress

      Nothing solved yet

      A solve counts when you verified it yourself. Hints and dead ends are kept because they are the useful part.

      Solved by category

      Where you are slowest

      Ranked by hints used and time over the typical solve.

      Streak

      Recent solves

      Your custom scenarios

      Custom scenarios are not built yet.

      Plans

      Nothing pre-built is ever capped

      The library costs us nothing to serve, so Pro does not meter it. The only metered thing is AI generation, because that is the only thing with a cost each time you use it.

      Free

      £0
      3 scenarios, for as long as you like
      • 3 scenarios in total — a lifetime allowance, not a monthly one
      • The full library stays visible, so you can see what is behind the lock
      • Sign up with email, Google or GitHub
      • No custom scenarios
      Most people pick this

      Breakfix Pro

      £84a year
      £35.88 less than paying monthly
      • The whole library, unlimited. 54 scenarios, no cap, no counter
      • Unlimited randomise. Replay any scenario with the fault moved
      • Learning paths and progress tracking
      • 20 custom scenarios a month, generated from your own descriptions

      Teams

      Per seat
      Priced on enquiry
      • Everything in Pro, for every seat
      • Admin dashboard across the whole team
      • Assign learning paths to individuals or the whole desk
      • Track staff progress, hints used, and blunt fixes

      Pro never stops you mid-scenario. If you run out of custom generations, the library keeps working exactly as before.


      What happens to my progress if I cancel?

      It stays. Solved scenarios, times, streak and debriefs are kept on your account, and they are all still readable on Free. You go back to needing a plan only to open new library scenarios.

      Do the three free scenarios expire?

      No. They are a lifetime allowance, not a monthly one. If you use one today and the next in six months, that is fine.

      What is a custom scenario?

      You describe a fault in your own words and Breakfix builds a working machine with that fault hidden inside it, including the decoys and the verification step. Each one is generated for you when you ask, which is why they are counted.

      Is there a student rate?

      Yes — Pro is half price with an academic email address, on the annual plan. It is the same product, and it renews at the student rate for as long as the address verifies.