For protection, in Windows 7, if you attempt to open the MFT via an Administrator Command Prompt, the system will BSoD with an error code of 0x24 (NTFS_FILE_SYSTEM). In Windows 8, running the same command will bring up an Open File dialogue, but all programs will show Access Denied errors.
What does impasse mean in Urban Dictionary?: a spot of which any further development is made. by Adaline Report definition.
1 a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in in their bitter custody battle, the divorcing couple are at a total impasse Synonyms deadlock, gridlock, halt, logjam, Mexican standoff, stalemate, standoff, standstill Related Words dead end; bind, bottleneck, corner, dilemma, fix, hole, jam, morass, pickle, ...