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troubleshit 

1. Pretending to diagnose a computer problem while actually looking the solution up on a web search engine such as Google 2. Making up a solution to an computer problem to save the user embarrassment.
1. Gary wasn't sure why Allen's driver wasn't installing, so he started troubleshitting until Google provided the answer for him.

2. Joanne simply hadn't plugged in her monitor, so Bill troubleshitted a "monitor driver conflict" so she wouldn't be embarrassed.
troubleshit by minvasive November 7, 2007
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Troubleshit 

A user who actively makes it more difficult for you to troubleshoot their issue through either stupidity or because they act like an entitled twit.
Damnit Greg is calling. He's such a troubleshit. Last time he didn't want to switch to the supported browser because he didn't want a second shortcut on his desktop, even though the webpage he needed literally wouldn't load in the one he had.
Troubleshit by Knightraven8 April 9, 2019

troubleshart 

When you troubleshoot a seemingly simple issue and end up making it worse, requiring extensive cleanup.
Hey, Joe. Please take a look at this issue and try not to troubleshart it again.

Troubleshot 

v. past tense of "troubleshoot"
Boss: Have you examined the the network issue?
Worker: I actually troubleshot it yesterday, and here's what I found...
Troubleshot by star_topology September 28, 2008

Troubleshat

The past tense of troubleshoot if it is done by an idiot and the troubleshooting fails.

The proper past tense of troubleshoot is troubleshot which would indicate a successful troubleshooting.
Hey did you figure out why this computer won't boot?
No, I troubleshat it and still can't figure out what's wrong?
Dude, there's no MEMORY in it! Duh
Troubleshat by metallaura December 9, 2009

troubleshat

I've tried everything I could think of and couldn't find the issue, so I went and troubleshat in the toilet for a while and the answer just came to me

troubleshouting 

1. A technical support agent may apologize to his co-workers for troubleshouting so loudly after a call with a customer that is hard of hearing.

2. "That last customer was a douchebag. He wouldn't listen to what I was telling him, so the call went from troubleshooting to troubleshouting."

3. "I called tech support but the guy must have been in techsupportistan because we couldn't understand each other. We spent 45 minutes troubleshouting and nothing got resolved."
troubleshouting by FuLoRi May 12, 2008
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