When
we are working on any important tasks, our computer often hangs or freezes.
This is very frustrating. But you don’t need to be worry if your laptop hangs
because here you can see what should do if computer hangs and can find reasons
and solutions for preventing computer from hanging or freezing.
Reasons of Computer Hanging:
·
Insufficient
disk space:
If you don’t have
enough space on disk, it can become the reason of computer hanging.
·
Opening
many processes:
Each process in the
computer needs RAM and CPU resources. So working on many processes at a time
can also be the cause of computer hanging or freezing.
·
Small
size of RAM:
If you have a RAM of
small size, it cannot support many heavy processes at a time and computer is
hanged.
·
Viruses
in Computer:
If you have viruses on
computer it can freeze your computer screen.
·
Driver
Corruption or errors:
Drivers enable computer
hardware components to interact with operating system. If drivers are not
updated it can cause the computer freezing screen.
·
Overheating:
Overheating which is an
environmental issue can also be the reason of computer hanging.
Solutions to fix, If your Computer
is hanged/Freezed:
Method 1: Be Patient and wait:
Some
computer programs take much RAM and CPU time, thus waiting for some seconds can
fix the issue. If it doesn’t work move to next method.
Method 2: End Processes in Task
Manager:
1) Press
Ctrl+Shift+Esc key on the keyboard. It will open the Task Manager.
2) Right
click on the process which is taking highest computer resources.
3) Click
on the end process from the drop down list.
Method 3: Log off from the
computer:
1) Press
.Ctrl+Alt+ Del key on the keyboard.
2) It
will open a new window where you can restart, shutdown or log off your computer.
Method 4: Refresh Screen:
Press
Windows logo key+Ctrl+Shift+B. It will refresh all the graphics and programs on
your computer and take your computer out of hanging condition.
Method 5: Press Power Off button:
If
none of the shortcut keys work for you, press and hold Power Off button for
some seconds. It will power off your computer but the current opening work will
not be saved in this method.
Solutions for Preventing from
Computer Hanging Issue:
·
Free
Up Disk Space:
You must have enough
space on the C drive. You can make free space by deleting some unnecessary
programs.
·
Update
all Device Drivers:
Updating all device
drivers can also help in preventing from computer hanging.
·
Increase
RAM:
If you small size of
RAM, increasing the RAM size can also prevent from this issue.
·
System
File checker:
1) Click
start button and type cmd.
2) Now
right click on command prompt and click on Run as administrator.
3) In
the opened window type sfc /scannow and press Enter.
4) Windows
will fix the corrupted files and issue will be solved.
·
Restoring
System:
Performing restart can also save
from this issue.
