10 Ways to Overcome a Frozen or Hanging Laptop with Simple and Powerful Solutions

Kapanlagi.com - Nowadays, more and more people are using laptops to support their educational and work needs. Unfortunately, there are still some who are confused when they have to apply the proper ways to overcome a frozen laptop.

However, users should already know the simple ways to overcome a frozen laptop. But when the problem becomes severe, it is better for you to seek professional help.

For those of you who want to learn how to overcome a frozen or hanging laptop, please read the explanation below. It contains a lot of information about how to overcome a frozen laptop, and this information may be useful.

1. Causes of a Frozen Laptop

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Before we explain how to deal with a frozen laptop, you need to know some possible causes.

1. Too many programs running at the same time. When there are too many programs running simultaneously but the memory does not support it, it can cause the laptop to freeze.

2. Problems with outdated or damaged drivers.

3. Overheating can also slow down the laptop's performance to the point of freezing.

4. Changes in BIOS settings can also cause the laptop to freeze.

5. Problems with external devices such as mouse, keyboard, USB camera, and so on can cause the laptop to freeze.

6. Insufficient RAM is also one of the reasons why a laptop freezes. RAM capacity does affect the system.

7. Viruses on the laptop are one of the main causes of a frozen laptop that you need to be aware of.

8. Damaged or missing system files can also cause a frozen laptop.

2. How to Deal with a Frozen Laptop

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Here are some ways to deal with a frozen laptop that you can try one by one, from simple to complicated.

1. Give the laptop time to process.

2. End unresponsive programs by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del to open the Windows Task Manager. Then, find the program that is not responding and select end task.

3. If the above steps do not help, press and hold the power button until the laptop turns off.

4. Scan for malware to see if there are any viruses or malware causing the hang or freeze problem on your laptop. You can use the built-in Windows 10 defender antivirus or try other anti-malware tools such as Malwarebytes.

5. A damaged hard drive can also cause a frozen laptop. Therefore, you need to scan the hard drive. For example, by running wmic diskdrive get model status in Command Prompt or running tools such as CrystalDiskInfo for Windows and DriveDx for MacOS.

3. Dealing with a Frozen Laptop by Installing Updates

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If the simple steps above still do not work, you can apply the following ways to deal with a frozen laptop.

6. On Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1:

- Open Control Panel

- Click on System and Security

- Click on Windows Update

- Windows Update will check if there are any updates available.

- If there are, you can see what updates are available, then install all important updates first.

7. On Windows 10:

- Open Settings

- Click on Update & Security

- Click on Windows Updates

- Click on Check for updates

- Click on restart now after the updates are downloaded to your laptop.

4. Other Ways to Deal with a Frozen Laptop

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8. Clear BIOS Cache

A laptop that freezes or hangs also results in a significant amount of cache stored on the laptop. Therefore, you need to clear the BIOS Cache to restore it to its original state, as explained below.

- Perform a force shutdown

- Access the BIOS by pressing F12, F11, F8, or F2

- Click Advanced BIOS Features

- Click Disable BIOS and press enter

9. Uninstall Large-sized Software

This needs to be considered when you like to play games. However, if your laptop has below-average RAM specifications, there is a possibility of hanging. Therefore, you need to delete software and games that are too large.

10. Enter Safe Mode

- Go to the Start Menu, then right-click on the power button.

- Press the Shift key and click on the Restart option in the power options.

- How to Enter BIOS Configuration

- Continuously press the F2 key and click the Power button.

- Press the power button and F2 until the BIOS screen appears.

- You will successfully enter the BIOS.

Wait until you are in safe mode, usually this method is quite effective in overcoming continuous hanging. If you have entered, use it for a while and then restart to see if the problem has been resolved.

Well, those are some ways to overcome a frozen laptop, from simple to somewhat complicated.

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