What to do About Screen Freeze

It may happen at random, or it may happen whenever you use a certain program. You'll be doing your thing, then out of the blue, you have screen freeze. There are a number of things that can cause this problem, and now I'm going to go over some fixes with you.

Some common Fixes for Screen Freeze

I'm sure by now you are tired of rebooting your computer every time you have a slow computer. If this only happens when using a certain program, try uninstalling and reinstalling the software. Otherwise, it's best to start with general maintenance. Clear out your temporary folders and perform Scan Disk and Disk Defragmenter steps.

To do a Disk Cleanup follow these steps:

1. Go to Start.
2. In the Start search bar type in “Disk Cleanup” and press Enter.
3. Select your main hard drive and press OK.
4. Select as many folders as you feel comfortable with and Click OK.
5. Disk Cleanup may ask for confirmation at this point. Tell it to go ahead and delete the files.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

To do a Scan Disk and Disk Defragmenter follow these steps:

1. Go to Start.
2. Type “Disk Defragmenter” in the Search box and press Enter.
3. Choose your C: drive and click on “Defragment Disk” this will do both Scan Disk and Disk Defragmentation. The process can take a while, so I suggest you start it right before bed and let it run over night.
   
   
   
   
   
   

Do you still get screen freeze?

If you just defragmented and cleaned up your hard drive and still have issues, you may need to update some drivers. The first step in updating your drivers is to know what hardware you have. If you don't know, that means you need to go into Device Manager to find out.

To get to Device Manager follow these steps:

1. Go to Start.
2. In the Search box type in “Device Manager” and press Enter.

Here you have a listing of all your hardware listed by manufacturer and model. Write down the hardware you are going to get drivers for and exit Device Manager. Now you need to go online and find the manufacturer's web page.

On the web page will be a “support” or “Downloads” section. That's where you will find the drivers for your hardware. These days, manufacturers are putting their drivers in exe files. Therefore, all you have to do is open the file and maybe give a couple confirmations to install them.

What if All Those Steps Don't Work?

Your Windows registry is the core programming language of your Windows operating system. If there are errors in it, then you will experience some far-reaching effects.

While it's true you could repair your registry yourself, there are issues. First you have to know what you are looking for, the process is time consuming, and you could make a mistake.

Be careful what you do because you run the risk of turning your computer into nothing but a paper weight. Luckily, there are programs called registry cleaners you can use to detect and fix registry errors automatically.

Using a registry cleaner is safe and takes considerably less time to repair your registry than if you were to try to do it manually. Try a registry cleaner for yourself today and fix screen freeze.