If, after restarting your computer, the program stops responding again or happens randomly, check for available updates or patches for the program on the developer's website. If the programs stops responding again, continue to the next section below. Restarting the computer may seem like a 'cop-out' answer, but it often solves many software issues and is one of the easiest troubleshooting steps to perform for most computer-related issues.Īfter your computer is restarted, open the program again to see if the issue is now resolved. If the program stops responding after closing and re-opening it, the next step is to restart your computer.

If the problem persists, continue to the next section below. Realize that when a program stops responding, any work not saved is lost when end tasking a program.Īfter the program task is ended and no longer shows up in the Task Manager, you can try opening the program again to see if it works properly. If another window opens, click the End Task button again to confirm stopping that program. Once open, highlight the program that is not responding and click the End Task button to terminate the program. The first step to try and resolve the program not responding is to press the Ctrl+ Alt+ Del keys on your keyboard to open the Close Program or Task Manager window. We recommend reviewing and trying each troubleshooting step in order, as they build upon each other.

Below we walk through each of the troubleshooting steps in the process to fix a non-responding program. To try and fix the program that is not responding, there are multiple steps you can take. For example, a conflict between the program and hardware in the computer, lack of system resources, or software bugs can cause Windows programs to stop responding. When a Windows program stops responding, freezes, or becomes unresponsive it can be caused by many different problems.

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