What can I do if my PC freezes? It is a question that millions of users of any operating system are asked daily. Fortunately, if you know the answer, you will have guarantees that your computer will be available whenever you need it.
Likewise, you will be able to prevent such freezing from occurring at certain times, either due to memory saturation, processor or of any kind that implies that your PC does not respond to your attempts to use it.
The way you should act varies according to the type of operating system you use, not being the same, for example, if you use Linux than if you use Windows. However, eIn all cases you will only have to follow simple steps that will not require too deep knowledge in computer science for its realization.
Requirements to fix your PC freeze
- A computer.
- Have installed any of the operating systems listed then
Step 1: Defrost your PC in Windows
Most likely, if you are a Windows user, it is not surprising that your computer has been frozen. Similarly, it is likely that you already knew the famous combination Ctrl + Alt + Delete.
And this combination of keys is able to help you in the majority of cases in which your PC ends up frozen through the multiple options that enable the task manager. Since you can finish the process that has caused your computer to end up hanging or, if you prefer, turn off your PC.
Now, if only one program has been frozen and not all of your computer itself, you don't want to turn off the device even remotely. In these cases, what you will have to do to solve the crash is to click on the right button with the course of the mouse in the taskbar (at the bottom of the screen horizontally).
Then you will have to choose the option that says Start Task Manager. Then, you must click on it Applications. Exit the list of programs running, there you will have to select the one that does not respond and, to close it choose the option End task.
However, keep in mind that all changes you do not save in the program will be lost at the time you do this.
Step 2: Defrost your PC on Mac
Although it is not the most common, it can happen. In order to defrost your PC in case you use Mac you will have to follow the following steps:
- In the case of an on-table Mac, click on the start button for a few seconds without releasing it, with this you will get it to go out. Then, you must turn it on again by pressing the same button lightly again.
- In the case of a portable Mac, the procedure be basically the same, with the difference that you must press the button in the upper right of the keyboard.
- In the specific case that your Mac has been frozen while using an application, you can choose to use another method. This is to use a very useful key combination: Command + Option + Escape.
- Later you will get a window in the center of the screento. In it you can see the complete list of all the programs running. In case one is frozen, appear in red and the message does not respond in parentheses. Click on it to close and end with the lock that affects your PC.
- Finally, it is worth recommending that, after having launched a computer with Mac operating system, you are responsible for making a Apple Hardware Test, so that you can verify that everything on the computer is working correctly.
Step 3: Defrost your PC on Linux
If it is the case that you use Linux and you freeze a PC in this operating system, which usually does not happen normally, all you need to do is press the keys "Alt + ImprPant"
Then, while holding down all the aforementioned keys, you will have to type the next word “RSEIUB” in capital letters. It should be noted that you should not do this too quickly, but you will have to wait a few seconds between letter and letter. Subsequently, if you have done everything correctly, the computer will restart, With what you thaw.
