My Gaming PC is Freezing Up – What Can I Do?

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Asked By GamerGal12345 On

I've got a brand new gaming PC that I've had for less than a year, but recently it's been acting up. It starts to hitch and stutter, becoming unresponsive even outside of games. When this happens, I can't do anything—I've got to force a hard shutdown just to get it to work again. I've tried closing out a lot of programs to reduce the load, but it still happens randomly with just a few programs running. What could be causing this, and what are the best fixes?

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Answered By TechieTom88 On

It sounds like this problem started happening recently, so that’s a good clue. First off, check if your drives have enough free space. Windows has a paging file that helps manage memory, and if there’s insufficient space, it can cause performance issues. Just a thought!

GamerGal12345 -

I've only noticed it happening since April, but both my SSDs have about 1.5TB free, so I think space is good. Any other ideas?

Answered By UpdateNinja42 On

Have you installed all your Windows updates, including the optional ones? Sometimes those can help with performance problems like this. It’s worth checking to make sure everything’s current!

GamerGal12345 -

I usually let updates install automatically, but I’ll check for any outstanding ones. It might take a bit to see if that fixes the issue, though.

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