Windows 10: Computer freezes and becomes unresponsive again

Since the start of August, I've been having an issue where my computer would randomly freeze and become completely unresponsive around a specific time of day usually before night time. No matter what I was doing, if it be playing a game, watching a show, or just sitting on my desktop and not touching anything, it would freeze and force me to restart. At first I though that my computer could be hacked so I ran a antivirus scan from Malwarebytes and it came up clean. I would run a sfc /scannow command in Command Prompt and it would say my system was fine. I also would leave Task Manager open t

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Windows 10 Computer Randomly Freezes

Hi,

Listed below are some possibilities why the computer keeps on freezing:

• Outdated drivers.
• Virus and malware.
• Corrupted system files.

We suggest performing the steps on this article that can help resolve the issue.

Get back to us if you have other concerns.

 

My laptop randomly freezes and becomes completely unresponsive

Hi Mia,

The next step is to eliminate the errors on your device that's causing it to freeze or become unresponsive. To do this, we suggest that you run
DISM to restore any corrupted or missing components on your device. For a step-by-step guide, click this

link and refer to the article of ZigZag3143, skip the
SFC scan and proceed to DISM.

Let us know if you encounter any challenges along the process.

 

My laptop randomly freezes and becomes completely unresponsive

Hi Mia,

You laptop freezing and hanging could be caused by different possible scenarios. For us to address your concern, kindly answer the questions below:

• Were there any recent changes made on your computer? Like an update or a new programs was installed.
• Was there a specific activity you were on when the computer freezes.
• What troubleshooting steps have you tried?

We look forward to your response to our queries.