If you’re facing the same problem, the best way to close a frozen program is to press the Ctrl + Alt + Del hotkey to find Task Manager, select the software in the Process tab and click End task. Some users receive “Program Not Responding” error message when they are trying to run a specific program, such as File Explorer, Google Chrome, Control Panel, etc. They can’t even run Task Manager or Command Prompt.Īnother case is program not responding on Windows 10. Since then the Windows doesn’t work anymore. The computer just stops and not responds to anything they do, or it freezes up and reboots on its own.
Most Windows 10 users have encountered Windows 10 system not responding especially after they use their computers for a long time. The first case is the problem related to system, and the second one is something wrong with programs. Generally speaking, there are 2 cases about Windows 10 not responding. There are many Windows 10 users who report the same problem, and the symptoms for this issue are various.