What to do if my PC freezes

Knowing how to respond to what to do if my PC freezes will allow you to have your computer available at all times and be prepared to act upon specific saturations of memory or other types that will cause the computer to not respond to your requests. The ways of acting are different depending on the operating system you are using. In .com we answer the question of what to do if my PC freezes.

Windows

If you use Windows, you will not find it strange the situation of your PC freezing, as well as the well-known key combination, "Ctrl + Alt + Delete", that take you out of trouble because they allow you several options, among them the access to the "Task Manager" to interrupt the process that has generated the crash of the computer, or, directly, to restart the computer.

In the case that only you have been frozen a program, and not the PC completely, to close it you can press right button with the cursor located on the taskbar (the one that occupies the whole bottom of your screen in horizontal) and then choose the option "Start the Task Manager". Here, you must click on "Applications", choose the program that does not respond and then "End task". You must bear in mind that all unsaved changes will be lost.

Mac

If you freeze a PC with Mac, something that does not usually happen but it is not impossible, what you have to do is the following:

• If it is a desktop Mac, press the Start button for a few seconds, without releasing it, to get it turned off. Then turn it on again by pressing the same button lightly.
• In the case that it is a laptop, do the same but pressing the Start key that you will find in the upper right part of the keyboard.
• If the Mac is frozen using any application, there is a combination of keys that will come in handy: Command + Option + Escape. Thus, a little window will appear in the center of the screen with a list of all the programs that you have open. If there is one that is hung, the phrase "Does not respond" will appear in red and in parentheses. By clicking on it, you can close it and end the blockade.

It is recommended that after getting the Mac computer running again, do an Apple Hardware Test to verify that the computer is correct. Read this article if the Mac hangs on startup.

Linux

In the event that you freeze a PC in which you use Linux, a type of operating system that is not usually blocked either, what you have to do is press the Alt + ImprPant keys.

Then, while you keep pressing the aforementioned key combination, what you should do is write the following characters in uppercase: "RSEIUB". Do not write the word quickly, that is, let a few seconds pass between one letter and the next. Then, if everything went well, the computer will reboot and be unlocked.