Why do programs freeze and crash? What causes the operating system to freeze and crash? How to fix them?
The operating system and programs are far more than they appear. When you click on a button, there are many tasks and processes working together, for the desired effect to be achieved. Unfortunately, if one of those tasks and processes won't serve its purpose, or there is a compatibility issue with the operating system, or other programs, errors occur.
The most common reasons for programs and apps to freeze or crash are:
The solutions listed below will show you how to stop programs from freezing and crashing. They work on computers running on Windows (Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, Asus, and more), as well as smartphones, and tablets running on Android (Samsung, Huawei, Xiaomi, Sony, and more), and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod touch). Check them out, and follow the instructions.
If several applications keep freezing constantly, and you have tried many options to resolve this issue, but none of them worked, consider resetting your mobile device to its factory settings. Resetting your device will reset the operating system, and will replace all the corrupt system files on your device with the corresponding clean versions of those files.
Check out the how to reset my device guide, to learn how to reset your device.
If nothing works and one or several programs keep constantly freezing, it is possible that operating system files are damaged beyond repair. In this case, the best course of action is to reinstall the operating system of your device. By reinstalling the operating system, all the corrupt files will be removed, and replaced with their clean counterparts.
To learn how to reinstall the operating system safely, check out the how to install an operating system guide.
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