Windows 10 Freezes

Windows 10 21H2 comes with lots of New Features security improvements And much faster compared to previous OS versions.  Also, Microsoft release day today Updates with bug fixes, security improvements, and New features. Recently Microsoft Released Windows 10 November 2021 update Version 21H2 with a number of new features and security improvements for free. But some of the users Report After installing or Upgrade windows 10 November 2021 update Version 21H2 Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding for a long time at startup. This is because after a new upgrade Some of your programs and drivers may work without issues, but some may just become incompatible with the current version. If you are also struggling with this Windows 10 freezes after loginWindows 10 keeps freezing on startup, applications do not respond in Windows 10, Here We have some solutions you may apply to get back to windows 10 PC’s normal working stage.

Having your Windows computer freezing often can be really irritating. This problem starts after a recent windows 10 upgrade The issues are mostly encountered due to the incompatibility of hardware and drivers.  Because initially, they were designed to run on your original windows before upgrading, and after the upgrade, they transited permanently into Windows 10. This is by far the most common cause of random hangs & freezes on Windows 10.

Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding

Here follow bellow solutions to fix Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding problem. Due to this startup Freeze or windows not responding issue If you are unable to perform any troubleshooting steps we strongly Recommend boot windows into safe mode. So That you can perform Troubleshooting steps easily. Otherwise, you can also perform the below steps normal windows.

Disable Startup programs

Disable Startup programs that unnecessarily load at startup and consume system resources. A lot of programs and drivers load into Windows when you boot. One of them apparently doesn’t play well with others. When windows start on safe mode, right-click the taskbar and select Task Manager, then click the Startup tab. If you don’t see a Startup tab, click More details in the lower-left corner.

Now on startup impact volume check which programs cause High simply right click on it and select Disable. Do the same for other programs.

Disable Startup Programs

Disable Startup Services

Also, Unnecessary startup services can use extra system resources which became windows slow. you can disable these startup services by the following below.

Press Win + R on Run Type msconfig and hit the enter key. Now on system configuration move to the services tab. Here the first check on Hiding all Microsoft Services, Now under services dis-select the services which you don’t want to Run At startup. For example, Adobe Acrobat update, google update service, etc.

Hide all Microsoft services

Now after disabling them simply click apply and click ok to save the changes you have done. It will ask for a restart do it?

Disable Update Services

This is the most working step I found and most of the windows users report disabled startup services to increase startup time 10 times better. For me also after disabling startup services ( especially: Windows update service, BIT service, and superfetch ) Fix Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding to startup issues.  Here follow below to disable and set manual startup for these services.

First press Win + R on Run window Type services.msc and hit the enter key. This will open windows services now scroll down and look for the service windows update. Right-click on it and select properties.

disable windows update service

Now Change the startup type to disable and click on stop bellow service status to stop the running service. Do the same with Background intelligent transfer service and superfetch service. After that simply Restart the windows and check hope this step will work for you.

Disable fast startup

When we restarted the machine, everything was back to normal, but this problem appeared again after some time. Sometimes this problem can cause by the Windows 10 feature called Fast Startup, and disabling this feature will solve most of the startup problems include Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding issue.

Fast Startup allows your computer to start faster than normal by logging the user session and saving system-related files and drivers to a special hibernation file. Although this feature helps your computer to boot faster, But sometimes it can also cause some problems with booting like it did in this case you can disable Fast startup by following below.
On start, menu search the Type control panel and hit enter key now navigate to:

Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Power Options\Choose what the power options do

Here Click Change settings that are currently unavailable. And Untick Turn on fast startup (recommended)

Fast Startup

Then click Save Changes. Now Restart windows and check the windows 10 startup not responding, Freezes problem solved. Still, need help following the Next solutions.

Increase Virtual Memory

Many users have reported that Windows 10 freezing or not responding issue was fixed by increasing the Virtual MemoryVirtual Memory on the windows computer.  Virtual memory combines your computer’s RAM with temporary space on your hard disk called the Swap file or Pagefile. Whenever RAM is not enough to complete task windows move data to a paging file and free up RAM so that your computer can complete its task. Virtual memory is supposed to act as a savior where the physical memory (RAM) runs out when running resource-intensive programs. You can check out How To Adjust Virtual memory on Windows 10 to optimize system performance.

Disable background apps

Microsoft is a big fan of its native universal apps, which might be why it allows them to run in the background even when you haven’t actually launched them. That means you can access their features more quickly, but it’s a waste of system resources. And when most of the system resources are used by background apps then also system may cause the windows 10 not responding problem.

We recommend to that you don’t use these apps on a regular basis. To modify the software running in the background, go to Settings from the Start menu then click Privacy and Background apps. Turn off the toggle switches next to the apps you don’t want to have running all the time. Of course, you can still launch these programs manually if you need them.

Disable programs in the background

Disable AppXSvc

AppX Deployment Service (AppXSvc) is a service that supports the deployment of Store applications. A number of windows users Report after disabling the AppXSvc service the problem startup freeze, not responding for a long time gets fixed. To Disable AppXSvc follow below:

To disable the AppXSvc we need to tweak the Windows registry. First open Windows Registry Editor by pressing Windows key + R, input regedit, and then click OK.

Now on Registry Editor, navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\AppXSvc

Disable AppXSvc

When here, double-click the Start DWORD in the right-hand pane. Change the Value data to 4, click OK, then restart your system. You can change this back to 3 if you want to enable AppXSvc again.

The above methods are the best solutions to fix Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding, Windows screen get stuck after login include different startup problems. If you still getting problems Fallow some other solutions. Like Check with a different user account, Repair corrupt system files, update outdated drivers, etc.

Create a New User Account

Sometimes when a user account gets corrupt it will show different Startup Errors include windows becoming slow and not responding for a long time. If after performing all methods still you getting the same windows 10 not responding issue, we recommend to create a new user account and login with the newly created user account and check this time problem fixed or not.

You can create a user account simply using a command line. First, open the command prompt as administrator. Type below command and hit enter key to execute the command.
net user [user name] [password] /add
Note Change username with the username you want to create and change password which you want to log in for the newly created user account.

command to create new user account 

Repair Corrupt System Files

Also, Corrupt system files can cause different windows Errors to include the system becoming slow, Freezes and not responding for a long time. you can Run The Windows sfc utility to repair and replace corrupt system files. To do this simply Open command prompt as administrator and type sfc /scannow and hit the enter key. Wait until 100% complete the scanning process. After that restart windows and check problem is solved, windows work smoothly. Also, Run DISM command to repair the system image And Windows PE.

Also, you can use third-party software like CCleaner to clean junk and temp files. And repair corrupt or broken registry entries which cause windows to run smoothly.

Update old incompatible Drivers

Most of the time old and incompatible drivers can cause different Errors problems. We recommend always installing the latest drivers and making windows drivers updated. You can update drivers via Device Manager or you can download the latest driver software from the manufacturer’s site and install it manually.

To update drivers through device manager Hold the Windows Key and Press X.  Here select Device Manager and look at any driver with a yellow triangle mark. If found any simply Right click and select Update driver software -> Search automatically for updated driver software -> And proceed with the instructions on the screen.

Recommend To update mainly 

Display driver
Network Adaptor Driver
Audio Driver

After updating Reboot your computer and check. If it does then go to the manufacturer’s site, and download the drivers from there and install them, reboot and test. Once you’ve updated the graphics driver and the issue persists, update the audio driver in the same way and test.

Navigate to Display adapters. Right-click your graphics card name, (write down the name of the adapter on a paper as well) and then Choose Update driver software -> Search automatically for updated driver software -> And proceed with the instructions on the screen. If the driver is found and updated, reboot the PC and then test for a while to see if it still hangs or freezes. If it does then go to the manufacturer’s site, and download the drivers from there and install them, reboot and test. Once you’ve updated the graphics driver and the issue persists, update the audio driver in the same way and test.

These Are some Best working solutions to fix Windows 10 Freezes Applications Not Responding for a long time at startup. Windows 10 freezes after login, Windows 10 keeps freezing on startup, applications do not respond in Windows 10. I hope these solutions help to resolve Windows 10 startup problem on your system, Still, have any queries, suggestions about this post feel free to discuss in the comments below Also Read Fix windows 10 High CPU usage And Memory leak problem

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I am Robeg founder of this blog. My qualification. completed Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP). With a strong background in computer applications love write articles on Microsoft Windows (11, 10, etc.) Cybersecurity, WordPress and more.