You can run System File Checker (SFC) scan to look for corrupted or missing system files and automatically fix them (if possible). There is also a chance that a corrupted system file may be forcing the app to not respond. You can also look for background processes in the same tab to see if any unusual background process is running or not. Here look through the Processes tab to ensure no unrequired apps are running. After that, press Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Windows Task Manager. Check the taskbar and make sure no other program is open. Solution 3: Close all the other programsįollowing the steps mentioned above, you should close all other programs to ensure no other app is conflicting or eating up PC resources. Your PC should at least fulfill the minimum requirement of the app. Afterwards, match the requirement of the app with your PC specs and see if it fulfills it. Simply visit the official page of the app and look for compatibility details (usually available on the download page). If it is some heavy application like a video game or a video editing app, then app compatibility could be the issue. If it starts working, you may re-enable important startup apps and services one-by-one to see which one is conflicting so you can keep it disabled. Once all of these startup apps and services are disabled, restart the PC and see if the app is responding or not. Simply click on each one of them and select Disable to disable all of these apps. You will see all the startup applications here. Now press Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys on your keyboard to open the Windows Task Manager and move to the Startup tab.

Afterward, click on the Disable all button to disable all the third-party services. Here move to the Services tab and check the checkbox next to 'Hide all Microsoft services' option. To clean boot Windows 10, press Windows + R keys and type msconfig in the Run dialog to open the System Configuration window. A clean boot ensures no startup app or service is conflicting with the not responding app. Many times a simple clean boot has solved the app not responding issue for me. Read Also: 10 Best eBooks to Master Windows 10 Solution 1: Clean boot Note: I’ll list most effective and easy to follow solutions first and then move to more complex or less effective ones. In today’s post, I am listing multiple solutions to apps not responding problem in Windows 10. If you decide to fix the apps not responding issue, then it can be easily done with a bit of tinkering of the system.

In other cases, however, some apps may repeatedly stop responding whenever you use them and your only options are to replace those apps or fix them for good. In most cases, a force stop or a quick reboot fixes the problem.

In my years of experience with Windows, I have faced the app not responding error as one of the most common Windows problems.

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