Windows 10: After updating to 24H2, my computer freezes in certain applications

Hello. Basically, 24H2 made some apps and things unusable. First thing, whenever I cold boot computer or restart, the start menu shut down, start, restart freezes the first time I press it. Afterwards, it works until I reboot or turn off my pc. Second thing is, discord is breaking. Discord icons are breaking on half, it freezes. Browsers also freeze sometimes but very rarely. Another issue that appeared is calculator with loading screen. https://superuser.com/questions/1876857/why-is-the-calculator-taking-a-long-time-to-load-since-windows-11-24h2-updateSame issue as demonstrated here.Not s

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Computer hangs up/freezes when running certain apps

Hello

A few weeks ago my computer started completely freezing. When those freezes occur the computer is totally unresponsive and requires a reboot, however they only happen when running certain programs.

Windows Version number : 1903
When does it happen?

• Playing youtube videos (takes a few minutes to freeze on average)
• Starting certain games (freezes on startup)
• Answering discord calls

And i discover new sources all the time so i doubt this is a complete list.

What did i try so far?

• Updating the drivers (didn't try to update the BIOS yet but reset it to default)
• Sfc / chkdsk
• OCCT (both CPU and GPU test, neither overheated/froze the computer)
• memtest x86 (4 passes 6 hours, no errors)
• Swapping GPU (RX-480)

By this point i was a bit lost so i tried using windows event viewer to no avail.

As a last attempt i tried to install windows on a new harddrive but the computer froze during installation.

I'm completely lost and don't know whether my hardware is failing or if it's some kind of software issue.

 

Computer freezes after random Applications open

Hi,

Did you make any changes to the computer prior to the issue?

The first thing to get the issue fixed would be to perform a System Maintenance troubleshooter and then check if the computer freezes after the applications are opened.

Please follow the steps to run System Maintenance troubleshooter on the computer:

• 
  Type “Control Panel” on the search box.
  
• 
  Click on Troubleshooting.
  
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  Click on View all option on the left side of the Windows.
  
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  Click on System Maintenance option.
  
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  Click on Next and follow the onscreen instructions to troubleshoot the issue.
  

Please revert if the issue happens with the freezing of the computer.

 

Windows keeps freezing up

Hi Brian,

If your computer is freezing, it could due to the operating system being outdated, or that some applications in your system is causing it to freeze, etc. For us to isolate the issue about Windows 10 freezing, kindly respond to the questions below:

• When does Windows 10 hangs/freezes? Is it after logging in to Windows? Or is it when you are using an application?
• Are there any third-party applications installed on your computer?
• Did you upgrade to Windows 10 from a previous version of Windows? If yes, which version of Windows was previously installed on your computer?

As a first troubleshooting step, we suggest that you check if there are updates that are waiting to be installed on your computer. If there are, kindly install them and restart your computer. After restarting, check if Windows 10 still freezes. Here's how
to check for updates in Windows 10:

• Press the Windows key + I to open the
  Settings app.
• From Settings, select Update & security >
  Windows Update, then select Check for updates.

We look forward to an update from you.