Windows 10: Games freeze up in the foreground

Recently after installing windows 11, games I play have a tendency to freeze up. They perform around 1 to 3 fps for around a minute at a time. The issue will subside for only around 30 seconds and then continue with the slide show. At first I thought it was just a specific game but the problem has spread from Minecraft to Cyberpunk. Most all the games I try freeze like this and are unplayable. The interesting thing is, when I hit the windows key and pull up that menu effectively unfocusing from the game, the game works flawlessly in the background. When I'm not interacting with the game dire

:)

 

games freeze or hangs

Hi,

To address your concern, we suggest that you follow the troubleshooting steps on this article:
Game freezes or stops responding on a Windows 10 device.


Kindly update us on the result.

 

mahjong freezes after one game

To resolve freezing game issues on Windows 10, you can follow the suggested steps provided on this link:

Game freezes or stops responding on a Windows 10 device.

Let us know how it goes.

 

Can't play Hit It Rich game and system freezes

Hi carmenstanley1,

Thank you for your response.

I can understand how frustrating it would be. This issue might be due to corrupted profile or if the game is not installed completely. I suggest you to follow these steps and let us know if it works.

Could you please help me with the below questions:

• Are you aware of any changes happened on the computer prior to this issue?
  
• Have you tried playing this game on other browser (Google chrome or Mozilla) and check for the issue?
  

Step 1: Uninstall or Repair the game.

1. Press Windows and
   R key together on your Keyboard.
2. Type appwiz.cpl and hit enter.
   
3. Right click on the Hit it Rich app > Select Repair or uninstall it.
4. Reinstall the application and check for the issue.
   

Step 2: Create a new local account.

The reason might be due to user account corruption, so I would suggest you to ‘Create
a local user or administrator account’ and check if the issue persists.

Note: You will not see all your files under your default file location.
So your data will be saved under C:\Users\User_name.

If you are facing issues with freezing, I would suggest you to follow the troubleshooting steps on
Tips to improve PC performance in Windows
10.

Hope it helps.

Roohi Taj S

Microsoft Community - Moderator