Neowin News Feed for: Freezing

Dev explains how to fix Ghost of Tsushima patch 2.19 lags, freezing issues

Sagar Naresh Bhavsar — Thu, 02 May 2024 06:00:01 +0000

The Patch 2.19 for Ghost of Tsushima released on April 30, has reportedly broken the game resulting in freeze, lag, and rendering issues on PS. Thankfully, the developers have fixed the issue. Read more...

Following Microsoft Defender, Avira now freezing Windows at boot with 100% CPU / RAM usage

Sayan Sen — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:32:02 +0000

It was only a few days ago that we reported a Microsoft Defender bug that led to Windows 11 performance loss. Following that, Avira is now seemingly freezing Windows up making PCs unusable. Read more...

Microsoft fixes high CPU usage, IDE hanging on Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.4

Sayan Sen — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 08:44:01 +0000

Microsoft's latest Visual Studio 2022 update, version 17.6.4, which was released last night, brings several changes, improvements, and bug fixes. The new update fixes a high CPU usage bug, and more. Read more...

AMD fixes a driver timeout issue that led to BSOD, system freeze on Windows 10, Windows 11

Sayan Sen — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 06:50:01 +0000

AMD has fixed a major Radeon display driver timeout issue that led to the bug report tool popping up. While this is great news, sadly the bug fix does not apply to the entirety of Radeon cards. Read more...

WD SN850X NVMe SSD that beat Samsung, Seagate, and Hynix is BSODing and freezing Windows 11

Sayan Sen — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 16:48:01 +0000

The WD SN850X drive, which recently put up great performance against other NVMe SSDs like those from Samsung, Kingston, Hynix, Crucial, is found to be buggy in Windows 11 causing BSODs and freezes. Read more...

Microsoft resolves Excel freezing issues, fixes Word, Excel, PowerPoint crashes

Sayan Sen — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:06:01 +0000

Microsoft has released fix for a bug that was causing Office apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint to crash when dealing with cloud files. Another issue related to Excel freezing has also been resolved. Read more...

Microsoft is working on a fix for the Windows 10 freezing issue affecting Chrome

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 May 2018 14:00:02 +0000

Microsoft has officially acknowledged the Windows 10 freezing bug affecting numerous users who upgraded to the April 2018 Update recently. The company intends to roll out the fix next week. Read more...

Google Chrome is freezing intermittently with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update

Usama Jawad — Wed, 02 May 2018 11:56:01 +0000

It appears that the Windows 10 April 2018 Update is causing some issues with Google Chrome, with the browser intermittently freezing up without any justifiable reason on machines with different specs. Read more...

Some Galaxy Note8 users experiencing device freezing issues

Hammad Saleem — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 12:00:03 +0000

According to latest reports, some Samsung Galaxy Note8 users are also facing problems with their units. Most users reported that their device freezes when they are working with Contacts app. Read more...

Microsoft has finally fixed the freezing issue in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Usama Jawad — Thu, 01 Sep 2016 12:10:01 +0000

Microsoft has announced that it has finally resolved the freezing issue impacting a fraction of users on the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. The fix arrives with a Windows Update released on August 31. Read more...

Windows 10 Anniversary Update reportedly breaks millions of webcams

Usama Jawad — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 10:14:01 +0000

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update woes continue as a new report suggests that the update broke millions of webcams around the globe. However, Microsoft states that a fix is on the way. Read more...

Unauthorized 'Windows Self-Healing Tool' app could cause more harm than good

Justin Luna — Sat, 20 Aug 2016 09:58:01 +0000

In light of the recent freezing issues surrounding the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, a program that allegedly fixes the issue is circulating the web. However, the app may not be what it seems. Read more...

Microsoft still investigating freezing issues on Anniversary Update, posts more workarounds

Usama Jawad — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:18:01 +0000

Microsoft has issued an update for users facing freezing problems after the Anniversary Update. It has collected log files and reports from users and posted more workarounds until a fix is found. Read more...

Microsoft is investigating freezing issues on PCs after Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Usama Jawad — Sun, 14 Aug 2016 14:18:01 +0000

After reports of PCs freezing after the Windows 10 Anniversary Update, Microsoft has acknowledged the issue, stating that its "investigating" them, and has suggested workarounds until a fix is found. Read more...

Many users are reporting freezing problems with PCs running Windows 10 Anniversary Update

Usama Jawad — Sat, 06 Aug 2016 16:36:01 +0000

A growing number of users are reporting that their PCs have started to randomly freeze after updating to Windows 10 Anniversary Update. A consistent solution has not yet been discovered. Read more...

Apple acknowledges issue that causes iPad Pro to 'stop responding' while charging

Andy Weir — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 19:48:01 +0000

Apple has acknowledged an issue that causes its new iPad Pro to freeze while it's charging - but while it has suggested a temporary workaround, it hasn't yet said when a proper fix will be available. Read more...

Microsoft confirms WP 8.1 freezing issues with Lumia 925 and 1020; patch on the way

Steven Parker — Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:42:01 +0000

Windows Phone 8.1 on the Lumia 925 and 1020 not only introduced awesome new features such as a notifications screen, it also brought with it stability issues, and now Microsoft has acknowledged this. Read more...

Microsoft rolls out update to Xbox One Preview to fix freezing problems

Andy Weir — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:08:38 +0000

After its recent October Update, which brought MKV Media Center support and Snap improvements, Microsoft is rolling out an update for those on the Xbox One Preview, bringing a fix for an annoying bug. Read more...

PayPal banning Usenet providers because of piracy concern

Andrew Stevenson — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 19:00:00 +0000

After taking a hard line against BitTorrent and file-sharing sites, PayPal has moved onto Usenet service providers, freezing funds and stopping them accepting payments to their accounts. Read more...

Apple admits hard-disks are falling asleep mid-operation

Owen Williams — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:34:22 +0000

Recently, reports have been surfacing of Macbook Pro laptops repetitively temporarily freezing for short amounts of time. Today, Apple announced that this problem is widespread and they have promised to provide a bug fix. The... Read more...