Heat can do this, whether because of dust clogging the cpu or gpu heatsink or a failing fan. Power can also do this, such as a power supply becoming flaky, or the power capacitors on the motherboard failing. Memory can cause this, due to chips becoming unstable over time.
How do you unfreeze a PC?
Press and hold the "Ctrl", "Alt" and "Del" buttons in that order. This may unfreeze the computer, or bring up an option to restart, shut down or open the task manager.
How do I fix my computer from freezing?
Fixes for computer freezing
- Update your drivers.
- Adjust power plan settings for your hard disk.
- Delete the temp files.
- Repair system files.
- Adjust your virtual memory.
- Run Windows Memory Diagnostic.
- Perform a system restore.
