Welcome back, in today’s video I’ll be showing you methods to try and fix programs that aren’t
responding on a Windows 11 PC or laptop. There’s obviously no guaranteed fix but hopefully one of
the solutions should help. Remember to leave a like and feel free to subscribe
if the video helps, let’s get into the methods. The first few methods will attempt to help make
the program start responding again, after that we’ll look at ways to fix the issue
if it reoccurs, for example every time you start an app. Firstly, I’d recommend leaving
the program for a few minutes to see if that helps. Sometimes certain apps will run commands
or do tasks that can cause this to appear until they are finished so it’s worth a try.
Next, we’ll set the app to high priority by using the task manager. To do this, open the
task manager by right clicking the start menu icon in the taskbar and then by choosing task manager
from the list. When the task manager opens, go to the details tab. You should now see a long
list of tasks running on your PC. Find the task or program that isn’t responding on the list. It’s in
alphabetical order which should help. Once you have found it, right click on it and then hover
over set priority. Now choose high by clicking on it and wait a few moments to see if this fixes it.
The next thing to try would be to close any other programs that are open and just leave
the app that is not responding open. This will help in a similar way to the last method. Just
make sure you save any work that’s open in other apps. Some software could be
conflicting that’s causing the issue so try to fully close these potential apps as well.
Those are all of the real time fixes for the problem, we’ll now go through some
methods to try and fix the problem if your program does not respond often or at a set
time. You’ll likely need to fully end the task though now unfortunately, this can be done in
the processes section of the task manager. First, make sure that your PC is capable of
running the software or program that is not responding. If it has run fine in the past,
then you don’t need to worry about this one too much but if you have never run it before
check that it is built for your PC, for example it could be for a different Windows version.
Your PC hardware may also limit the ability to run certain apps, so check if your system meets
the minimum requirements. This will likely be on the website of the app or program,
or the store page that you got it from. The next method is to try running the
app or program as an administrator. Some apps may need to be run like this in order to open
and work properly. Find the app and right click on it and select run as administrator, see if this
works. If not, we’ll move onto the next method. Next, I would recommend updating the software.
This should remove any bugs that are causing the error and it has the potential to fix corrupted
files that could be causing it. You will need to update the app within itself, or in the store that
you got it from. Updates may also be available online. Also, try changing some of the settings
or think back to when the issue started appearing and perhaps revert any settings to how they were.
This includes settings within the app and in general on Windows 11.
The next method is to try a system restart if you haven’t done this already. A restart could help
refresh a lot of the settings on your PC and it could help fix the problem. It’s up to you if you
want to try this now or at the end of the video but if you do restart now, when you return to
the video, we’ll have a few more solutions to try where hopefully at least one of them will work.
It could be worth updating Windows, or double checking the version
that your software is designed to run on. The next method will focus on just Windows apps,
so if your app isn’t from the Windows app store, you can skip this. We’ll try using the Windows
apps troubleshooter first. To do this search troubleshoot in the search bar and then click
on the option called troubleshoot settings. In here, click on other troubleshooters and now
scroll down towards the bottom and there should be a troubleshooter called Window
store apps. Run that and see what it says, it might recommend some actions to take.
The final method is to completely uninstall the app. After doing this, you should be able to just
install it again like you did the first time. Remember to backup any settings, saves and files
that are within the app’s main folder otherwise they will likely be deleted. To uninstall an app
in Windows 11, open the settings and choose apps from the left, now choose installed apps and then
have a look on the list for the app you want to uninstall. Click on the three dots icon and
choose uninstall. After this, reinstall it again and hopefully this will have fixed the problem.
Unfortunately, those are all of the methods I have. If you’ve tried everything and it still
isn’t fixed, I would recommend researching the exact app and error for more specific solutions.
If there are any forums relating to the program you are having problems with, this would be a
good place to ask this question as they should be in a better place to help. As always, I will keep
the description updated with any new solutions I find and if any of you find a fix in the future
then it would be great if you could return to the video and post it in the comments to help others.
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