Did You Recently Change Any Application Settings?

If you’ve recently changed an application setting, try reversing the change to see whether doing so solves the problem. If that doesn’t help, here are three other things to try:

• Check the developer’s website to see whether an upgrade or patch is available.

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If a program freezes, you won’t be able to shut it down using conventional methods. If you try, you might see a dialog box warning you that the program is not responding. If so, click End Now to force the program to close. If that doesn’t work, right-click the taskbar and then click Task Manager. You should see your stuck application ...

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