How to “unfreeze” your computer without rebooting So, here’s a really nifty trick that has bailed us out more than a few times – you might want to memorize this one because someday you’re going to need it. If you’re ever working in Windows and suddenly everything freezes, don’t panic. Don’t hit the “Off” button. Don’t take a chance on losing your work. Windows XP Users – try this: 1. Press the “CTRL” “ALT” “DELETE” keys in sequence 2. Task Manager Appears 3. Click The “Processes” Tab 4. Find any and all instances of “Explorer.exe” and close them all by right-clicking and choosing “End Process” 5. If you’ve done this successfully your taskbar will disappear – don’t worry – that’s what you want. 6. Now, while you’re still in Task Manager, click “File” “New task” and type in “explorer.exe” (without the quotes) 7. Your taskbar should now reappear and your computer that was frozen should now be ready to go Windows Vista & Windows 7 users - You’ll find this easier. (You can, however, use the CTRL+ALT+DELETE keys to get to Task Manager if you like.) 1. Right-click an empty place on your taskbar 2. Choose “Task Manager” 3. Click The “Processes” Tab 4. Find any and all instances of “Explorer.exe” and close them all by right-clicking and choosing “End Process” 5. If you’ve done this successfully your taskbar will disappear – don’t worry – that’s what you want. 6. Now, while you’re still in Task Manager, click “File” “New task” and type in “explorer.exe” (without the quotes) 7. Your taskbar should now reappear and your computer that was frozen should now be ready to go. This trick will work most of the time – but not always. Sometimes you cannot even use your CTRL – ALT -DELETE keys. If this happens you’ll just have to shut ‘er down. And, then restart.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 13:07:36 +0000
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