Much to the dismay of many users, no system is perfect, and unfortunately, it’s equally valid for all versions of the Windows operating system family.
Even though the relevant people at Microsoft burn the midnight oil to address any such issues that affect Windows, sometimes new bugs come into existence as old ones are fixed. This article discusses these particular problems, namely App Freezing and Start Menu Locking Down, while providing easy to follow steps to tackle them effectively.
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Problem A: Address Windows 10 Apps Freezing Problem
Solution 1: Repair Windows 10 Apps
The native apps in Windows 10 are known as Store Apps. Issues in these apps can easily be fixed with ease through the PowerShell command given below.
- Search for Windows PowerShell and opt to launch it with administrative privileges.
Opening Windows PowerShell as an admin - Use the following command, and press Enter to repair all the inbuilt apps in Windows 10.
Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}
Repair third-party apps
Third-party apps can be easily downloaded through Store; hence these apps can’t be repaired in a conventional way. The only way to successfully repair these apps is uninstalling and reinstalling them back.
- Launch the Store app.
- Access the My Library area by clicking the three dotted icon on the top-right corner and then selecting it. This area is basically a single stop to view all the currently installed third-party apps and games.
Selecting My Library - Click the Show all button to bring up the list of all the third-party apps and games installed on your computer.
- Once you’ve determined which app has an issue with it, look for it in the Start menu, right-click it and select Uninstall.
Uninstalling the problematic app - Now search for the same app in Store and reinstall it.
Solution 2: Update Windows 10
It is common knowledge that any computer system requires regular updates (hardware and software) in order to keep up with the requirements that are increasing by the day, and the same holds true for Windows 10. Usually, Windows 10 updates itself over time whenever a new update is rolled out, but if the automatic update is disabled, then the user has to update it manually.
- Search for Check for updates in the Start menu and then click to launch it.
- Click on Download to kickstart the process.
- Once the update has been installed, restart the computer for the changes to take effect.
Problem B: Address Locking Down Start Menu Problem
Solution 1: Restart Windows Explorer
File Explorer (earlier known as Windows Explorer) has been the native file browser been in Windows for a long time. If any of the core ingredients such as Start menu or taskbar develop any faults and start behaving weirdly, File Explorer must be rebooted to fix the issue.
- Open up the Task Manager.
- Now switch to the Processes tab and locate Windows Explorer. Right- click it and select Restart to reboot it.
Restarting the Windows Explorer process
Solution 2: Scan System for Corruptions
System File Checker is an inbuilt tool provided by Windows 10 that scans the system files for any corruption that might plague them. This tool makes sure the integrity of the system files isn’t violated. If any issues are detected during the scan, the files are repaired immediately.
- Search for cmd in Start menu.
- Right-click Command Prompt from the Best match area and click Run as administrator.
- Type the following command and press Enter to execute it:
sfc /scannow
Common Solution for Both Problems
Windows 10 makes use of hardware accelerator to properly render its interface on the screen. This process is backed up by the GPU; hence the Graphics Driver has to be kept up-to-date to extract optimal performance from it.
You can easily locate the GPU manufacturer’s name by opening in the Run command by pressing Windows Key + R. Now type in dxdiag and press Enter to open up the DirectX Diagnostic Tool. The Display tab in this tool will throw up all the information you require.
Once you’ve determined the Graphics Driver manufacturer’s name, proceed to the respective website to update it’s driver.
Intel
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/graphics-drivers.html
Nvidia
www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx
AMD