What application will you use when a software hangs in windows os

In this article Find information on recently resolved issues for Windows 10, version 22H2. To find a specific issue, use the search function on your browser (CTRL + F for Microsoft Edge). For immediate help with Windows update issues, use Get Help in Windows or go to Resolved issues Summary Originating update Status Date resolved Saving or copying files might intermittently fail Status Originating update History Resolved OS Build 19045.2788 2023-03-21 Resolved: 2023-05-24, 11:05 PT Opened: 2023-05-24, 10:32 PT After installing Note: Apps are not affected by this issue if they are 64-bit or 32-bit and NOT Workaround: To mitigate the issue,you can attempt to save or copy again. Since the issue is intermittent, it is likely to succeed on a subsequent try. Important: If the resolution below does not resolve intermittent save or copy issues in your environment, then you might be experiencing a different issue with similar symptoms. Resolution: This issue is resolved using Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates-> . For information on deploying and configuring these special Group Policy, please see Group Policy downloads with Group Policy name: • ​ KB5023774 230222_032017 Known Issue Rollback • ​ KB5023773 230222_032013 Known Issue Rollback Important: You will need to install and configure the Group Policy for your version of Windows to resolve this issue. Affected platforms: • ​Client: Windows 11, version 22H2; Windows 10, version 22H2; Windows 11, version 21H2; Wind...

First published on TECHNET on Jun 15, 2007 Following on from our posts on the First - let's quickly cover Dr. Watson for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Dr. Watson captures user-mode dump information. Whenever a user-mode process (such as Internet Explorer or the Print Spooler) crashes, Dr. Watson creates a text file, DrWtsn32.log. Dr. Watson can also be configured to create a crash dump file that can be loaded into a debugger. Let's look at the configuration for Dr. Watson. The first thing we have to do is configure Dr. Watson as our default debugger. To do this we run the following command: drwtsn32 -i . What this does is modify two registry values located in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug. The values are as follows: • Value Name = Auto Type = String (REG_SZ) Data Value = 1 or 0. (Default is 1) • Value Name = Debugger Type = String (REG_SZ) Data Value = drwtsn32 -p %ld -e %ld -g NOTE: This data value (drwtsn32 -p %ld -e %ld -g) is specific to Dr. Watson. Alternative debuggers will have their own values and parameters. So now that Dr. Watson is our default debugger, it's time to go set our parameters. Run the drwtsn32 command, to bring up the configuration options shown below: The first two options are fairly self-explanatory - the location in which Dr. Watson should save the Log File and Crash Dump when they are generated. By default, this is in the All Users profile path: drive:\Documents and Settings\All Users.WINNT\Applicat...

See Also • • • Description Sometimes, Windows or a running application hangs, the user interface abruptly stops responding, and you cannot determine what has caused the problem or how to troubleshoot the issue. This utility tries to detect the software or process that is currently hung, and displays some information that may allow you to sort out and understand what exactly is at the root of such unexpected behavior. Most of the information displayed in WhatIsHang's report, like Call Stack, Stack Data, Processor Registers, and Memory Data is designed for users with Windows programming knowledge. However, WhatIsHang also presents a list of strings and dll files related to the hang issue that can help users without programming skills understand and overcome the causes of the problem and restore normal operation. System Requirements And Limitations • This utility works on any version of Windows, starting from Windows 2000 and up to Windows 10. Both 32-bit and 64-bit systems are supported. • In order to detect hang problems of 32-bit applications, you must use the 32-bit version of WhatIsHang, even if your operating system is 64-bit. • In order to detect hang problems of 64-bit applications, you must use the 64-bit version of WhatIsHang. • On Windows 7/8/2008/Vista with UAC turned on: WhatIsHang cannot detect hanging application if it's running with SYSTEM or Administrator privilege. In order to solve this problem, you have to right-click on WhatIsHang.exe and choose 'Run As A...

Assuming you are using a Windows OS... Things to check: • PC has 10% at least of free disk space • PC has at least 1GB of RAM for WindowsXP and 2GB for WindowsVista • If there are any hanging programs or drivers. • Corrupt system files. If that is so, run sfc /scannow in cmd and let it replace any corrupt system files. It may ask for your Windows CD. Or, if it is seriously damaged then perform a WindowsXP repair install or • A badly corrupted file system. This is from experience rather than knowledge. Run chkdsk /r in the command prompt. • Due to the way Windows handles files, it will in inevitably get slow over time. Your • Malware. Download and run Are you sure about your defrag comment? I recently defragged an NTFS file system that was very well used, almost full and had not been defragged in many years and noticed a huge performance improvement. Perhaps the "no difference" comment applies to the most common cases where a disk is generally underutilised? WRT defrag, it depends. I used to daily work in an app that depended upon two files, one ~65MB in size and another ~2GB in size. When that app became "really slow", I went and ran a defrag analysis and discovered that, usually, one/both of those files were ~85% fragmented. After running defrag, the app sped up significantly. I know this is old, but does anyone have reference to the "inevitable" slowing down of Windows due to MFT structure (with the only cure being a reformat)? I don't understand how it would only be a "...

Note The third-party products that this article discusses are manufactured by companies that are independent of Microsoft. Microsoft makes no warranty, implied or otherwise, about the performance or reliability of these products. Applies to: Windows 10 Identify the problem • Which computer is freezing? For example, the affected computer is a physical server or a virtual server. • What operation happened when it froze? For example, this issue occurs when you shut down. • How often do the errors occur? For example, this issue occurs every night at 7 PM. • On how many computers does this freeze occur? For example, all computers or only one computer. Troubleshoot the freeze issues To troubleshoot the freeze issues, check the current status of your computer, and follow one of the following methods. For the computer that's still running in a frozen state If the physical computer or the virtual machine is still freezing, use one or more of the following methods for troubleshooting: • Try to access the computer through a remote desktop connection. • Use a domain account or local administrator account to sign in to the computer with the hardware manufacturer's remote access solution. For example, Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC), HP Integrated Lights-Out (iLo), or IBM Remote supervisor adapter (RSA). • Test ping to the computer. Look for dropped packets and high network latency. • Access administrative shares, for example \\ServerName\c$. • Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and check the respons...

Hi All, I've managed (with plenty of help from spiceworks) to get MDT working pretty well and a task sequence that carries out all I need. However i'm getting on a regular basis an issue where a machine gets stuck while downloading an update from Microsoft. (i've not got WSUS working currently) Am I able to set this task to time out if it takes to long? or is there another way around this. It seems my only option is to kill the task sequence and then resume it which is a bit of a pain. What OS/version number are you using? My initial thoughts are: 1) Download a recent CU from the MS download center and add it to your deployment as a package. Should speed the process immensely. 2) You’re killing your bandwidth by running the same update cycle against WU over and over. Create a task sequence that installs, runs windows updates, and captures an image. Run it on a VM, then use the captured image to deploy and clients will only have to pull the updates from the time it was captured ... rather than from day 1. 3) Get WSUS working ... for many reasons. EDIT (add) If you decide to go with (2), start the build/capture task sequence on your way out the door at the end of the day. MDT was designed not to be watched, and when you come in in the morning, the image will be waiting for you. ScottM1979 wrote: We have turned to running WU from WSUSOffline: Opens a new window It works so much better in our opinion. Just an FYI, WSUSOffline doesn't install all updates. It only installs enoug...

Mark III Systems is a leading digital and IT transformation solutions provider with a long, rich history of providing “full stack” technology solutions to enterprises and service providers across North America. Mark III offers clients a unique “full stack” approach to help them not only modernize and optimize core tech stacks in the datacenter, but also spin up and scale data-driven, digital transformation stacks in the datacenter, in the cloud, and on the edge. • Windows is one of the most popular operating systems on the planet today with a daily estimated usage of about 1.5 billion users globally, and this number continues to climb. Over the years, Microsoft has released quite a few major Windows editions from MS-DOS, Windows 3.1, NT, 2000, XP, 8.1 to the latest Windows 10, which has proven to be one of the most successful in recent years. But no matter how successful, well developed, clean, and well-maintained an OS is, over time a computer can suffer from system failure due to system critical errors and application conflicts from programs installed. System administrators spend much of their time analyzing and troubleshooting Windows crashes and application hangs on a regular basis, which also is the most common source of user disruption when working with Win32/Win64 applications. There are many different causes for application crashes and hangs, and not all of them manifest in an unresponsive UI. However, an unresponsive UI is one of the most common hangs reported whi...

Hi All, I've managed (with plenty of help from spiceworks) to get MDT working pretty well and a task sequence that carries out all I need. However i'm getting on a regular basis an issue where a machine gets stuck while downloading an update from Microsoft. (i've not got WSUS working currently) Am I able to set this task to time out if it takes to long? or is there another way around this. It seems my only option is to kill the task sequence and then resume it which is a bit of a pain. What OS/version number are you using? My initial thoughts are: 1) Download a recent CU from the MS download center and add it to your deployment as a package. Should speed the process immensely. 2) You’re killing your bandwidth by running the same update cycle against WU over and over. Create a task sequence that installs, runs windows updates, and captures an image. Run it on a VM, then use the captured image to deploy and clients will only have to pull the updates from the time it was captured ... rather than from day 1. 3) Get WSUS working ... for many reasons. EDIT (add) If you decide to go with (2), start the build/capture task sequence on your way out the door at the end of the day. MDT was designed not to be watched, and when you come in in the morning, the image will be waiting for you. ScottM1979 wrote: We have turned to running WU from WSUSOffline: Opens a new window It works so much better in our opinion. Just an FYI, WSUSOffline doesn't install all updates. It only installs enoug...

Assuming you are using a Windows OS... Things to check: • PC has 10% at least of free disk space • PC has at least 1GB of RAM for WindowsXP and 2GB for WindowsVista • If there are any hanging programs or drivers. • Corrupt system files. If that is so, run sfc /scannow in cmd and let it replace any corrupt system files. It may ask for your Windows CD. Or, if it is seriously damaged then perform a WindowsXP repair install or • A badly corrupted file system. This is from experience rather than knowledge. Run chkdsk /r in the command prompt. • Due to the way Windows handles files, it will in inevitably get slow over time. Your • Malware. Download and run Are you sure about your defrag comment? I recently defragged an NTFS file system that was very well used, almost full and had not been defragged in many years and noticed a huge performance improvement. Perhaps the "no difference" comment applies to the most common cases where a disk is generally underutilised? WRT defrag, it depends. I used to daily work in an app that depended upon two files, one ~65MB in size and another ~2GB in size. When that app became "really slow", I went and ran a defrag analysis and discovered that, usually, one/both of those files were ~85% fragmented. After running defrag, the app sped up significantly. I know this is old, but does anyone have reference to the "inevitable" slowing down of Windows due to MFT structure (with the only cure being a reformat)? I don't understand how it would only be a "...

In this article Find information on recently resolved issues for Windows 10, version 22H2. To find a specific issue, use the search function on your browser (CTRL + F for Microsoft Edge). For immediate help with Windows update issues, use Get Help in Windows or go to Resolved issues Summary Originating update Status Date resolved Saving or copying files might intermittently fail Status Originating update History Resolved OS Build 19045.2788 2023-03-21 Resolved: 2023-05-24, 11:05 PT Opened: 2023-05-24, 10:32 PT After installing Note: Apps are not affected by this issue if they are 64-bit or 32-bit and NOT Workaround: To mitigate the issue,you can attempt to save or copy again. Since the issue is intermittent, it is likely to succeed on a subsequent try. Important: If the resolution below does not resolve intermittent save or copy issues in your environment, then you might be experiencing a different issue with similar symptoms. Resolution: This issue is resolved using Computer Configuration -> Administrative Templates-> . For information on deploying and configuring these special Group Policy, please see Group Policy downloads with Group Policy name: • ​ KB5023774 230222_032017 Known Issue Rollback • ​ KB5023773 230222_032013 Known Issue Rollback Important: You will need to install and configure the Group Policy for your version of Windows to resolve this issue. Affected platforms: • ​Client: Windows 11, version 22H2; Windows 10, version 22H2; Windows 11, version 21H2; Wind...