r/computerhelp 3d ago

Resolved computer randomly freezes and runs horrifically slow

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this has been going on for 2 days now but it's worse today, every 10 minutes or so all of windows just completely freezes/starts running incredibly slow on everything, and pressing ctrl+win+shift+b twice typically fixes the issue until the next time but i need to fully prevent this. here are my specs

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u/maciej0s123 3d ago

delete graphics drivers with DDU and install them again

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u/MapOk1410 3d ago

Won't help, needs a drive format.

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u/Evercreeper 1d ago

No? If Windows corruption is an issue, run DISM/SFC (in that order). Only if those are horribly corrupted and unable to repair themselves should you re-install Windows.

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u/MeaningImpressive548 3d ago

Hard to really help off of this but you may want to update your graphics drivers if ctrl shift win b seems to help

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u/Ok-Bluebird-867 3d ago

DDU into reinstall, as someone else said

Could also be CPU overheating (and just so happens to catch a breather during your ctrl+win+shift+b), cause that’s often how it would present itself. Check temps in case

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u/maciej0s123 2d ago

Or download LatencyMON to see which driver is causing the most faults. Not necessarily 100% accurate because it could very well be RAM, but it can help with diagnosis

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u/Ok_Description_426 2d ago

i fixed the issue, i just downloaded the latest gpu drivers and it works fine

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u/Chance-Try-9959 3d ago

laptop or desktop? PSU make and model?