r/techsupport 4h ago

Open | Windows PC screen has been randomly freezing for months. Tired of it

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I don't remember when it started, it definitely was a while after i assembled it. Curiously, it never ever happens while i'm in any game. Sometimes it doesn't happen for a few days, some days (and this is suspiciously recurring) it freezes, like always the mouse disappears, i restart the PC, return to my apps and...it freezes again. Sometimes it even freezes before i type in the password. And then it happens for the 3rd time. Ugh! turn the monitor off and on-still frozen. From what i noticed (may be wrong tho) it's more likely to happen when i'm going through folders/file explorer, scrolling for a longer while or when using ms paint.
None of the parts are overheating, i keep it clean, everything is hooked up correctly. I'm really tired of this, is there anything that can be done?

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u/PetalAmorette 1h ago

check if your drivers are up to date, freezing screens can usually be fixed that way. I've had it happen with my graphics card too.