What would cause a program to not respond? Your computer may be freezing or unresponsive when there are not enough system resources, since too many applications and services running can slow down and even freeze your computer. The symptoms for Windows 10 not responding includes programs unresponsive, or you can’t click anything in your computer.
Once open, highlight the program that is not responding and click the End Task button to terminate the program. The first step to try and resolve the program not responding is to press the Ctrl+Alt+Del keys on your keyboard to open the Close Program or Task Manager window. What must do if the program is not responding? The reasons for a Program “not responding”: lack of sufficient system resources (if you are using a number of Programs that are resource-intensive) a CPU-intensive action taking longer than normal (more common in multimedia and graphics Programs) Drivers or Software bug.