#Microsoft windows is not responding install
#Microsoft windows is not responding update
#Microsoft windows is not responding upgrade
#Microsoft windows is not responding full

It doesn't happen every time and I confess I haven't had the patience to wait it out - so far I've taken the very undesirable step of having to do a shutdown with the off button. Ctrl/Alt/Del doesn't activate Task ManagerД«ut it does bring up the box that the OP mentions.

Desktop appears but if I click on anything I just get the stupid rotating blue circle. This has just started happening to me on Windows 8.1, when I wake the computer after it's been in sleep mode for a few hours. I wonder if legal action could be taken against Microsoft if they are indeed crippling windows 7 and 8 machines to force them into the Disgrace of the dreaded PC destroying Windows 10 downgrade! Led to reverting back to windows 7 the same day as the Windows 10 downgrade due to everything not made exclusively for Windows 10 either insta-crashing or malfunctioning.

#Microsoft windows is not responding upgrade

I would not be surprised if all who were (Like me) stupid enough to reserv that magical free upgrade that turned out to me an unmitigated disaster that

#Microsoft windows is not responding update

I am wondering if a forced update is doing this to try to strongarm me into going to Windows 10.

#Microsoft windows is not responding install

The only thing left to try is (When I get the cash) to purchase an 8Tb HDD make a new boot partition on it and do a fresh install of win 7 as well as back up everything on that HDD (Main Partiiton, Boot Partition) in case the primary HDD is going the way I am not going through another day of reinstalling windows followed by a solid week of reinstalling apps and games again! System Restore is also a no-go as over 10 restore points inexplicably disappeared so I have no points to restore to and as I said earlierД¬lean reinstall don't work. I clean the rig with Ccleaner and no dice.

#Microsoft windows is not responding full

I run full scans of Malwarebytes Premium and Baidu AV in safe mode and they don't detect anything. I could wait until I die of old age and none of the programs will start responding again. The Program has stopped responding, if you wait the program may respond again sometimes it hangs so bad the whole PC freezes and clicking on the mouse or pressing any key results in frequent beeping from the PC before: Change Default Printer by assigning Microsoft XPS Document Writer as default printerД¦.I am getting this issue with EVERY app I use. Check to see if your antivirus software is up-to-date or conflicting with ExcelДҐ. Repair Microsoft Office application programsД¤. Check to make sure Excel is not in use by another processДЈ.

Install the latest Windows Update can often correct problems by replacing out-of-date files and fixing vulnerabilities.Дў. If above mentioned method unable to resolve the issue, please try other alternative as below:ДЎ. This will allow you to figure out which add-in is causing the problem. Step 6: If the issue does not occur after disabling the COM add-ins, try start enabling the add-ins one at a time until the issues occurs. Step 4: Clear all the check boxes in the list and click OK.

Step 2: If the issue is resolved, click File > Options > Add-ins. Step 1: Start Microsoft Office program in safe mode by pressing and holding Ctrl while you start the program or by using вЂњ /safeвЂќ (that is, excel.exe /safe) option when you start the program from command line. Solution: Start Microsoft Office 365 products in safe mode and disabling third party COM add-ins Problem: When you open or launch Microsoft Office Program such as Excel, Word or Outlook, it show not responding error, вЂњA problem caused the program to stop working correctlyвЂќ error, crashes, hangs, stopped working or freezes.