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Hung process in Windows: Is there any way to see why?

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Mar 15, 202618899 views
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I tried to print a doc in word, and word froze. Is there any way for me to see what resource it's waiting for? I'm using windows XP and word 2007 (though I imagine the answer doesn't depend on the process that froze)

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Fix for: Hung process in Windows: Is there any way to see why?

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This requires a little technical knowledge, but it is possible to analyze hangs with the (free) Windows debugger WinDbg. It requires some work to install, attach to the process, and to get the symbols set up (very important!) but then you can find t…

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