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What do I do when a program stops responding?

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Mar 15, 20264350 views
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When a program stops responding, and turns gray and the box that says "this program is no longer responding" comes up, How do I know when to close the window, and when do I wait for it to respond?

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There isn't one answer fits all... this really comes down to your individual experience and the program involved. Typically, a program will have this when it fails to respond to typical Windows GUI commands/events such as maximize/move e.t.c. Typica…

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