Software Bugs
There will come a time when, out of the blue, the program you’re using – perhaps while typing out an article or designing some graphics – would just freeze on you. While definitely a frustrating drawback, there are a few things you can do to get rid of the problem and get back to doing what you were supposed to.
For Windows users: Press Ctrl-Shift-Esc. This brings up a window called the Task Manager, which shows all the programs, windows, and other processes running on your computer. Unresponsive programs would have the text “(Not responding)” next to them. Click that, then click “End task” on the upper right. If this still doesn’t work, right-click the unresponsive process > click “Go to details” then click “End task.”
For Mac users: Go to the Apple menu > click “Force Quit” > click the unresponsive application >
click “Force Quit” > click “Force Quit” once again to confirm.
If all that fails, you might have to restart your computer.
If even that won’t work, you’ll have to do a hard reboot: press and hold your computer’s power button until the screen turns to black. Then, turn on your computer like you would normally via a single press of the power button.