# Freezing/updating problem on my computer **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 12, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-updating-problem-on-my-computer/920389 "2020-09-12T03:40:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-updating-problem-on-my-computer/920389/1 "2020-09-12T03:40:03Z")
I’ve been using Windows 10 on my new computer for as long as I’ve had it, mainly because, well, that’s what came with it, and I have to say…on the whole, it’s really good. I’ve never had it crash on me even once, it doesn’t have the compatibility problems with applications or add-ons I’ve had all the time with past versions of Windows, and it’s fast and highly reliable. Actually, given my headaches with the IPad and IPad Pro, which I will not burden you with, it’s probably the best deal out there. There’s just this one little problem I’ve had crop up recently, and of course I have no idea how it happened. In the past, whenever Windows or one of my applications needed to download something, it’d ask. For Windows, it’s actually force a restart at a certain day and time (keeping all applications and web tabs intact, thankfully). Now, however, it completely locks up…cursor freezes, everything becomes unresponsive…and only after I hard reset do I get the thing that needed to be updated or loaded. Most recently it was AllPlayer. I looked through options but couldn’t find anything about setting up downloads. Could someone please help me on this? This seems like it should be an easy fix and I don’t have any better options for a computer right now. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-updating-problem-on-my-computer/920389/2 "2020-09-12T07:24:07Z")
Your PC locks-up when it tries to re-boot itself automatically to apply an update? Does it work ok if you restart manually? You can manage the schedule for the reboots if you want when Windows has a new update. How long have you had this PC? How often do you turn it off and on? (daily, weekly, never) Do you close programs before an expected re-boot or just leave everything open? ---
**Author:** ![by-tor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/by-tor/32/266_2.png) [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-updating-problem-on-my-computer/920389/3 "2020-09-12T10:23:50Z")
I see 2 settings here that might help: Settings \> Update & security \> Windows Update \> Advanced options ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-updating-problem-on-my-computer/920389/4 "2020-09-12T21:17:56Z")
That’s exactly what I was looking for. I forgot that anything specific in Windows 10, you need to search for. Thanks! (I had shut off automatic restarts because I didn’t want to risk losing all my browser tabs. Turned it back on and will do my best to make do with fewer tabs. I probably should anyway.)