Solved Windos 8.1 hangs from time to time

Bushido

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After making clean install of Windows 8.1 (before I had Windows 8) then my laptop started to hang from time to time.
Selecting tiles in Start screen with keyboard is normal as it used to be , mouse moves normally but HDD light is not on or blinking. Clicking with mouse does do nothing. When I click fast many times then it finally opens App from Start screen on a program in Desktop mode but everything is slow for 3-4 min. Then it automatically works as it should be, like nothing would be wrong. Any ideas, suggestions? Help is very appreciated, thanks!
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
I have found a solutiot to this. I said before that it could be related to unknown driver and know I have identified this faulty driver.
Firstly, yesterday I reinstalled Windows 8.1 Pro and today I was installing drivers again for Windows 8.1 in HP Probook 4545s.
Before I installed Windows 8 drivers to Windows 8.1 environment and when HP decided to publish official Windows 8.1 drivers for Probook 4545s then I installed new Windows 8.1 driverst beside Windows 8 drivers that I had before installed. So this caused this freeze/hang.

Secondly, I installed today only these drivers to Windows 8.1 that are ment to be for Windows 8.1 by HP. I installed without poblems until AMD/HP SATA driver were installed. Then my pc started to freeze again. Then I enrolled this driver back to Microsofts default and freeze/hang were gone.

My suggestion is: Don´t install WIndows 8 drivers to Windows 8.1, even if manufactures says it´s compatible with new OS.

Hope this helps many ohers who has this freeze issue too.


In addition to that I also uninstalled following Windows Updates: KB2883200 and KB2895219. After these I found out that they were causing this freeze too. After uninstalling them I havent got any freezes. Tip: Disable any Flash related programs or lines in Startup tab. Somebody said that it could be Flash related too then I disabled Flash IDM from startup that caused browser freeze (and maybe OS too) and no more lags.

Conclusion:

1. Roll back SATA driver to Microsoft default if any were installed during Windows 8.1 install.
2. Uninstall or don´t install these Windows Updates: KB2883200 and KB2895219.
3. Disable any Flash related line in Startup tab.

This solved my Windows 8.1 freeze/hang on HP Probook 4545s. If it helped you too then give feedback in comment section.
 
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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
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