Launching Microsoft Edge on Windows 10
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My laptop screen has frozen while working on an open office document. How can I unfreeze it without losing my changes?
Launching Microsoft Edge on Windows 10
It depends on what is causing your screen to freeze.
Try pressing the Windows Key + Ctrl + Shift + B to restart your graphics driver, if this is a graphics problem, that should unfreeze the screen.
If that does not resolve the problem, if you previously saved your work to a file, press Ctrl + S to save your work, even though the screen is frozen, that may save your work in the background.
Then press Ctrl + Shift + Esc, does Task Manager open?
If so, select the Processes tab.
Do you see a process in there, that is not the app you are working in that is using huge resources that may be freezing the screen, if so, right click it and select End Task.
Finally, if nothing works, you may need to force your PC to shut down, what app were you working in, it may save the data to a temporary file.
If your screen has frozen while working on an Office document, you can try the following steps to unfreeze it without losing your changes:
Ctrl + S to save your document. If the application is still responsive enough, this may allow you to save your changes before proceeding further.Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open the Task Manager.These steps should help you handle a frozen screen without losing your work.