It’s not uncommon for a laptop to freeze while gaming. Most laptops freeze over time because they can’t keep up with the technology of the gaming world. You may be frustrated to have experienced such a situation, but don’t worry. There are a few things you can do. Let’s take a look at what they are.
Ways to Fix a Freezing Laptop
Restart the Laptop
The first thing you need to do is restart the laptop for a clean start. This will help resolve minor software issues on your laptop. Also, a laptop that has only been closed for a long time can cause freezing problems over time. For this reason, turn the laptop off and on again from the Start menu or the shutdown key on the keyboard.
Manage Visual Effects
If you want to prevent your laptop from using all its power, you can make it more stable by setting the visual effects to a reasonable level.
To do this, follow these steps in order:
- Launch Run using the Windows key + R keyboard shortcut.
- Type sysdm.cpl and then click OK to launch System Properties.
- Under “Performance” click the Settings button.
- In “Performance Options” under “Visual Effects” select Set for best performance to disable all effects and animations.
- Finally, click Apply and OK.
Close Programs Running in the Background
Gaming is already a burden for your laptop. Having programs running in the background will have an even more negative impact on your device’s performance. Here are the steps you need to follow in order to prevent this:
- Press Ctrl + Alt + Del on your keyboard to launch Task Manager.
- Now click on “Task Manager” and go to the process tab.
- Find the programs that use CPU and GPU at a high level, select each one and click “End Task”.
Update your Graphic Card
Are you using your graphics card in its current state, or is there an update you need to do? To find out, you should follow the steps below and then perform the update, if any:
- Click Start, type “Device Manager” and click Open.
- Click on Display adapters and select your graphics card.
- Open the Driver tab, click Update Driver and select Automatically search for updated driver software.
- Or select Browse my computer for driver software to select a driver you have already found and downloaded. Then click Allow me to select from the list of available drivers on my computer.
- Click Have Disk > Browse to navigate to the folder containing the new drive. Click Next.
You can use the links below to find your graphics drivers:
Install Compatible Games on Your Laptop
Finally, you should know this about the games themselves: Does your laptop have enough features to handle the game you want to install?
You know that each game has minimum and recommended system requirements. You should make sure that your laptop meets the system requirements of the MMORPG game you are playing. Otherwise, even though the game opens, you will have performance problems.
Conclusion
Most MMORPG type games consume high amounts of CPU and GPU. For this reason, you should make sure that your laptop’s specifications meet the game’s system requirements. You can also eliminate your laptop’s freezing problem by taking a look at the solutions we mentioned.
