
Scan Your System For Malware Or Viruses. Bear in mind that these are general solutions and might not work with all programs. In this guide, we show how to apply these methods to resolve the "The application is not responding" notification. To solve this problem, you might need to run System File Checker, run a performance diagnostic tool, scan your system for malware, reinstall a program, update Windows, perform a clean boot, or run the DISM tool. This problem usually occurs when your computer is infected with malware, there are conflicts between two (or more) programs, there is a lack of computer resources, or system/program files or registry entries are corrupted. You can wait for the program to respond, but in most cases, it will not respond after an extensive period and keeps the "The application is not responding" message open, which you can close only by using Windows Task Manager or restarting the computer. In most cases, closing the program allows you to bypass the notification but not to solve the problem itself (you receive the same message when trying to run the program).
This message can appear with any program, and often with three options (depending on the Windows version): close the program wait for it to respond, and check for a solution and restart the program. For example, "The application is not responding", or a similar message such as "The program has stopped working". You may have encountered a problem whereby you receive a Windows notification stating that a program is not responding. Application Or Program Is Not Responding/Stopped Working.