Check out my post on determining whether or not you can update the BIOS. Normally, I don’t recommend updating the BIOS if everything is working fine, but it’s a good idea when something is wrong. For example, if you have a really old WiFi card and there simply isn’t a Windows 10 driver, try disabling it via Device Manager or the BIOS and see if the freezing goes away.įinally, you should update your BIOS in a situation like this. If that’s the case for you, the best option would be to disable the device or replace it with a newer version. Some users have had this issue with hardware that simply doesn’t have a Windows 10 driver. For example, if you have a Crucial SSD, you can download their storage executive software to do this for you. Check out my previous post on automatically updating your Windows drivers.Īlso, if you have Windows installed on an SSD, be sure to update the firmware for the SSD. You don’t have to install all the other garbage that comes along with it, just the driver.

If you happen to have an NVidia graphics card, you really need to make sure you download the NVidia Control Panel program and keep it up to date. The main drivers you want to focus on updating are the graphics card, network card, audio and chipset drivers. You’ve probably already tried this, but it’s still worth mentioning because it can definitely be the reason why Windows 10 is locking up. If you’re working on a clean install of Windows 10 and having the problem, then keep reading.

Windows 10 randomly goes to lock screen