About this tag
The tag 'system response' on WindowsForum.com covers issues where a Windows system stops responding or becomes unresponsive. Common scenarios include a blue spinning circle when opening files, display driver crashes causing black screens, and system hangs due to driver deadlocks or third-party software. Specific problems addressed include the Spoolsv.exe process stopping after connecting to many network printers, Stop error 0x0000007f during RDP connections, and Mountmgr.sys deadlocks after installing certain programs. These threads focus on troubleshooting unresponsive behavior in Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Vista, often involving driver conflicts, hardware changes, or system resource limits.
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    Windows 10 blue spinning small circle when opening a file

    What does it mean a blue spinning small circle when opening a file?
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    Windows 7 display driver stops responding

    my display driver (nVidia 191.07) randomly stops responding, screen goes black, comes back and says it has recovered. Win7 7600 Any insite into this out there. thx
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    Windows Vista Screen goes black

    When I boot, after the Vista green loading bar disappears and before the Windows Vista logo appears, the system stops to respond (I get a black screen, no mouse, no cursor, no HDD activity, nothing). This occurred after I installed a second hard drive. When I disconnect the drive I can boot up...