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In this article, we will help you in knowing the most common reasons why laptops hang or freeze, and we will also show you how you can solve those common laptop issues. We have limited this article to only include laptops that run Microsoft’s Windows operating systems.

This is the first thing you should try the next time your laptop hangs. We’re sure, most of us are already aware of it, but how many of us remember to do this when the laptop hangs? Once you click the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys simultaneously on your laptop’s keyboard, you will see the Windows Task Manager window pop up. All you need to do is, check which programs are consuming the most CPU and RAM resources. If you find any program that is unwanted and is eating up a lot of laptop computing resources, click on it and then click on the ‘End Task’ button.

Once all unwanted programs and unwanted background processes are identified and closed, your problem should be solved and the laptop should start behaving as it should. If it doesn’t help, you may have to forcefully shut down your device by holding the ‘Power’ button for a few seconds and then restart it. Do not forget to save the document you are working on so that you don’t lose critical data.

If you do not install the operating system updates on time, your laptop may fail to function smoothly. It is advisable to always run a legal copy of Microsoft Windows to be able to download updates as soon as they are released. If you are using Windows 10, the update option is automatically turned on. In most cases, automatic updates and the latest drivers are available online.

To update your software through Windows, follow the steps below:

Laptops may also slow down when their processor doesn’t function at optimal clock speeds, and that might happen when the laptop heats up and the processor has to lower its clock speed in order to maintain safe operating temperatures. This issue is called performance throttling. When a laptop overheats, its fans work in full swing, and you might hear unusually loud sounds generated by the cooling fan inside the laptop. This is a good sign that your laptop is overheating.

To stop performance throttling, you need to make sure that your laptop is efficiently dissipating heat generated in its internals. Moreover, you also need to make sure that dust isn’t blocking exhausts and air vents from where the laptop pushes our hot air. Clogged air vents can pose a big problem.

The best way to avoid laptop overheating is to use a cooling pad. Laptop coolers are meant to provide additional cooling. Fans inside the laptop cooling pad suck in hot air from the laptop’s air exhaust vents and extract hot air outside. This helps the laptop in staying cool. Also, always keep the laptop on a hard or flat surface so that hot air can exit easily. Uneven and soft surfaces like a blanket, pillow or your lap obstruct the laptop’s airflow.

Sometimes, the laptop’s CPU can’t dissipate heat efficiently because the thermal paste (also known as thermal compound) has worn off. The thermal compound helps heat transfer from the CPU or the GPU to the heat sink. If the thermal paste has worn off, you need to visit an authorised or trusted laptop service engineer and get them to re-apply a high-quality thermal paste.

If your laptop has been constantly freezing, insufficient RAM could also be a reason. It is necessary to have enough RAM to keep the system running smoothly. This makes sure that all the programs that you run simultaneously can stay in RAM concurrently.

If you run multiple heavy apps (like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, AutoCAD, or Visual Studio) at once or open a lot of heavy files at the same time, your laptop may get hung if it doesn’t have enough RAM to load all those apps or files. You may either have to upgrade to a laptop with a higher RAM configuration or upgrade your existing laptop to add more RAM (provided that it supports RAM upgrades).

One of the easiest ways to find out if the laptop has a RAM issue is – when you first turn on your device and it runs perfectly fine but in a few hours the laptop begins to slow down, files take too long to open, and websites fail to load quickly. This can be due to insufficient RAM. Apart from this, if you notice that your laptop constantly keeps restarting, this is also a clear indication of faulty RAM.

Most modern mid-range and high-end laptops now feature SSDs (Solid State Drives). However, older laptops and some modern entry-level laptops still use HDDs (Hard Disk Drives). If your laptop uses a hard disk drive and if you notice an unusual clicking sound every time you turn the laptop on, this is an indication that something is wrong with the hard disk drive. Do not take this lightly!

In case there is a serious issue with the hard drive and it crashes, you can lose important data due to hard disk drive malfunction. This is why we recommend saving all your important documents and files on an external hard drive as well so that you don’t lose important files. It’s a good routine to back up important files before it’s too late.

Just to be sure if the hard drive has really malfunctioned, you can open File Explorer on your laptop and follow these steps:

You can also run SpeedFan to check for possible issues with the hard drive. If the hard drive has malfunctioned, you will need help from the brand’s authorised service centre for replacement.

If you’re planning to buy a new laptop, we recommend buying it along with the Onsitego Extended Warranty Plan to ensure a longer life for your device. Our extended warranty covers all the defects and malfunctions covered in the standard manufacturer’s warranty and you can buy Onsitego’s extended warranty plan with up to 4 years of validity on top of the standard 1-year manufacturer warranty.

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Claremont McKenna, or CMC, is a small, liberal arts college about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles. Although the student body is only about 1,300, CMC is part of a five school consortium called the Claremont Colleges. Students are able to take classes, play sports, and join clubs at Scripps, Harvey Mudd, Pomona, and Pitzer in addition to CMC. Combined, about 8,500 students attend these five schools.

CMC is consistently ranked in the top 10 liberal arts colleges in the country, so the acceptance rate is quite competitive. Writing strong essays will only help you improve your chances, so read on for our tips on the CMC essays!

As a classic “Why this college?” prompt, there are two things you want to focus on in your response. First, specific opportunities offered at CMC. Second, how those opportunities align with your passions.

Let’s begin with identifying specific opportunities. When you start brainstorming, it’s possible you realize the reasons you’re interested in CMC are pretty general: perhaps you like California, or you want to go to a small school. That’s completely normal, since there’s only so much you can learn from brochures and info sessions, but you’ll need to research more concrete reasons in order to write a strong response.

For example, perhaps you’re a woman interested in a career in business. After exploring the CMC website, you might write about how you envision the Women and Leadership Alliance, which “highlight[s] issues faced by women in leadership in business, government and the professions,” helping you develop skills to combat workplace discrimination.

CMC also offers the Washington Program, an off-campus program in Washington DC where students spend a semester completing an internship while taking CMC classes at night. You might discuss how this program will give you an opportunity to identify potential career paths.

In contrast to the examples above, just saying you like CMC’s government department is boring and ordinary. Every college has a government department, so that doesn’t tell the admissions committee anything about why you want to attend their school specifically. The examples above, on the other hand, are specific and unique to CMC.

These examples are also strong because they tell the committee something about who you are and what you hope to achieve in college. The opportunities you mention should be very different from the ones listed above based on your interests and goals.

There are also some things you want to avoid doing. First, “Why this college?” is a very common prompt, one you may have already responded to for another school. We strongly discourage you from just recycling that response and replacing the school name with CMC. You want your essay to feel original and thoughtful, not like you’re working from a template.

Second, don’t bite off more than you can chew. Once you start doing research, you’ll probably identify a whole bunch of things you’d love to do at CMC. But this essay isn’t long enough to mention all of them, and if you try to fit them all in you’ll likely run out of room to connect these opportunities to your own interests.

Third, try to avoid writing about the appeal of the Claremont Consortium. Although the Consortium is absolutely an awesome thing about CMC, it isn’t the best thing to mention in this particular essay. Wanting to be part of the Consortium only tells the committee you want to attend one of five schools, not their school specifically.

In summary, you want to paint a picture for the committee of what you would look like as a CMC student. What opportunities are you interested in, and what is your personal interest in those particular opportunities? If your essay answers those questions, you’re in great shape.

This prompt gives you an opportunity to write about your academic interests in a more creative way than the standard “Why this major?” essay. Because you’re writing about just one class, not what you want to study for four years, your essay should focus more on your curiosity and learning style rather than your interest in one particular topic.

The first thing you want to do is choose the seminar you want to write about. Although the prompt lists a few examples, there will likely be a lot of applicants writing about those, so we suggest you look at the full list and pick one from there. That’s not to say you can’t write a strong response about one of the examples above, so long as you are genuinely drawn to it.

As you scroll through the full list of offerings, keep a couple of things in mind. First, note any courses that immediately catch your eye. All of these courses are offered at CMC, so don’t think about what will seem most intellectual—focus on the courses that speak most to you.

You should also remember that this isn’t a “Why this major?” essay. The prompt itself says you can write about your “desire to know more about an area outside of your experience,” meaning you are being encouraged to write about interests other than your intended major.

For instance, just because you’re interested in media studies doesn’t mean you have to write about “Literary Genres through Film.” You can, of course, but you should also feel free to choose a course that’s different from your normal academic interests, for example “Drug Development, Policy, and Innovation.”

Once you have selected a seminar, you want to think more deeply about the reasons you are drawn to it. Let’s say, for example, that you select “Literature and History in Opera and Ballet.” Perhaps you have never been to the opera or the ballet, but you love Netflix and are fascinated by what popular TV shows reveal about modern society. You could then write about how you are excited by the thought of using new art forms to learn about other time periods.

Alternatively, say you select “Voice, Variety, and Vernacular” because you love music and singing. You might choose one of your favorite songs and write about how the combination of lyrics and tone affects your interpretation of the song, and then express your hope that this course would show you some of the rationale behind these artistic choices.

These hypothetical reasons for wanting to take these two courses are both specific and personal. They show your reader that you are curious, thoughtful, and can think critically about the world around you. In contrast, if you just said you wanted to learn more about ballet, or that you like music, your reader wouldn’t get any sense of what you’re like as a student.

If you’re having a hard time narrowing the focus of your essay, ask yourself leading questions:

These kinds of questions will hopefully help you brainstorm specific experiences that will illustrate exactly how you will take advantage of the academic opportunities at CMC.

Do you want feedback on your CMC essays? After rereading your essays countless times, it can be difficult to evaluate your writing objectively. That’s why we created our free Peer Essay Review tool, where you can get a free review of your essay from another student. You can also improve your own writing skills by reviewing other students’ essays.

If you want a college admissions expert to review your essay, advisors on CollegeVine have helped students refine their writing and submit successful applications to top schools. Find the right advisor for you to improve your chances of getting into your dream school!

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