Solutions
In many cases programs may appear to be hung, but are making slow progress, and waiting a few minutes will allow the task to complete.
Usually, in systems with a modern operating system, the user is able to terminate the programs running (for instance, with the kill command, or through the "end task" button on the task list in recent versions of Microsoft Windows), and, if they wish, restart it in the hope that the anomalous condition that caused the hang does not recur. Older systems, such as those using MS-DOS or Windows 3.1x, often needed to be completely restarted in the event of a hang.
A watchdog timer can reboot the computer in the event of a hang (this is commonly used in embedded devices).
Read more about this topic: Hang (computing)
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