Portal 2 Freezes in PC and Laptop (Windows 7, Vista and XP)
Many PC gamers have reported a problem that Portal 2 freezes in Windows 7, Vista and XP. There are different stages where the game freezes; on startup, after the intro logo, during loading and during the game play. This article will guide you to fix the issue.
Here are some ways to fix the Portal 2 freezing and make game run without errors and crashes:
Close All Programs
Update Video Drivers
Downgrade Video Drivers
Install Microsoft Updates
Repair Registry Errors
Corrupt Installation
Close All Programs
Portal 2 freezes problem if there are other programs running when you are playing the game. Before launching the game it is important that you should close all the other applications. It will reduce memory consumption which will allow the game to run smoothly. One good way to automatically turn unnecessary services off is to use a good system utilities software.
Update Video Drivers
Make sure that you have installed up to date video drivers for your device. If you are using old drivers this may result in Portal 2 freezing issue. You can download latest drivers from manufacturer’s website or update drivers from Device Manager directly.
Downgrade Video Drivers
On some video cards it may happen that the recently installed drivers don’t work well. Portal 2 freezes due to this reason. In this case rolling the drivers back to previous state may resolve the issue.
Install Microsoft Updates
To run your system smoothly installing Microsoft updates is very important. Installing these updates will make it easy for game files to run game without any errors.
To install Microsoft updates follow the steps given below:
Open Control Panel
Click on Windows Update located at the end
Now click on Check for Updates
Install the available updates
Reboot your system
Repair Registry Errors
Registry errors slow down the overall performance of your computer. This result in crashing and freezing of programs. Cleaning registry errors may resolve the problem.
To clean registry errors you need to install a Registry Cleaner program. It fixes registry errors in a couple of clicks.
Corrupt Installation
Portal 2 freezes problem may occur due to corrupt installation files. To fix this you need to completely re-install the game. To do so follow the steps below:
Go to Control Panel
Click on Programs and Features
Locate Portal 2 and right click on it
Click Uninstall
Follow the steps to complete the process
Restart the computer
Re-install Portal 2
by Shane Z
