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Windows 7 unresponsive at times
There are times when Windows 7 (Professional 64-Bit) is unresponsive. I can move the mouse but when I click or double-click on anything, such as an icon or the start button, it does not respond. Then later, maybe 3 minutes later, all of the things that I clicked/double-clicked begin responding. It's as if all my clicks were stored in a stack and processed later after some higher priority process had finished. It seems that this "higher priority process" that hogs the machine for a moment is the Windows Update because whenever this happens I see the notification, "New Windows updates are available", and then my prior clicks begin to respond.
I have Windows Update set to "Check for updates but let me choose whether to download or install them". Is what I'm experiencing normal? It's so annoying, I wish it didn't behave this way. Can someone please help me with this problem?
Thanks in advance for your much appreciated help!