Note: This solution should be your last resort after trying the other suggestions above. If you're using a laptop, you may be able to remove the battery to force the computer to turn off.
Follow this procedure to use the process of elimination to identify the problem in Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Windows Vista. You may need to click More Details at the bottom of the window to see the Processes tab. If the check box is cleared, the service or startup program does not run when you restart the computer. Next, locate and select Windows Explorer from the Processes tab and click Restart. To do this, press and hold Ctrl+Alt+Delete on your keyboard to open the Task Manager.
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One simply way to fix this error and bring your Windows 10 system back to normal state is to remove the offending software that has installed a bad add-on for File Explorer. After some examination, I found out it is because Windows File Explorer is unable to load which in turn happens because of an incompatible File Explorer extension that was installed by either a rogue software or by an older software that does not work well with the new versions of File Explorer.
Select Start, then select Settings > Update & Security > Windows Update > Check for updates.If you see the option to View optional updates, select it to see if there are updates available for your camera.Allow available updates to install, then restart your device when its ready. Both of these options lead to system hanging in the middle without any working desktop and all the Windows shortcut keys not working. Before working through the possible solutions listed, do these first: Check for updates. Earlier this week, my Windows 10 computer started to show an error “Microsoft Windows is not responding” with two options – “End Process” and “Cancel”.