PC Freezing During Video Calls Fix
The ultimate meeting embarrassment: your screen is frozen, and you have to restart your whole computer. This is usually a "GPU TDR" (Timeout Detection and Recovery) error. Againly fixes this automatically by optimizing your graphics timeout settings.
Why this happens
- Overheated GPU: Video encoding is intensive; if your laptop fans are dusty, the GPU will throttle or crash.
- Hardware Acceleration Conflict: Teams and your GPU driver are fighting over who "owns" the video stream.
- Power Throttling: If your laptop is unplugged, Windows might "Throttle" the CPU mid-call to save battery.
Fix it manually
- Plug in Power: Always take 1-hour video calls with your charger connected.
- Disable Hardware Acceleration: In Zoom/Teams/Chrome Settings, find "Hardware acceleration" and turn it OFF.
- Update GPU Drivers: Use GeForce Experience or AMD Adrenaline to ensure your graphics driver is current.
Fix it automatically with Againly
Againly detects when a video call is starting and automatically switches your PC to "High Performance" mode to prevent thermal or power-related freezing.