Most of the time if a game won’t load, the problem is your browser or plug-ins in your browser. The browser or plug-in may be glitching, or not set up properly to run the games. For example, if you normally use Internet Explorer, try opening the game page in Google Chrome or Firefox.

A General Error may occur because of a server outage, or because cached Internet files are interfering with normal site behavior, or because of a connection issue. Follow the steps on this page to resolve the General Error. MSN Games occasionally undergoes scheduled server maintenance or an unplanned server outage.

Microsoft announced in July 2019, it would be shutting down the MSN Games. For Windows XP and ME games, these would be shut down on July 31, 2019, while the remaining games on Windows 7 would be shut down January 22, 2020 (a little over a week after Microsoft ceased support for Windows 7).

A video or game that won’t load….

1. Step 1: Update Chrome. Videos and games sometimes need the latest version of Chrome.
2. Step 2: Turn on JavaScript. Some media needs JavaScript.
3. Step 3: Reset your Internet connection. Your Internet network could be causing problems with the video or game.
4. Step 4: Check your cache and cookies.

What to do when a game won’t run

1. Make sure your PC meets the minimum specs.
2. Restart your PC and try again.
3. Update your video drivers.
4. Disable antivirus and other extraneous software.
5. Start unplugging stuff.
6. Try running the game client in admin mode.
7. Make sure the game is installed correctly.
8. Google it.

If your computer runs out of RAM when you’re playing a game, your system will dip into virtual memory to save files temporarily. If the size of your virtual memory is not big enough to save temporary files, it may cause your computer to freeze.

The possible factors that cause ‘computer crashes when playing games’ include: You are running too many programs in the background and they use lots of memory. Your current graphics card drivers are incompatible with your Windows OS (especially Windows 10). Your sound driver collides with other devices.

Go to Start > Run, type in “msconfig” (without the ” ” marks)and press OK. When the System Configuration Utility comes up, click on the Startup tab. Press the button to “Disable All.” Click on the Services tab.

To disable apps from running in the background wasting system resources, use these steps:

1. Open Settings.
2. Click on Privacy.
3. Click on Background apps.
4. Under the “Choose which apps can run in the background” section, turn off the toggle switch for the apps you want to restrict.

Here are some steps:

1. Go to Start. Type msconfig and then hit Enter.
2. Go to System Configuration. Once there, click on Services, check the Hide All Microsoft services check box, and then click Disable all.
3. Go to Startup.
4. Select every startup item and click Disable.
5. Close Task Manager and then restart the computer.

How to remove background processes in Windows 10

• Check applications launch on startup. There are two folders in Windows 10 for startup:
• Check processes that are running on the background. Click Start button and type ‘Task Manager’
• Remove background processes. You may want to disable all processes and services on startup.

This is mainly because, as you use your computer, many processes run in the background. When too many of these background processes are not ended, they end up using huge amounts of your computer’s resources, causing your computer to slow down over time.

How to stop Creative Cloud from launching at start up ?

1. Select Preferences-
2. Under General, uncheck the ‘Launch Creative Cloud at login’ option and select DONE-
3. Thanks. Kanika Sehgal.

For example, Adobe Acrobat runs a background app to help you launch PDF files more quickly. Several services, such as iTunes and Java, load with Windows to check for updates, and anti-virus and anti-malware programs start with your computer for security reasons.

acrotray.exe is a legitimate process file popularly known as AcroTray. It is associated with Adobe Acrobat (version 8 Professional) software developed by Adobe Systems. Malware programmers create files with virus scripts and name them after acrotray.exe with an intention to spread acrotray virus on the internet.

Adobe Desktop Service is the core of the Creative Cloud apps and keeps them running. It is responsible for fetching and processing critical information such as the licenses that you have, apps available in your subscription, and updates required.

1. Disable from Task Manager

1. The easiest way to disable Adobe Creative Cloud is to disable the app from the Task Manager startup tab.
2. Right-click on the Taskbar and select Task Manager.
3. Open the Startup tab.
4. Locate Adobe Creative Cloud.
5. Right-click on Adobe Creative Cloud and select Disable.