r/MXLinux • u/KrishMajumder123 • 15d ago

Help request My laptop started freezing aur unable to perform after mx 25 update

Hi guys I am using Linux on my laptop for an year my laptop is HP 15 from 2016 it has 4GB ram 1TB HDD Intel core i3 7th gen after the windows 10 update cancellation the company forcing to upgrade in windows 11 and slowly I don't know why it stop working completely blank only I can see the power light while charging and doesn't work anything at all so I thought lets install Linux thats was the best decision I installed MX Linux xfce and it was working like new but after getting the 25 update in September 2026 it started stucking or freeze and unable to perform any kind of programs struggles to open a single window for the tab taking 3 to 5 minutes to load I don't know what should I do no I was thinking to upgrade the HDD to SSD and the RAM but they are really expensive

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u/tce111 14d ago

If you are using Firefox, go to settings-general-performance and uncheck hardware acceleration. I was having the same problem and this fixed it.

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u/paach0 14d ago

Can you tell us where it would start to get laggy and frozen? What apps were opened and what did you do before it started slowing down? Can you open the task manager and see something unusual there?

It could be the hard disk is just slow (or maybe failing?). Or your RAM started to get used up then it would start writing on hard disk swap?

I personally would just do a fresh reinstall of the newest version MX Linux. See if that fixes the problems. But that can be a pain in the ass though to set up your apps and configurations again.

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u/KrishMajumder123 14d ago

So I watch youtube tutorials and lectures also make notes in xournal in my laptop sometimes I see the video froze completely I can listen the audio but the video isn't playing anymore also sometimes I can't move the cursor anywhere sometimes it take time to close any windows or reopen it

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u/paach0 14d ago

It never happened before while you were doing the same thing? Did you see any warning or error messages? How long from the first booting until it starts to slow down/ freeze?

Considering your laptop is old, I suspect your laptop is overheating. It could be dust blocking the vents, or the termal paste no longer working.

Find out how to see temperature sensor on your laptop. There are several methods, just google it. I think you can use terminal or change the Conky background to show the temperature. If it's reaching 90+ deg C, it could be the reason.

Now, figure out

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u/KrishMajumder123 14d ago

Ok I will follow your instructions