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Windows 8.1 system continually freezing

I have a desktop running Windows 8.1 with an SSD and it keeps freezing up. If running Chrome the message "waiting for cache" appears but there is no other clue.

Any ideas anyone?
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The only thing i can think of is your HD that has some issues. When did this start happening? Do you see any error messages in the event viewer? Happen to have a HDD scanner to check and see if there is an issue with it?
Do all programs have these issues or only Chrome??
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All programs have the issue - when it freezes if freezes.

It started happening when I installed Windows 8.1 and the SSD. It is bearable because of the really short reboot time.

On looking in the event viewer I get a lot of errors on livecom.exe which may or may not be related
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Have you navigated to 'Update and Recovery' and selected 'Refresh'?  This will repair the OS without losing any data.
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I purchased a new SSD and that seems to have solved the problem
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And... did you try the suggestions as well?