Windows Devices Windows 8 freezing issue resolved! Jesse Houwing I love good coffee, meaning strong, dark espresso! Regular Expressions and LINQ are like word-puzzles! I am a trainer for Scrum.org, a member of the Microsoft ALM Rangers and awarded Microsoft MVP. More posts by Jesse Houwing. Jesse Houwing 12 Jul 2012 • 1 min read It looks like the Windows 8 freezing issues have been resolved by installing the following hotfix: Multimedia or communication activities may cause a computer that is running Windows 8 Release Preview or Windows Server 2012 Release Candidate to stop responding Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.