Solution for Hang / Freeze Nokia Lumia Microsoft Windows Phone 10

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How to Hard Reset the Nokia Lumia 520, 710, 800, 920, 1020, 1520 and etc if it becomes unresponsive and frozen? The method is very simple, here are 3 methods for Microsoft Windows Phone 8 if your phone won’t turn on.

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Method 1 (Reboot Windows Phone 8)

  • Step 1 – Press and Hold the “Volume Down” button and “Power” button at the same time.
  • Step 2 – Phone will vibrate. Let go of the button once it vibrate. Done!

Method 2 (Reboot and erase Windows Phone 8)

  • Step 1 – Hold down “Volume Down” button, “Power” button and the “Camera” button at the same time.
  • Step 2 – Phone will vibrate. When it vibrates, release the “Power” button, but continue to hold the “Volume Down” button and “Camera” button.
  • Step 3 – Phone will vibrates again, now let go all the buttons.
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Method 3 (Factory Restore)

  • Step 1 – Hold down the “Power” button.
  • Step 2 – When it vibrates, let go of the “Power” button and begin to hold the “Volume Down” button until the exclamation point shows up on the screen.
  • Step 3 – Then press the “Volume up” button, “Volume down” button, “Power” button, “Volume down” button in succession. It should vibrate, erase the data and return the phone to an out-of-box state.

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    Affandi mohammad noh [ Reply ]

    Problem with my lumia 520 windows 10 build 10586 solved. No more freezing. After a hard reset without the restoration l have uninstalled ALL the Nokia Applications from the system which conflicting with the Microsoft application for the same task such as access point and audio. I hope this will help other lumians

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      Ngan Tengyuen [ Reply ]

      Glad to know yours is a software issue. Mine, I send it back to Nokia and took them a month to replace the motherboard. Kind of sad to know that their flagship 1020 had so many issues.

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    Emran Hosen [ Reply ]

    I am using microsoft Mobile within 2years.But in this time I have no found any missed call, Dial Call & received on the screen at this mobile. Please help me to found or show at the mobile.
    Regerds
    Emran Hosen

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    My nokia lumia1520 and 925 often get hung and resolve automatically, sometimes they behave auto until I press the power button. So I feel more disgusted with this handset what will I do?

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    Kavita [ Reply ]

    Hello. Tried your step 3 on windows phone and now it’s just showing blue windows logo. Can u please help?

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      Ngan Tengyuen [ Reply ]

      Microsoft have decided to stop supporting Windows Mobile, if it is broken, it will be broken forever. Perhaps it is time to move to Android or iOS.

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