If you can’t work out how to get those updates, you can manually download them here from Microsoft. However, if the solution to your problem has already been included in an update, make sure you’ve downloaded and installed them all. We know, we know… update notifications can be annoying and easily ignored. If PowerPoint keeps crashing when you’re building an awesome deck, hold off on throwing your laptop out of the window and check out our helpful tips for fixing PowerPoint.
That’s the absolute last thing you want when creating a presentation on a tight deadline, and nobody needs the stress of worrying that their slideshow will crash when they’re giving that all-important presentation. That’s why you’re here, right? Microsoft’s PowerPoint might be a powerful tool for making great presentations, but even it can occasionally crash, hang, or freeze up.