Windows 7 Randomly Hangs

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Hello. I am posting here to get help with a problem that has just recently started up, but it is getting annoying fast... and slowing me down.

My computer (Windows 7) will randomly "hang" -- I am unsure if this is the correct term, but let me explain further. Let's say I notice that this "hanging" is occurring... if I open up some sort of program, or a simple photo... nothing will happen. The photo will finally open and the system will get caught up after a random amount of time (usually about 15 seconds from what I have noticed)

This happens on all programs, no matter what it is. If I'm on Chrome and open a new tab, the tab won't actually load and be functional until this "hang" is over.

I really do not know where to start to fix this problem as I have no idea what is causing it. The only thing I have checked is my boot drive, and no errors were found.

Any help would be appreciated... thanks in advance. I will provide any information that may be helpful.

CPU: AMD FX-8350
MOBO: ASRock 970 Extreme4
MEMORY: G.skill (2 x 2GB, 2 x 4GB) (12GB total, DDR3)
GRAPHICS: Radeon 7950
 
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It just might be Google Chrome.

I had a similar issue last month, with frequent hangs, and slow boots. It also kept coming up as Shockwave plugin crashes. I finally totally reloaded Windows 7 for a clean install, and all the issues went away. I also switched back to Firefox as my browser. After the reload, it really felt like a new PC! Was some work, but totally worth it.
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Sadly, I have already ran CCleaner to try to fix the problem. I have also ran Malwarebytes, and ADWCleaner... all to no avail.

The main drive is an SSD. Is it necessary to defragment one? I heard it hurts more than it helps, but I'm willing to do anything at this point to fix the problem.

 
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Okay. I didn't think defragging an SSD was a good idea. TRIM is, and has been enabled. What could I do as a next step to figure out this issue?
 
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I've ran both and cleaned up some things (although, it seems to have done the same thing as CCleaner.) I'll see if it has fixed the hanging issue and report back.

 
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Still no luck. Seems even worse now for some reason. Getting to this page it hung 2 or 3 times for at least 20 seconds each hang.

What I did notice, though, when the computer hangs... it's normally happens when I'm using Google Chrome. I only use Google Chrome, so I'm not sure if this is the issue... but when it does hang, Google Chrome waits for "AppCache" and "Cache" -- I don't know if this means anything as even photos don't open... aka the entire system hangs and not just Google Chrome.. but could Google Chrome be causing this issue?

 
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It just might be Google Chrome.

I had a similar issue last month, with frequent hangs, and slow boots. It also kept coming up as Shockwave plugin crashes. I finally totally reloaded Windows 7 for a clean install, and all the issues went away. I also switched back to Firefox as my browser. After the reload, it really felt like a new PC! Was some work, but totally worth it.
 
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