PC keeps freezes, have to hold power button down in order to shut down then restart

[Microsoft Windows]

This has been happening for a week now where at any point while using my computer, it will either freeze entirely or the taskbar will just stop responding. In the latter case, if I save anything that I am working on during that state, the file that was saved ends up getting corrupted, and clicking shut down or restart doesnt do anything. In both cases, the only way to get out it is by holding down the power button on my computer.This has happened 8 times so far, with the latter four happening over the past 24 hours. Initially, I thought it would happen if I didnt shut my pc down after 24 hours

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