Two I would like to use is running Start-up Repair Tool. With this tool it can diagnose and help fix issues before getting more inadept with an issue that might not have to be fixed. With this tool it can repair a more complex issue automatically at start up.
the next one I have used personally and that is force closing an application to be able to hold down the ctrl alt delete. This allows you to open the task manager and go into the application to force close it and then you can reopen it and if there are still issues. You can uninstall it and reinstall it and from this point you can see what your next steps would be.