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What steps do you take when two programs are interfering with each other and crashing?

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  • What steps do you take when two programs are interfering with each other and crashing?
  • How do you diagnose software conflicts that lead to frequent crashes?
  • What are the most common reasons two applications might not work well together?
  • How do you test and isolate the cause of a software conflict?
  • What troubleshooting methods help in resolving crashes caused by conflicting software?
  • How do you check if an application conflict is due to system settings or compatibility issues?
  • What would you do if updating or reinstalling the software doesn’t fix the conflict?
  • How do you prevent software conflicts from happening in the future?
  • What tools or logs do you use to track down application crashes?
  • How do you explain a software conflict issue to a non-technical user?
  • If two software applications are causing conflicts and leading to crashes, how would you identify and resolve the issue?

Interview question asked to Support Engineers interviewing at Cloudflare, IBM, Trend Micro and others: What steps do you take when two programs are interfering with each other and crashing?.