Sadly that didn't work for me
However, I did find a method that worked for me on Windows 8 x 64.
I play in Full screen, but it works even if you play in windowed mode.
NOTE 1: Make sure you do Uncheck ' edit save file descriptions' as mentioned above NOTE 2: If you play Full screen ... you HAVE to do step 1, otherwise it doesn't work! If you play in full screen :
1) Press 'F' to go into Windowed Mode
2) Save or Load
3) if it does freeze, hover over the game icon on your toolbar & right-click it.
4) Your game window is now unfrozen!!
5) Press 'F' to back into Full Screen Mode.
If you play in Windowed Mode:
> Follow Steps 2-4
When you Right Click, you want to make sure the menu doesn't pop up (the one that says Restore, Close, etc.) Just right-click in a different spot if it comes up.
I hope this helps someone!