Embodiments of the invention disclose an information processing method and a terminal device. The method disclosed by the embodiment of the invention comprises the steps of receiving an unfreezing instruction for a first application; adding the first application in a local freezing list; receiving request information of a second application, wherein the request information is used for requesting to display target information; judging whether the second application belongs to the local freezing list or not; and if yes, refusing the request information and moving the target information to a frozen display region, wherein active display does not occur in the frozen display region. The embodiment of the invention furthermore provides the terminal device. When one application is unfrozen, the application is added in the local freezing list, so that the interference of display information of the application for the user is avoided and the user experience is improved.