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What If Settings App Stops Working On Windows

Settings app is an important feature in Windows 10. It contains almost all the system controlling features under the hood. You can change the storage sense; check the network settings, personalization settings and more. What if Settings app doesn’t work?

If you are facing the same issue or App is not working at all, you can try to fix the issue with a few tricks.

In this post, we will discuss a few methods which could help you fix settings app not working.

Alternative Way to Access Settings: Reset Settings App

If you can’t open the Settings app the old fashioned way, then you must try to access the Settings app in different ways:

If you are not able to launch the Settings app, then you need to try these steps.

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Steps To Fix Settings App Not Working On Windows 10:

Method 1: Reinstall & Register Windows Apps Again:

As Settings app is a native app of Windows, reinstalling the apps would do it the job.

Steps to Reinstall & Register Windows apps:

Get-AppXPackage | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

Method 2: SFC scan

Method 3: Last Resort: Create a Windows User

If you are not able to access Settings app, then you need to create another admin account and transfer your files on it. However, you won’t be able to use the Settings app to create an account; you need to use Microsoft Common Console Document provided you have Windows Pro. Also, this

However, if you have Windows 10 Home edition, then you need Command Prompt

Note: Don’t forget to replace username and password with this to create a new administrator account.

Now, try to launch the Settings app.

Bonus Tips to Move Your Important Files from Old account to New

You need to transfer your files from old Windows user account to the new account.

Transfer the old files to the new one

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This is definitely not a simple method. However, a new Windows user account is not exactly an option. But it could be served as a workaround until Microsoft releases a patch to resolve the issue.

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