Like many other apps on Windows 10, the Settings application may not function as you would expect. If you notice that the Windows 10 settings app is not responding that quickly, resetting it can help. You can read exactly how to do that in this article.
Fortunately, you don’t have to reset the Settings application just like that. Sometimes Windows 10 busy with something else, which slows down the loading process. But that does not necessarily have to be due to the Settings application. If you notice that the app often crashes (i.e. closes itself for no apparent reason), refuses to open or starts up very slowly (without other, heavy programs running), it can help to reset everything.
Remember that when you reset an app – whatever app it is – all set changes will be returned to their initial values. In some cases that is a bit tricky, but for this app it may make little difference. Moreover, the problems are likely to be solved, so it is also a small adjustment that you as a user have to make.
Reset Windows 10 settings app
You can reset the Windows 10 settings application from the start menu. Open it start menu and type ‘settings‘ in. Don’t open the app, right-click it instead. Option three in the new menu leaves App settings see. Click on it with your left mouse button. A new window will open with all the settings and specifications of the app.
Now scroll down a bit until you see the cup Reset see standing. This heading also explains that if the app does not work properly, you can reset it. The data of the app will then be deleted. Below this piece of text is the Reset button. When you click on that button, you will again receive a message that all data will be permanently deleted. Since we are trying to solve a problem, it is a necessary evil. Now press the only button on the screen again (Reset) and close this window.
Another thing you can do is use the Command Prompt. Open the start menu and type the letters’cmd‘ in. Right click on Command Prompt and select the option Run as administrator. Copy the following line of text, then press Enter: PowerShell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Command “& {$ manifest = (Get-AppxPackage * immersive controlpanel *). InstallLocation + ‘ AppxManifest.xml’; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $ manifest}”.
Since you can’t copy text to the Command Prompt, it’s probably more convenient to use the visual solution (aka the first solution we suggest in this article). If both solutions fail, then there is probably something else going on. You can call in an expert or else perform a complete Windows 10 reset.
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