How to Fix Control Panel Not Opening in Windows 11, 10

Control Panel is a set of tools that allows users to organize and adjust the settings of their Windows system, such as installing software, changing network settings, etc.

Many Windows customers have recently complained that when they try to access the Control Panel window on their system, it fails to open. They are unsure what to do at this stage as there are no error or warning indications.

Some possible causes of this issue are described below.

• Corrupted System Files
• Virus Attacks on the System
• File Association Changes to Control Panel Files
• The Windows Error Reporting Service may interfere with

So, in this article, we have compiled some solutions keeping in mind all the above mentioned factors that will help the users to resolve the issues on their system quickly.

Fix 1 – Check for the service causing this issue

The Windows Error Reporting service, when enabled, can cause the above type of issues by interfering with launching applications or tools on Windows systems. Additionally, there is another service called Software Protection that can also cause this issue when disabled.

Therefore, we recommend that our users make sure to stop the Windows Error Reporting Service and start the Software Protection Service through the Services window.

Please follow the steps below.

Step 1: Press the Windows R key at the same time to open the Run command box.

Step 2: Type services.msc in the "Run" box, and then press the Enter key to open "Service" window.

Step 3: In the Services window, search for Windows Error Reporting service and double-click to open it.

Step 4: In the Properties window of the Windows Error Reporting Service, make sure that the Service Status is Stopped. Otherwise, click Stop and then OK to reflect the changes and close the Properties window.

Step 5: Once completed, look for the Software Protection service and double-click it to open it.

Step 6: If the service status of the software protection service is stopped, please click Start button to start the service.

Step 7: Once started, click "OK" to close the properties window.

Step 8: Then, Close the "Service" window.

Now check if the issue is resolved.

Fix 2 – Use Registry Editor to modify/edit the registry file

Note:Before you begin, please export the registry file so that the user can later Revert any changes that might cause the system to crash.

The system speed and user experience can be improved by modifying the registry file. Therefore, we investigated what tweaks are needed to fix the problem of Control Panel not opening.

Let’s see how to do this using Registry Editor in the steps below.

Step 1: Press the Windows key and type registry editor.

Step 2: Then, select the Registry Editor application from the search results as shown below.

NOTE: Click yes to continue the user access control prompt.

Step 3: Next, copy and paste the following path into the address bar of the Registry Editor and press Enter to reach Shell Registry key, as shown in the screenshot below.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell

Step 4: Then, right-click the BagMRU registry key under Shell and select Delete from the context menu, As follows.

Step 5: Click Yes in the Confirm Delete window to delete the selected registry key.

Step 6: In addition, delete the Bags registry key under Shell in a similar manner to the above.

Step 7: Once everything is complete, close the Registry Editor window.

Step 8: After shutting down, restart the system once.

Step 9: After the system starts, check whether the control panel opens normally.

Fix 3 – Change Local Group Policy via Gpedit

Note: If the user has Windows Professional installed on their system, continue to use this method.

Group Policy is used in a hierarchical structure where changes to settings can be reflected in many systems at once. Therefore, it is possible that some policies have been changed, preventing the control panel from opening.

因此，我们将向您展示如何在系统上使用 gpedit 在组策略中恢复它。

步骤 1：同时按键盘上的Windows + R键打开运行框。

第 2 步：在运行框中键入gpedit.msc ，然后按Enter键打开本地组策略编辑器。

第3步：打开后，双击左侧的用户配置将其展开。

第 4 步：然后，通过双击展开管理模板。

第 5 步：单击控制面板以查看编辑器窗口右侧的选项。

第6步：接下来，双击禁止访问控制面板和PC设置选项以打开其窗口。

第 7 步：在窗口中，选择未配置单选按钮，然后单击应用和确定进行更改。

步骤 8：完成后，关闭组策略编辑器窗口并重新启动系统一次。

之后，检查控制面板是否正常打开。

修复 4 – 通过 Windows 安全性执行完整系统扫描

当有来自第三方不可靠资源的任何病毒攻击或任何有害软件安装在系统上时，就会出现这些类型的问题。因此，建议通过 windows 系统上的 windows 安全应用程序执行全系统扫描。

让我们看看如何通过 Windows 安全应用程序进行快速扫描。

步骤 1：按键盘上的Windows键并键入windows security。

第 2 步：从搜索结果中选择Windows 安全应用程序，如下所示。

第 3 步：在 Windows 安全应用程序窗口中，单击左侧菜单中的病毒和威胁防护，如下图所示。

第 4 步：在窗口右侧，单击顶部当前威胁下的快速扫描，如下所示。

第 5 步：它会立即开始扫描，可能需要一些时间，所以请等待它完全完成。

第6步：完成后，它会显示所有威胁。否则，它会说“没有当前威胁”。

第 7 步：如果当前有任何威胁，请删除那些受病毒感染的文件。

第 8 步：之后，关闭Windows 安全应用程序窗口。

现在检查控制面板是否在系统上打开。

修复 5 – 执行系统文件检查器扫描和 DISM 健康恢复

可以通过对系统执行系统文件检查器扫描来检测系统上的任何损坏的文件，然后如果发现任何损坏的文件，则应替换或删除。此外，系统运行状况应由 DISM 工具恢复。如果您面临控制面板无法打开的问题，建议在系统上执行此操作。

我们在下面的简单步骤中解释了如何做到这一点。

第 1 步：同时按Windows + R键打开“运行”命令框。

第 2 步：在运行框中键入cmd ，然后同时按CTRL + SHIFT + ENTER键以管理员身份打开命令提示符。

第 3 步：通过单击是继续接受 UAC 提示。

第 4 步：键入sfc /scannow并按Enter键开始执行系统文件检查器。

第5步：等到它完成。

第6步：完成后，如果检测到任何损坏的文件，请替换或删除它们。

第7步：之后，执行以下命令，如下所示。

Dism /在线 /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth

第 8 步：这将使用 DISM 工具恢复系统运行状况。

步骤 9：关闭命令提示符窗口。

现在检查问题是否得到解决。

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