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Microsoft Windows 11 Home: "Settings" does not work

Anonymous
2025-04-19T17:19:04+00:00

Microsoft Windows 11 Home     Version: 10.0.26100  Build 26100

The bottom right hand corner of screen has permanent text “Windows 11 Home Insider Preview Build 26100.ge_240331-1435"

Hi,

A recent update has installed the Home Insider Preview though I have previous poor experience of this version and would never have installed it voluntarily. 

I can no longer access W11 “Settings”. Initially, a left click on “settings” resulted in a blank white screen. After following advice in other post responses e.g.  

Get-AppxPackage *windows.immersivecontrolpanel* | Reset-AppxPackage 

I have not even got a blank screen. The only result of clicking on the settings button is a short flash on the button itself but no result otherwise.

Advice on how to deal with this totally disabling problem would be most welcome.

Thanks

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Settings

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  1. Siva Shankar 10,960 Reputation points
    2025-04-20T08:35:13+00:00

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  2. Siva Shankar 10,960 Reputation points
    2025-04-19T21:26:30+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-04-24T11:29:16+00:00

    Hello,

    I installed windows iso file onto a USB disk with a different method using the media creation tool. Booting into the USB, I ran a Windows repair. There was no improvement and the problem remains as before.

    I previously changed Start to run the same as Windows 10. Could that be a reason for the problem?

    As regards the product key, I bought Windows 7, upgraded to W10 and W11, successfully using the activation code for W7 as instructed. I have also previously done a full W11 reinstall using the W7 COA.

    I am increasingly considering a full reinstall of Windows 11 is a likely outcome.

    Any further comments/advice welcome.

    Regards,

    pyor66

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-04-22T09:19:45+00:00

    Hi,

    Thanks for the clarification. But there remains a problem.

    I got to the virtual DVD, double-clicked on setup, and received this message. Any further advice appreciated.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-04-20T08:24:01+00:00

    Thank you for your quick response to my request. Just one problem. The first link takes me to your article but clicking on the link " here" opens a French language version of the download.Would you be able to give me an English link please?

    Regards

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