PC Settings crashes when opening

Question

Hi, I recently noticed that my Windows 8.1 computer has been crashing when opening PC Settings, it used to happen a lot with Windows Store then I cleared the cache which did work. But the PC Settings issue still remains. I have tried to do SFC but I guess the registry file is corrupt. I was wondering if you can give me a command to reset the PC Settings app or at least a way to reinstall it. Just like how I did with PC Settings. If there's no way to do this I might as well install Windows 10 Insider but if there is a way to fix this I will appreciate answers asap

Answer 1

Hi,

See if this assists you:

"How to Fix and Restore PC settings and "Change PC settings" in Windows 8.1"

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/42001-pc-settings-fix-restore-windows-8-1-a.html

   Information

This tutorial will show you how to restore PC settings on the **Apps** screen, and fix the "Change PC settings" link in the Settings charm (+ I) in Windows 8.1 and Windows RT 8.1.

You must be signed in as an administrator to be able to do the steps in this tutorial.

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If not follow these steps.

"Use the System File Checker tool to repair missing or corrupted system files"

http://support2.microsoft.com/kb/929833?wa=wsignin1.0#manually repair

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And these eightforums.com Tutorials are very detailed for problems resulting from SFC Scan:

"How to Run "SFC /SCANNOW" Command at Boot or in Windows 8 and 8.1"

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/3047-sfc-scannow-command-run-windows-8-a.html

Read this Section there in conjunction with the rest of the information they give in above link.

   Note

If SFC could not fix something, then run the command again to see if it may be able to the next time. Sometimes it may take running the sfc /scannow command 3 times restarting the PC after each time to completely fix everything that it's able to.

If not, then run the **Dism /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth**command to repair any component store corruption,

Repair-WindowsImage -Online -CheckHealthRepair-WindowsImage -Online -ScanHealthRepair-WindowsImage -Online -RestoreHealth

Restart the PC afterwards, and try the sfc /scannow command again.

If still not, then try using OPTION ONE above to run the sfc /scannow command at boot

If still not, then you could do a refresh of Windows 8, or run a System Restore using a restore point dated before the bad file occured to fix it. You may need to repeat doing a System Restore until you find a older restore point that may work.

If still not, then you can use the steps in the TIP box in the OPTION THREE section to manually replace the files that SFC could not fix.

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"How to Refresh Windows 8 and Windows 8.1"

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2293-refresh-windows-8-a.html

Refreshing your PC goes like this:

• The PC boots into Windows RE (RecoveryEnvironment).
• Windows RE scans the hard drive for your data, settings, and apps, and puts them aside (on the same drive).
• Windows RE installs a fresh copy of Windows.
• Windows RE restores the data, settings, and apps it has set aside into the newly installed copy of Windows.
• The PC restarts into the newly installed copy of Windows.

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"How to Reset Windows 8 and Windows 8.1"

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/2302-reset-windows-8-a.html

"When you reset your PC, the drive will be completely reset, and all your apps and files will be removed from it. Windows 8 will be reinstalled, and you'll need to change any settings and reinstall any apps that you want to get back after resetting. If you know if any files that you don't want to lose, then you should back those files up before starting the reset"

Cheers.