Windows 11, Settings app not working.

Question

Hello!
I recently got a PC with windows 11 installed, was going about my day downloading my usual games, programs etc then all of the sudden my Settings App stopped working, can't open it in anyway, it just opens a blanc window for 2 seconds then it closes.. Tried every shortcut, tried every method they recommend through CMD and powershell when googling ''Settings app not working''. Anyone who has a quick fix?

Answer 1

Run a System File Check on your operating system. Open command prompt or PowerShell with administrator rights, type sfc /scannow, and then press Enter. Once the file check completes, attempt to open Settings.

Reinstall the Settings app. Open command prompt or PowerShell with administrator rights, type the following command, and then press Enter. This should re-register and reinstall all apps.

Get-AppXPackage | foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"}

Answer 2

Hello,

See if this fix helps you:

https://www.kapilarya.com/fix-settings-app-wont-open-in-windows-11

Let us know if this helps!

Note: Included link in this reply refers to blog post by a trusted Microsoft MVP.

Answer 3

Hello, Seif Achour,

I was also experiencing the same issue. After searching the internet and watching tutorials to solve this problem, I couldn't find a solution. Here’s how you can resolve the issue:

When we attempt to open the Settings app, it accesses a specific memory address. In my case, when I tried to open Settings, it accessed a part of the memory that is not allowed, which caused it to close instantly. I discovered this by checking the Windows logs.

In the Windows logs for applications, you will see an error like this:

Faulting application name: SystemSettings.exe, version: 10.0.26100.3624, time stamp: 0x39e9cab4
Faulting module name: igd10um64gen11.DLL, version: 31.0.101.1999, time stamp: 0x6296880a
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000049aace
Faulting process id: 0xBBC
Faulting application start time: 0x1DBA167FC6C130F
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\ImmersiveControlPanel\SystemSettings.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\iigd_dch.inf_amd64_8378bbc5c6d71266\igd10um64gen11.DLL
Report Id: 40de3f9b-2c50-412b-a037-daa08eeae263
Faulting package full name: windows.immersivecontrolpanel_10.0.8.1000_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy
Faulting package-relative application ID: microsoft.windows.immersivecontrolpanel

This indicates that our Settings app is trying to access a memory address that it shouldn't.

To resolve this issue, we need to go to Device Manager and uninstall the Intel Graphics Driver. You need to install the drivers again from intel. You can watch tutorials to install drivers on youtube or anywhere you want.

I uninstalled the driver, and after that, when I opened Settings, it worked without any trouble.

Please check if this works for you as well.

Thanks!