If none of the previous solutions resolved the issue, reinstall your operating system. If you can open the Settings app in that account, create a user account for yourself and delete the old account. Log in as another user with administrator rights. This should re-register and reinstall all the Windows 10 apps.

Open command prompt or PowerShell with administrator rights, type the following command, and then press Enter. Once the file check completes, attempt to open Settings.ĭownload and run the Windows Update Troubleshooter Open command prompt or PowerShell with administrator rights, type sfc /scannow, and then press Enter. Run a System File Check on your operating system. If you still cannot open Settings, go to the next step. Look through the list for the troubleshooter that addresses your particular issue. If any of the above methods is successful, choose Update & Security and then select Troubleshoot. Type cmd and then press the Ctrl, Shift, and Enter keys together to run the command as an administrator. Press the Windows and R keys together simultaneously to open a run box.Again select the option to open with administrator rights. Then right-clicking the Command Prompt or PowerShell listing on the menu that appears. You can open a shortcut menu by right-clicking the Start Menu icon.You can open the start menu and in the list of applications, right-click the Command Prompt or PowerShell icon and select open with administrator rights.

You can use one of the following instructions to open your CLI with administrator privileges: This is called either Command Prompt or PowerShell, depending on your revision of Windows 10. NOTE: You have access to a Command Line Interface (CLI) application in Windows 10.

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