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Windows 11 Settings Missing? How to Get Them Back
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Updated onMarch 28, 2024
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Navigating your way through Windows can be a little confusing from time to time, and it can be even more confusing when Windows 11’s Settings app missing problem comes up.
The Settings app can be accessed in a variety of ways, some of which are even more convenient than finding the Settings button on the desktop or in the options menu.
Some devices have buttons on their keyboards dedicated to opening Settings, making it much easier for the users to find this much-needed app.
Why is Windows 11’s Settings app missing?
This issue of the Settings app missing occurs for individuals who have upgraded to Windows 11 from a previous Windows operating system and is caused by wrongly updated files.
It has been addressed by Microsoft a few times and had its own Fixit tool but now that Microsoft doesn’t support these tools it can’t be downloaded.
What can I do if Windows 11’s Settings app is missing?
1. Restart Windows Explorer
After doing as instructed the screen may go black for a few seconds which is normal and nothing that you should be worried about.
2. Install a PC repair tool
To fix Windows-related problems, PC repair tools analyze your computer for corrupt system files and then replace them.
There are a lot ofrepair toolscurrently on the market, which are reliable PC repair solutions. Apart from fixing issues like the missing Settings app by replacing damaged Windows files, these programs can detect risky websites and remove malware threats.
3. Run SFC and DISM commands
The sfc /scannow command checks the integrity of all protected operating system files and, where possible, replaces erroneous, corrupted, altered, or damaged versions with proper versions.
If the damage cannot be repaired, DISM should be used to fix the Windows 11 settings app missing problem.
4. Re-register the Settings app
There may be some red errors while the procedure is running, which you should disregard.
5. Try other ways of opening the Settings app
What are other Windows update problems?
The Windows 11 Settings app missing problem is not the only error users can encounter after updating to the new operating system.
Numerous other problems such asdriver incompatibility, no sound or screen, andbluescreens of deathmay occur after the upgrade.
TheWindows troubleshootingservice can handle most of the problems that happened due to incorrect system files or incompatible apps.
But sometimes problems such as Windows 11 Settings app missing need a little bit of trial and error and more time than just running troubleshoot.
As a result, if the machine is brought to a technician, the expert will ask the person to leave the device with him for a few days.
Although this is more expensive than using online instructions, it is one of the safest and simplest ways to resolve problems.
If theWindows 11 Settings won’t open, we have a special guide that might help you.
Let us know the option you used to resolve the Windows 11 Settings app missing issue in the comments section below.
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Farhad Pashaei
As a technophile, Farhad has spent the last decade getting hands-on experience with a variety of electronic devices, including smartphones, laptops, accessories, wearables, printers, and so on. When he isn’t writing, you can bet he’s devouring information on products making their market foray, demonstrating his unquenchable thirst for technology.
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