On Windows 10, you can reset the Settings app when it doesnât want to open, keeps crashing, or is experiencing other problems, and in this guide, youâll learn how.
The Settings app is the new immersive experience that replaces the classic Control Panel, and you use it daily to customize almost every aspect of the desktop experience, control apps, and change system settings. However, since itâs an app built into Windows 10, it does not always work as expected. Sometimes, the app wonât launch, you wonât be able to access specific pages, or itâll suddenly crash, among other problems.
If youâre dealing with a similar problem, Windows 10 includes at least two ways to reset the Settings app using the built-in secret option.
This guide will teach you the steps to reset the Settings app when itâs not working as expected on Windows 10. (You can also watch the video tutorial on how to complete this task.)
Reset Windows 10 Settings app from App settings
To reset the Windows 10 Settings app when not working, use these steps:
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Open Start on Windows 10.
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Search for Settings, right-click the top result, and select the App settings option.
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Click the Reset button.
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Click the Reset button again.
Once you complete the steps, the app will reset the components, delete the data, and close automatically, fixing the most common problems with the experience.
Although these instructions can help resolve many common problems, resetting wonât make a difference until the app receives an update if youâre dealing with crashes or issues due to a bug, then resetting wonât make a difference until the app receives an update.
On Windows 10 build 20175, Microsoft also introduced the âGet-AppxPackage *Windows.ImmersiveControlPanel* | Reset-AppxPackageâ command. However, later on, build 20175 became part of the Windows 11 project, so the âReset-AppxPackageâ option never made it to Windows 10. You can only use it to reset the Settings app on Windows 11.
If you use the command on Windows 10, you will get this error message: âReset-AppXPackage: The term âReset-AppXPackageâ is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again.â