I can’t get into my computer’s settings menu at all?

PCUser92 · Post by **PCUser92** » Fri Jan 09, 2026 4:17 pm

Can confirm. Yeah, a restart is a good first step—if that didn't work, have you tried opening the Settings menu by right-clicking the Start button?

ql85695 · Post by **ql85695** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:02 pm

This. If that didn't work either, are you able to open the Task Manager to see if the Settings process is getting stuck? Let me know if that works.

253r14l · Post by **253r14l** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 3:48 pm

This. Yeah, agreed. If you spot it stuck there, try ending the task and reopening Settings. A quick restart of Windows Explorer in Task Manager can sometimes help too.

3352ycv · Post by **3352ycv** » Sat Jan 10, 2026 6:49 pm

Agreed. Yeah, and if that doesn't work, running the Windows troubleshooter for audio might sort the volume issue at the same time.

he748643398 · Post by **he748643398** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:41 am

Can confirm. This happened to me last month. I fixed it by running the System File Checker tool from an admin command prompt.

uali6358338 · Post by **uali6358338** » Sun Jan 11, 2026 12:56 am

I had the same problem. Running SFC didn't work for me, but a quick system restore to before the restart did the trick.