Cant open control panel / explorer refreshes

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  1. Posts : 30
    8.1 x64
       #1

    Cant open control panel / explorer refreshes


    Not sure when this issue arrised but i tried to adjust my sound devices today going to start>control panel and the screen blinks while explorer refreshes...?

    I did an SFC /SCANNOW and it found some corruption and repaired it. I rebooted and same problem.

    Did a virus and malware scan to no resolve.

    Optimized my SSD's

    drive error checking comes up with nothing.

    any other ideas please?
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  2. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #2

    Go to Run and punch in word control.exe, maybe that shortcut is bad.
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  3. Posts : 30
    8.1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #3

    That works, wonder why the normal way through start doesn't work
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  4. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #4

    Titan said:
    That works, wonder why the normal way through start doesn't work
    As I said, probably that shortcut is bad. If you want you can pin it to taskbar and/or desktop.
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  5. Posts : 30
    8.1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Would this bad shortcut be fixed through sfc scannow function? I mean should it be? Hmm can I do a refresh without losing anything?
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  6. Posts : 27,166
    Win11 Pro, Win10 Pro N, Win10 Home, Windows 8.1 Pro, Ubuntu
       #6

    Try this: Repair Install Windows 10 with an In-place Upgrade - Windows 10 Forums

    Also to just change sound settings, right click the speaker icon in the system tray.
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  7. Posts : 15,444
    Windows10
       #7

    Titan said:
    Not sure when this issue arrised but i tried to adjust my sound devices today going to start>control panel and the screen blinks while explorer refreshes...?

    I did an SFC /SCANNOW and it found some corruption and repaired it. I rebooted and same problem.

    Did a virus and malware scan to no resolve.

    Optimized my SSD's

    drive error checking comes up with nothing.

    any other ideas please?
    Try this - right click start button, select control panel.
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  8. Posts : 30
    8.1 x64
    Thread Starter
       #8

    That's what's not working..Just causes explorer to blink and refresh the desktop.
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  9. Posts : 5,452
    windows 10 Pro ver 21H2 build 19044.1348
       #9

    Titan said:
    That works, wonder why the normal way through start doesn't work
    I don't have an answer for you except a suggestion :

    If you don't want to go through several clicks to open Control Panel and until you have the problem solved, why not create a desktop shortcut ?
    I am sure you know how to do that, so I won't bore you with the "how-to".
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  10. Posts : 19,516
    W11+W11 Developer Insider + Linux
       #10

    It's curious thing that it's happening, I tried to replicate it but couldn't. I can left or right click on it and it opens in both cases so I don't know of a way to find how it's linked to CP because obviously the link is broken.
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