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    Reset Action Center Quick Actions to Default in Windows 10

    Reset Action Center Quick Actions to Default in Windows 10

    How to Reset Action Center Quick Actions to Default in Windows 10
    Published by Category: Customization
    10 Oct 2021
    Designer Media Ltd

    How to Reset Action Center Quick Actions to Default in Windows 10


    This tutorial no longer works, and can now break the Action Center if used.


    The Action Center in Windows 10 has personalized quick actions at the bottom, which get you to your most-used settings and apps instantly. For example, to be able to easily toggle on/off or open items such as Airplane mode, All settings, Connect, Display, Location, Note, Quiet hours, Tablet Mode, VPN, and Wi-Fi.

    Users can add and remove quick actions in Settings to show at the bottom of their Action Center.

    This tutorial will show you how to quickly reset quick actions in Action Center back to default for your account in Windows 10.

    The downloadable .bat file in this tutorial will delete the registry key below and restart the explorer process to reset quick actions back to default for the current account you are signed in to.

    HKCU\Control Panel\Quick Actions


    EXAMPLE: Default quick actions in Action Center
    Reset Action Center Quick Actions to Default in Windows 10-default_quick_actions-1.jpg Reset Action Center Quick Actions to Default in Windows 10-default_quick_actions-2.jpg



    Here's How:

    1 Click/tap on the Download button below to download the .bat file below.

    Reset_Action_Center_Quick_Actions_to_default.bat

    Download

    (Contents of BAT file for reference)
    Code:
    REG DELETE "HKCU\Control Panel\Quick Actions" /F
    
    taskkill /f /im explorer.exe
    
    start explorer.exe

    2 Save the .bat file to your desktop.

    3 Unblock the .bat file.

    4 Double click/tap on the .bat file to run it.

    5 You will now notice a command prompt quickly open and close, and your desktop quickly flash as the explorer process is restarted to apply.


    That's it,
    Shawn






  1. Posts : 68,657
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
       #1

    Tutorial updated to work again.
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  2. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 HOME
       #2

    I did this & now ACTION CENTER does not display at all...
      My Computer


  3. Posts : 68,657
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #3

    GRANDPAbarry said:
    I did this & now ACTION CENTER does not display at all...
    Hello Barry, and welcome to Ten Forums.

    As a test, restart the computer to see if the Action Center returns.

    Just for reference, which Windows 10 build do you currently have installed?
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  4. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 HOME
       #4

    OS BUILD 19042.685

    - - - Updated - - -

    i ALSO TRIED THIS but it failed:
    Try the new cross-platform PowerShell https://aka.ms/pscore6 PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like "*SystemApps*"} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register "$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml"} Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed Microsoft.Windows.StartMenuExperienceHost_10.0.19041.610_neutral_neutral_cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 2875579f-e143-0004-34b8-752843e1d601 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 2875579f-e143-0004-34b8-752843e1d601 At line:1 char:94 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand Add-AppxPackage : Deployment failed with HRESULT: 0x80073D02, The package could not be installed because resources it modifies are currently in use. error 0x80073D02: Unable to install because the following apps need to be closed MicrosoftWindows.Client.CBS_120.2212.551.0_x64__cw5n1h2txyewy. NOTE: For additional information, look for [ActivityId] 2875579f-e143-0001-b0c5-752843e1d601 in the Event Log or use the command line Get-AppPackageLog -ActivityID 2875579f-e143-0001-b0c5-752843e1d601 At line:1 char:94 + ... | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.I ... + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (C:\Windows\Syst...ppXManifest.xml:String) [Add-AppxPackage], Exception + FullyQualifiedErrorId : DeploymentError,Microsoft.Windows.Appx.PackageManager.Commands.AddAppxPackageCommand
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  5. Posts : 68,657
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #5

    @GRANDPAbarry,

    Just to verify, did you restart the computer to see if Action Center returned afterwards?
      My Computers


  6. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 HOME
       #6

    Yes, I SHUTDOWN and them re-booted
    Stiil NO ACTION CENTER...
      My Computer


  7. Posts : 68,657
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #7

    GRANDPAbarry said:
    Yes, I SHUTDOWN and them re-booted
    Stiil NO ACTION CENTER...
    There must be some other issue at play here since the method in this tutorial only clears the quick actions settings to reset them. The deleted registry values automatically get recreated with default settings.

    Check using the tutorial below to see if your Action Center may have been disabled somehow, and enable if so,

    Enable or Disable Action Center in Windows 10
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  8. Posts : 4
    Windows 10 HOME
       #8

    I created a new LOCAL USER and the ACTION CENTER is working but TABLET ICON is still missing
      My Computer


  9. Posts : 68,657
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
    Thread Starter
       #9

    GRANDPAbarry said:
    I created a new LOCAL USER and the ACTION CENTER is working but TABLET ICON is still missing
    Unfortunately, the Tablet Mode quick action button will not be available in the Action Center for a desktop computer.

    You can still toggle Table Mode on/off using another available option below though.

    Turn On or Off Tablet Mode in Windows 10
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