Change PC Settings link is broken after update to windows 8.1

Anonymous
2013-10-19T02:20:50+00:00

After updating to windows 8.1 Change PC Settings link is broken. After clicking on it nothing is opening and landing into Start screen.

I tried from Administrator account with no luck.

I am unable to change the settings.

Please help me how to restore Change PC Settings.

Windows for home | Previous Windows versions | Performance and system failures

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Anonymous
2013-11-17T18:30:59+00:00

Struggled with Store, Settings, Skydrive etc not working.

Got the Store working and some other apps too using dowloaded troubleshooters from Microsoft, but PC Settings was a no go as well as Skydrive and Photos.

I made a new user using admin tools in control panel and PC Settings was working for this user so I knew it could work and after much more digging around I found this thread here:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sqlserver/en-US/c4147bcc-a430-43fe-b4e9-f999552568da/81-store-apps-wont-load?forum=w8itprogeneral

It had all of the steps I used to get the Store working again and those that had failed on the pc settings, and then this:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Env:SystemRoot\ImmersiveControlPanel\AppxManifest.xml

Right click the start button and open a command prompt and then paste the above and hit enter.

PC settings working without even needing to reboot, hope this helps someone, paste it forward into other threads you all have no doubt looked at w/o finding this solution.

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-11-28T00:48:04+00:00

    I had the same problem with not being able to open "Change PC Settings" but didn't haven't any problem opening other Apps EXCEPT Internet Explorer 11.

    Fixed mine with the following.  Opened elevated CMD prompt

    Cleared the Apps cache with WSReset then ran

    DISM /ONLINE /CLEANUP-IMAGE /SCANHEALTH

    then

    SFC /SCANNOW.

    This fixed "Change PC Settings" but didn't do anything to make IE11 work.

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-12-04T00:25:00+00:00

    Hey I can help you

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-12-04T00:31:26+00:00

    Any one with the settings or apps not opening do this. 

    Go to user accounts turn on guest account then switch user to that account, from guest account youcan open pc settings , create new account, switch to that user make it admin bring files over from old account and delete it,  and then everything will work

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-12-06T13:09:08+00:00

    Any one with the settings or apps not opening do this. 

    Go to user accounts turn on guest account then switch user to that account, from guest account youcan open pc settings , create new account, switch to that user make it admin bring files over from old account and delete it,  and then everything will work

    You.. you're good you. Hey thanks a lot. I've been living with not being able to use most of my apps for awhile now. Then you decide to show up a few weeks late with the answer to my atheist prayers. This worked perfectly and I didn't have to lose all my stuff. If I was gay somethin somethin hot pocket.

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