How to fix Personalized Settings error in Windows 11, 10 super quickly

Currently, the use of settings is popular in Windows 11 and will gradually replace Control Panel in the future. So if you encounter a Personalized Settings error, it will be worrying. Let me help. 

As soon as you start your computer, your screen shows a Personalized Settings error. If you don't know how to fix it, follow this article to find the answer! Effective ways to fix Personalized Settings errors in Windows 11 and 10 will be detailed in the article by TipsMake . With just 3 simple ways, you can control the Setting error on your computer.

What is the Personalized Settings error?

Personalized Setting error means 'personalized settings are not responding'. Usually occurs when you restart your computer after updating Windows.

Personalized settings error on computer has 2 causes:

1. File Explorer cannot start.
2. Windows crashes due to incompatibility.

To fix the error we may need to do some installation methods. It looks complicated but simple, so don't worry too much about not being able to fix the error!

3 Ways to fix Personalized Settings error in Windows 11, 10

Try disconnecting and restarting the computer because it may not be compatible with devices when updating. Remember to disconnect all mouse, keyboard, and headset connections! Then continue to connect and restart using the device as normal. This is the fastest and safest way to do it first.

If the error is not resolved, try the following:

Delete Registry 

Removing the Registry Editor key may help updates work.

1. Familiar Windows + R (Run) key combination > Enter Regedit .
2. When the Registry Editor dialog box appears, select in order: Computer > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE >SOFTWARE > Microsoft Active Setup >Installed Components.

1. Browse and find the number {89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4340}. Right-click and select Delete > Select Next when the window pops up and completes.

Rerun Windows Explorer

Relaunching Windows Explorer can help when you encounter the Personalized Settings Win 11 error. Perform the relaunch with these steps:

Step 1 : Open Task Manager

1. Ctrl + Alt + Delete 
2. Ctrl + Shift + Esc 

Step 2 : Select Task Manager

Step 3 : Windows Explorer (right click) and select End task to end the task.

Step 4 : Run the new task again: File >Run New Task. 

Step 5 : In the Create new task window , enter Explorer > OK. This step is used to relaunch Windows Explorer.

Using Command Prompt run SFC Scan 

This method looks a bit complicated but is simple with only 4 steps:

1. First, select command in the search box in the menu bar in Windows 11.

1. Run with  Run as administrator . Remember to click Yes to allow launch permission!
2. Or another way is you can press the key combination Windows + X > Windows Terminal (Admin).
3. Enter command 1: DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth . (This command is used to scan the integrity of files).

1. Next, enter command 2: sfc / scannow and press Enter to run the command, then wait for the command to complete before restarting the computer. Errors will be fixed quickly.

Use BAT to fix Personalized Settings Windows 11 error

First use Note to record the following content:

taskkill /f /im explorer.exe

taskkill /f /im shellexperiencehost.exe

timeout /t 3 /NOBREAK > nul

del %localappdata%PackagesMicrosoft.Windows.ShellExperienceHost_cw5n1h2txyewyTempState* /q

timeout /t 2 /NOBREAK > nul

start explorer

@echo on

Save it with the filename script.bat and file options n All Files (*.*). 

Access the newly saved file and double click to run the BAT command.

Re-register

The Personalized Settings problem may be due to the system so we can re-register. However, this method is quite extreme and you need to make sure to back up files and information to another memory to be ready to restore if something goes wrong.

 Windows + X >Windows Terminal (Admin) opens Command Prompt. 

Execute the following command and press Enter for each command to launch.

Add-appxpackage -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode -ForceApplicationShutdown C:WindowsSystemAppsMicrosoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbweAppxManifest.xml

Get-appxpackage microsoft.ui.xaml.cbs |? {($_.version -ne '2.62106.1002.0')} | remove-appxpackage

Add-appxpackage -Register -DisableDevelopmentMode -ForceApplicationShutdown C:WindowsSystemAppsMicrosoft.UI.Xaml.CBS_8wekyb3d8bbweAppxManifest.xml

Personalized Settings Win 10 error also applies the same error correction method.

In addition, if you cannot cancel the error, you need to create a new account or install a new update for your computer to remove the settings error.

TipsMake wishes you success with the above error correction tips. I would really appreciate it if you could share the article if you find it effective.

Marvin Fry

Update 02 July 2024