How to fix Personalized Settings (Not Responding) error on Windows 10

If after starting  Windows 10 , on your  computer screen  shows a Personalized Settings (Not Responding) error that you don't know how to fix, please follow along with this article!

1. What is the Personalized Settings (Not Responding) error?

The  Personalized Settings  (Not Responding) error is an uncommon error and often appears when restarting  the computer  after updating Windows.

When this error is encountered, the device will display a white or black screen with the message Personalized Settings (Not Responding), which means "personalized settings are not responding".

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2. Causes of Personalized Settings (Not Responding) error

There are 2 main reasons for this situation:

-  File Explorer  cannot start after you  update the Windows operating system .

- Your  Windows  crashed after being updated due to device incompatibility.

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3. Instructions on how to fix Personalized Settings (Not Responding) errors

Disconnect connected devices and restart the computer máy

Windows computers  often get Personalized Settings (Not Responding) errors after being updated to a new version, and this version is not compatible with the device.

You can actually fix this error by disconnecting including all devices such as  mouse ,  keyboard ,  headset , . then restarting the computer.

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After starting the computer, if the Personalized Settings error is fixed, you can reconnect to the devices and use them normally.

Delete Registry Key for Windows Update

If the Personalized Settings error   appears after you perform a Windows update, you can use the  Registry Editor  to delete or remove the Registry key for Windows updates.

Step 1 : Press the  Windows  +  R key combination  to open the Run dialog box.

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Step 2 : Enter  regedit  in the Open box   > Select  OK .

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Step 3 : Select  Computer  > Select  HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE .

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Step 4 : Continue to open the folders in the order: Computer > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > Microsoft > Active Setup > Installed Components.

Then you right click on { 89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4340 } > Select  Delete .

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Step 5 : Follow the instructions in the pop-up to complete.

Relaunch Windows Explorer

Step 1 : Press  Ctrl  +  Alt  +  Delete  or  Ctrl  +  Shift  +  Esc  to open Task Manager.

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Step 2 : Select  Task Manager  ( Task Manager ).

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Step 3 : Right-click  Windows Explorer  > Select  End task  .

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Step 4 : Select  File  > Select  Run New Task  .

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Step 5 : Type  Explorer  in the new window > Click  OK  to relaunch Windows Explorer.

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Run SFC Scan with Command Prompt

Step 1 : Enter the keyword " command " and the search box > Select  Run as administrator  to open Command Prompt as administrator.

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Step 2 : Select  Yes  to allow opening Command Prompt under Admin.

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Step 3 : Enter the command  sfc /scannow  > Press  Enter  to run the command.

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Step 4 : Wait for the computer to run the command and restart.

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After performing the above methods, the Personalized Settings (Not Responding) error on Windows 10 will be fixed.

This article showed you how to fix the Personalized Settings (Not Responding) error on Windows 10. Wish you success in fixing the error!

Kareem Winters

Update 11 July 2021