Windows 10: Problem with Windows 10 account settings

Something has happened recently where basically the entire Windows 10 settings window is incredibly slow. Any time I attempt to change a setting, it can take upward of 30 to 45 seconds. These features all worked instantly in the past. It also causes my mouse to stutter and deselect items while it's processing a task. I will below list some of the trouble shooting I have already attempted. This problem started about a week or 2 ago, and I can't really pinpoint what's causing it. It's extremely frustrating because whenever Windows Defender scans, or updates , it causes my mouse to skip around and do weird stuff which causes me to move files around in places I don't want to, or select things I don't want to. It's not just the mouse though, basically everything inside the windows settings screen is incredibly slow. The rest of my computer works flawlessly. It's almost as if it's bound to my actual user account, and there's something happening with the user profile. Is there some way to reset all of my User settings ?


Windows is up to date

I have no viruses or malware

I have unplugged and re-plugged in mouse , and tried another mouse and the problem persists

The problem persists in Safe Mode

I have Power Management to high priority / High performance

Temperatures and clock speeds are perfect on GPU and CPU

Memory has lots of headroom , only using 5 or 6gb out of 16 , all memory functioning fine


System Specs -


I7 7700K

GTX1080

16 GB DDR4

Gsync - 144hz display


Running all latest drivers and updates

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Strange Windows 10 User Account issue.

Unfortunately I had done those steps numerous reboots, it just, reappears for no good reason. The base account isn't even a Microsoft account, it's a local account.

I haven't quite tried the built in administrator account on W10, but so far in my experience on my own computer, the built in account seemed to have absolutely no more control than I did on my own.

It's just strange, I go in, it warns me twice about deleting the account, then it's gone. Reboot, and it's back?

EDIT: Just to specify, both command line and Netplwiz both say only HIS account exists on the computer, it doesn't list this rogue account. This is what I meant in my first post about the fact that even Windows doesn't seem to believe it exists, HALF the time. *Frown

 

Windows 10 Tweaks

As you may already know, Windows 10 (as well as Windows 8) allow you to log in with a valid Microsoft account, instead of creating a local account that only works on your machine. However, you may prefer to keep a local account for privacy reasons. If you do, though, some Windows 10 features—like Cortana—may not work. Despite the default behavior, the Windows 10 Store is not one of them. You can still log in to your Microsoft account for just the Store without switching to a full Microsoft account. The process, however, is not terribly obvious. To do so, follow these steps:

• Launch the Store from your Start menu.
• Click the user icon next to the search box.
• Click “Sign-in” from the menu that appears.
• Choose “Microsoft account” and log in like normal.
• When the “Make it yours” box appears do not enter your password. Instead, click “Sign in to just this app instead.”

from Lifehacker

 

Settings can't be opened using the built-in administrator account


Hello,
Unfortunately I have the same issue as Dabz from upgrading win7 to win10.
I've tried opening settings using all the suggested methods and it will not load using my account with Administrator access nor the built-in Administrator profile. I also tried other methods not listed such as using Run. Control panel is just a stepping stone to add users in Settings.
I'm also having explorer.exe issues, which I believe is preventing Settings from loading.
Using cmd (Admin) I successfully created a new user profile [and granted admin access also using cmd (Admin)], however win10 will not allow this account to log on. win10 does not list this new user within control panel but it does in the start menu. win10 will not allow to log in or switch to the new account via the start menu either.
I can access settings in Safe Mode but this will not allow me to create a new account.
Any help/suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Cheers