Windows 10: Themes no longer in control panel

Greetings!

First, thank you for having a forum for helping those of us who can't leave anything alone. *Huh

Now onto my query... I stupidly tried to copy a theme file into Windows/Resources/Themes.

Following this idiotic act, my themes and display options no longer appear in the Control Panel.

I tried a system restore, but it could not complete the process.

How can I fix this please?

Thank you.
- AKA Dingbat

:)

 

Control Panel no longer working in Windows 10https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/windows-10-control-panel-not-working/e2654ef5-38e1-4fc6-9278-d8c8126f72ef

FWIW I think I would try some diagnosis and less disruptive repair ideas first.

For example, test whether your Win- key problem is due to your keyboard or whether the Win- key function is the problem by using the On-Screen Keyboard. E.g. Start... osk.exe

I think the OneDrive issue might only be a corrupted shortcut. So, we could try to find a different way to try to start OneDrive... So, when I do right-click Open Location I get (the equivalent of):

%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs

Then right-click Properties on the OneDrive Shortcut in there shows its Target is (the equivalent of):

%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\OneDrive\OneDrive.exe

Try Launching it that way? It would be the equivalent of the shortcut but bypass the shortcut.

As for Google Chrome (or any other apps that are not working properly) I would first try to uninstall and reinstall (or Repair, if the app provides that option as an alternative when you try to uninstall it).

BTW thanks for the feedback. ; )



Good luck

Robert

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Control Panel no longer working in Windows 10https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_10-other_settings/windows-10-control-panel-not-working/e2654ef5-38e1-4fc6-9278-d8c8126f72ef

Robert! You are awesome. Thank you. I am so relieved I can finally access Control Panel. I used to use right click to access RUN and did not know I could do so through Task Manager. Thank you so much!! Would you agree that my only solution to fix these
oddities is to reinstall windows? I would appreciate your insight.

 

Hello NanaSooshi, and welcome to Ten Forums. *Smile

If you like, see if you are able to open your theme settings from the Control Panel using its shortcut in the tutorial below.

*Arrow Create Theme Settings shortcut in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

If so, then you might also like the "Personalize (classic)" context menu added by the tutorial below for other Control Panel items.

*Arrow Add Personalize (classic) context menu in Windows 10 Windows 10 Customization Tutorials

 

Thank you Brink!

The files are excellent. I'm assuming it doesn't matter that I goofed up my Control Panel linkage then? I knew I could still get to the themes etc. right-clicking on my desktop. I just wanted to make sure I hadn't done any real harm. Since it appears to be "undoable". Yes?

 

Themes are now created and accessed in settings>personalization

 

NanaSooshi,

No worries. Theme settings opens in Settings instead of the Control Panel by default now as Cliff posted. *Smile