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Nvidia control panel won't open

Many NVIDIA graphics card users have reported Control Panel not opening. This problem has spread to various versions of Windows, from Windows 7 a 10. None of the attempts to open the NVIDIA Control Panel from the Start menu have been successful. What's more, Windows Update check verifies that drivers are up to date, when in fact they are not.

In this article, we will suggest a couple of solutions to this problem. We will try to update and reinstall the new graphics card drivers on the website, what worked for most people. We will also try to verify the NVIDIA display driver service, update the .net structure, restart the NVIDIA control panel process and some more fixes.

Make sure to try all the methods in the article one by one.

Troubleshoot NVIDIA Control Panel

Method 1: reinstall NVIDIA drivers
Method 2: NVIDIA Display Driver Service
Method 3: restart the NVIDIA control panel process
Method 4: set the highest resolution
Method 5: fix the registry
Method 6: update .NET Framework and VC ++ Redistributable
Method 7: disable fast boot
Method 8: end the Nvidia display container process

Method 1: reinstall NVIDIA drivers

The first thing to do is uninstall the Nvidia drivers and remove the Geforce experience as well. Thereafter, we will reinstall the drivers by downloading them from the website. For that:

Press the Windows keys + R, type devmgmt. msc. This opens the device management console.
In Device Manager, expand display adapters, right click on your NVIDIA adapter in this category and click Uninstall and check Remove the driver software for this device then OK to remove the drivers.
Visit the NVIDIA Driver Page and look for your graphics card drivers in Option 1: Search for drivers manually. You must provide the type of graphics card, the operating system and other relevant information and then click on search. After the latest driver for your card is provided, download it.

Go to the driver download location and launch the installer. During the installation, select Custom Options and select Clean Install. This will further erase previous installations and install the latest working version.

Restart your PC and try launching the NVIDIA control panel to check if it works fine.

Alternatively, you can update directly from device manager as follows:

Press the Windows keys + R, type devmgmt. msc. This opens the device management console.
In Device Manager, expand display adapters, right click on your NVIDIA adapter in this category, click Update driver software and then click Search automatically for updated driver software.
When the drivers finish updating, restart the PC and try to open the NVIDIA control panel to see if it starts.

Method 2: NVIDIA Display Driver Service

The NVIDIA Display Control Service is responsible for starting the control panel. Since it is a dependency, you should try to recover it if it is idle or restart it to fix the problem.

Press the Windows keys + R on your keyboard to open the run indicator. Writing services. msc and hit Enter to open the services console.
In the Services window, Find and double-click NVIDIA Display Driver Service. Set the startup type to Automatic and then start the service if it has stopped. .
Please repeat this for other NVIDIA related services you can see.
Try opening the NVIDIA control panel now to confirm if it opens this time.

Method 3: restart the NVIDIA control panel process

Like the previous method, the control panel can be opened but may not start until the process is stopped and rerun. Let's try to follow the next steps.

Presione Ctrl + Shift + Esc on your keyboard to start Task Manager.
Click on More details and select Processes. In this tab, look for the NVIDIA Control Panel Process called nviplui.exe. Right click on it and select End Task.
Try this for other processes like NVIDIA User Experience Driver Component (nvxdsync.exe), you can see in Task Manager.
Go to desktop or start menu and reopen control panel. This time, it should work

Method 4: set the highest resolution

A user solved this problem by changing its resolution to the maximum. The NCP may not be published in a lower resolution. Next, Here's how to adjust your screen resolution.

Windows 10
Windows 8 and earlier versions

Right-click on the desktop and select Display Settings.
In screen settings, change your PC resolution and set it to a higher value. In general, a recommended value will be indicated, from which you can choose.

Right click on the desktop and select Screen resolution. Or press the Windows key + R, type cpl and press Enter. You will access the resolution settings.
Click the field next to Resolution to display the drop-down list. In Windows 7, is a vertical slider that allows you to drag a button up or down or increase or decrease the resolution.
Choose the highest resolution for your computer screen.
Click OK and save changes when prompted.

Try launching the control panel again to see if it works now.

Method 5: fix the registry

If you still haven't found a solution, you should try this registry solution. As always, be careful when modifying your registry. It is recommended to backup your registry before proceeding with this method.

Press the Windows key + R to open the Run prompt. Now type regedit and hit Enter to open the Registry Editor. If you are asked to grant access through a UAC notice, accept it.
Vaya a HKEY_CLASSES_ROOTDirectoryNBackgroundNContextMenuHandler
Search for NvCplDesktopContext, right-click and select Delete.
Now navigate to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT NDirectoryNBackgroundNshell.
Right click on Shell and add a New> Key called Nvidia Control Panel.
Right click on the Nvidia Control Panel and add a New command> Key with name.
Double click on the default, provide key C: WindowsSystem32
vcplui.exe and press OK.
Restart your PC and try to start the control panel, which you can now do by right clicking on the desktop and selecting Nvidia Control Panel.

Press “Ctrl” + “Alt” + “Supr” to open Task Manager. Open Task Manager
Click on the tab “Processes” above and scroll through the list to find the process “Nvidia Display Container”.
Click on the process once you find it and select the button “Finish homework”. End task in Task Manager
Now, try to open the control panel and check if the problem persists.