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Windows 11 Display Settings not Opening
Hi,
I am using Windows 11 on Surface Book 2 13 (1050 Ti). The Display Settings do not open. Everything else seems to work fine. I tried opening Display Settings from the desktop, right click and Display Settings or Settings -> Display. From the desktop, it shows the settings screen with the icon and is stuck there forever. From the Settings, it simply doesn't open the Display Settings page. The systems continues working, and I can close the window. Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I am not able to change the screen resolution.
Thanks.
I resolved the issue using a clean install. It seems the upgrade process from Windows 10 to Windows 11 did not work as intended and this setting was disabled. The system works fine after the clean install.
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<possibly solved> unplug one monitor, open display settings, plug second monitor back in.
I had the same problem, and accidentally bumped my vga monitor cord with my toes disabling it in windows, at which point, the problem resolved itself for the remaining monitor. unplugging the vga monitor fully, and replugging it, restored the settings option menu for both screens. the options menu has again broken itself, so, I'm about to unplug my vga screen again to try and fix it again. (my vga screen is plugged into an old dvi adaptor, and the whole thing is a bit precarious).
edit: ok, the trick seems to be, unplug one monitor, open display settings, then, while settings is still open, plug the monitor back in. settings should work fine until you close it again.- Thanks but I don't have a monitor. This problem occurred on my laptop so I had no monitor connected.
ilcapitano I'm facing the same issue did you got any solution by now
I resolved the issue using a clean install. It seems the upgrade process from Windows 10 to Windows 11 did not work as intended and this setting was disabled. The system works fine after the clean install.
- Hi I had the same problem. Can you explain what you mean by a clean install?
Thank you- This worked! Thanks so much!!
Deleted I have restarted the system many times. It doesn't help. All other settings pages do open, e.g., Personalization works fine. It is only the Display settings that do not open.
