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NVIDIA Control Panel won't open
Next insights and workaround:
Seems something is wrong with the path validation / ACLs for executables.
But it's possible to start NVIDIA Control Panel from other locations.
This workaround (/PowerShell command) copies the AppX Package of NVIDIA Control Panel to your Desktop where you can start the executables (specifically "nvcplui").
The command will start nvcplui right after copying.
Get-AppxPackage 'NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel' | % { Copy-Item -LiteralPath $_.InstallLocation -Destination $Env:USERPROFILE\Desktop -Recurse -Force; Invoke-Item "$Env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_*\nvcplui.exe" }
Same for me with 25290.
First insights (via Reliability History):
Description
Faulting Application Path: C:\Program Files\WindowsApps\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.963.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj\nvcplui.exe
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: MoAppCrash
Package Full Name: NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_8.1.963.0_x64__56jybvy8sckqj
Application Name: praid:NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel
Application Version: 8.1.940.0
Application Timestamp: 6349407d
Fault Module Name: combase.dll
Fault Module Version: 10.0.25290.1000
Fault Module Timestamp: 7940a621
Exception Code: c0000602
Exception Offset: 00000000000413c9
OS Version: 10.0.25290.2.0.0.256.48
Locale ID: 3072
Additional Information 1: fdaf
Additional Information 2: fdaf18f0bd7d1a0254636b89a71f3579
Additional Information 3: 70d1
Additional Information 4: 70d1625c0322467acbb24014b268f72c
Files that help describe the problem
WERInternalMetadata.xml
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Next insights and workaround:
Seems something is wrong with the path validation / ACLs for executables.
But it's possible to start NVIDIA Control Panel from other locations.
This workaround (/PowerShell command) copies the AppX Package of NVIDIA Control Panel to your Desktop where you can start the executables (specifically "nvcplui").
The command will start nvcplui right after copying.
Get-AppxPackage 'NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel' | % { Copy-Item -LiteralPath $_.InstallLocation -Destination $Env:USERPROFILE\Desktop -Recurse -Force; Invoke-Item "$Env:USERPROFILE\Desktop\NVIDIACorp.NVIDIAControlPanel_*\nvcplui.exe" }
swabbo I created this account just to thank you. You made my day sir, I was MINUTES from formating my computer just to access NVIDIA control panel. Your solution worked like magic. Thank you!!!!
- Hi there, I tried the /PowerShell command, and it WORKED. The control panel showed up. Thanks a lot for this temporary method. I hope Microsoft will fix this issue for the Windows Insider Dev Build in future so that the Nvidia Control Panel would open directly from the Context menu on desktop.
Also I updated my windows 11 to Build 25295.rs_prerelease.230203-1346. But the update didn't solve the problem.PS:
There is a known issue with combase.dll, mentioned in the 25295 release notes.
https://blogs.windows.com/windows-insider/2023/02/09/announcing-windows-11-insider-preview-build-25295/#:~:text=We%E2%80%99re%20working%20on%20the%20fix%20for%20an%20underlying%20issue%20related%20to%20combase.dll%2C%20causing%20crashes%20with%20multiple%20apps%20using%20GetKnownFolder%20APIs%20after%20upgrading%20to%20Build%2025290%2C%20including%20Notepad%20and%20Windows%20Terminal%20for%20IME%20users.
- We’re working on the fix for an underlying issue related to combase.dll, causing crashes with multiple apps using GetKnownFolder APIs after upgrading to Build 25290, including Notepad and Windows Terminal for IME users.
