If your Control Panel does not or will not open in Windows, then this post will help you troubleshoot and fix the problem. Maybe your .cpl files have been damaged or the reason could anything else.

To open the Control Panel from the Windows 8 Start Screen go to the Start Screen and type Control. When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below.

The easiest way you can open Nvidia Control Panel is right from your desktop. In Windows 10, you can just right-click the Windows desktop and it will immediately give you an option to open it.

Okay, so I have a problem, I have Win XP Pro on my puter at home, (at work now) and I can't open my Control Panel, I had multiple virii (wife is a moron, opened email attatchments right after ...

(Open the Control Panel, move up a level in the folder hierarchy, right click on the Control Panel icon, and choose Pin to Start.) From the desktop view, however, these actions are not available.

Here are 8 ways you can open Control Panel in Windows 11/10 using Explorer, This PC, CMD, Run, Settings, Start Search, WinX or Desktop Shortcuts.