3 Tips on How to Reinstall the Settings App in Windows 11

You can’t uninstall Settings but you can reinstall it

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Updated onOctober 4, 2023

updated onOctober 4, 2023

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The Settings app is one of the most important additions to Windows 11 alongside File Explorer. Settings is a preinstalled app that includes most of Windows 11’s configuration options.

If the Settings app stops working right, you can’t access many Windows 11 options. Some users wonder how they can reinstall the Settings app for the sake of fixing it.

Can I reinstall Settings in Windows 11?

Settings is one of Windows 11’s built-in apps you can’t select to uninstall. TheUninstalloption for that app is greyed out. So, you can’t reinstall Settings in the same way as apps on Microsoft Store.

However, there is a command for reinstalling alldefault apps that come with Windows, which includes Settings. So, running that command would effectively reinstall Settings along with others.

Aside from that, there are also ways you can reset and register Settings in Windows 11.Resetting an appisn’t quite the same as reinstalling it, but it will refresh its data, nonetheless.

How do I reinstall the Settings app?

Before getting into the actual troubleshooting steps, make sure you cover a few methods:

If you’ve cross-checked these from your list, fix the Settings problem using the solutions below.

1. Reset the Settings app

2. Re-register the Settings app

3. Reinstall Windows 11’s built-in apps

You can also reinstall Settings and other apps for all users with an alternative command. Execute this command to apply the command for all user accounts:

Get-AppxPackage -AllUsers WindowsStore | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml”}

Those are three of the more effective troubleshooting methods for fixing the Settings app. So, try reinstalling/refreshing Settings with any of the methods above whenever it isn’t working right.

Of course, there are also many other ways you can feasibly fix Settings when it’s not opening. Check out ourguide to fixing Settingsin Windows 11 for full details.

If you have any questions or suggestions, let us know in the comments section below.

3 Tips on How to Reinstall the Settings App in Windows 11#

Can I reinstall Settings in Windows 11?#

How do I reinstall the Settings app?#

1. Reset the Settings app#

2. Re-register the Settings app#

3. Reinstall Windows 11’s built-in apps#