Unable to access the "Control Panel".

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CrawBlack Posted messages 22 Status Member -  
Jovany13 Posted messages 24 Status Member -
Hello everyone.

I have a laptop running Windows 8, and for some time now, I can no longer access the control panel and its features (such as access to the Windows firewall). As soon as I launch the control panel, a blank page appears and the window freezes, making it impossible to take any action, so I have to restart Windows Explorer via the task manager, the same goes for the features I launch via Windows search.

I have tried several times to run sfc /scannow via cmd, but with no results; the scan is infinite and yields nothing.

I have searched for a solution on many forums but found nothing, so your help is invaluable as I really need the control panel and its features. Thank you in advance.

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CrawBlack Posted messages 22 Status Member 4
 
Finally, I managed to solve my problem thanks to an English site! (By the way, thanks to Jovany13 who advised me to look into English-speaking sites).

Here’s the solution:

- Go to the registry editor (by pressing Windows + R to open run and typing "regedit").

- Follow this path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE -> SYSTEM -> CurrentControlSet -> Services -> netprofm -> Parameters (click on it)

- Then in "Parameters", click on "ServiceDll" and change the value data to: "%SystemRoot%\System32\netprofmsvc.dll".

And there you go, all you have to do now is restart your computer and the problem is solved.
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Jovany13 Posted messages 24 Status Member 4
 
You're welcome, that's why I don't regret not skipping English classes.
Have a nice day
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Jovany13 Posted messages 24 Status Member 4
 
Without a control panel on Windows, you're honestly in trouble. I don't really know, do a search "configuration panel problem win 8" in English, it's much broader. It helped me out quite a bit with my trilingualism...
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CrawBlack Posted messages 22 Status Member 4
 
Yes, I know. ^^ I'll try to do some research in English as you recommend, thanks and I'll keep you informed quickly.
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