WiseCleaner Think Tank
Encounter difficult computer problems?
All about maintenance and optimization of your Windows System.
May 26, 2020
When you try to open the "Display Settings" or the "Personalize" option from the context menu, you may receive the following error message: "ms-settings: display – This File does not have a Program Associated with it for performing this action. Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel".
There are 4 methods that may help you solve the “ms-settings: display” issue.
Please follow the steps below to reset the Windows Store cache.
(1) Press Win + R keys together to open the Run window.
(2) Type wsreset.exe and press Enter, then you will see the following window.
(3) If you see the following window, please wait for a few minutes until the Windows Store runs automatically.
(4) Close the Windows Store and try to open the Personalization settings.
(1) Press Win + X and choose Windows PowerShell (Admin)
(2) Execute the following two commands in sequence.
DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Scanhealth DISM.exe /Online /Cleanup-image /Restorehealth
(3) Reboot the system
The System Restore Point can help us solve most system problems if there is a working point.
(1) Press Win + R to open the Run window
(2) Type rstrui and click OK
(3) Press the Next button at the bottom of the opened System Restore window
(4) Select an older restore point to restore the system.
It is necessary to do a registry backup or a system backup before deleting registry keys. After backup, please follow the steps below to delete the registry.
(1) Press Win + R to open the Run window
(2) Type regedit and click OK to open the Registry Editor.
(3) Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\classes\
(4) Delete or rename the key ms-settings.
(5) Reboot the system.
