Windows 10 Action Center is a central place that collects and shows system notifications and gives quick access to different settings on your computer.
If disabled, Windows 10 action center won’t open or display in the taskbar notification area. You will still kréien Notifikatiounen as usual, but you won’t be able to review them in the Action Center.
Some of the reasons Windows 10 Action Center won’t open include:
- Action Center isn’t enabled
- User profile corruption
- Korrupt Systemdateien
- Non-trivial system glitches
These issues could cause Windows to destabilize, which is why you need to resolve the issue as soon as possible.
How To Fix: Windows 10 Action Center Won’t Open
The quickest way to open the Action Center is by using the icon on the taskbar. If that doesn’t work, you can still use the Windows logo key + A Klickt Tastatur a kucken ob et hëlleft.
If those two quick access methods don’t work, and you’ve rebooted your PC with no luck, here are some things you can try.
De Windows Explorer neu starten
- Right-click the taskbar and click Aufgab Manager.
- Klickt op explorer.exe or Windows Explorer a wielt End Task.
- Am Task Manager, klickt Datei> Nei Aufgab lafen.
- Type explorer.exeklickt OK nei starten Windows Explorer, and exit the Task Manager.
Perform a Disk Cleanup
Wéini Windows 10 is low on disk space and memory, the operating system can slow down significantly as critical processes like the Action Center attempt and fail to open. A disk cleanup will remove temporary files that may be causing Windows 10 Action Center not to open, and free space on your hard drive.
- To delete temporary files, type Staubsauger an der Sichbox a wielt Disk Cleanup aus de Sichresultater.
- Select the type of files you want to remove under the Dateien ze läschen Sektioun, a klickt OK.
- To free up more space, click Clean System Dateien upassen in Disk Cleanup, select the files you want to delete, and then click OK.
Once the system cleanup is completed, the window will close automatically. Restart your computer to remove the files completely, and check if the Action Center will open.
Enable Action Center
Sometimes the Windows 10 Action Center won’t open because it’s not enabled in the system.
- To enable Action Center, type Regele Symbolsymboler op oder aus in the search bar and click Regele Symbolsymboler op oder aus.
- Click to turn Action Center on, and then check if Action Center will open.
Clean The Hard Drive
Temporary, junk, and corrupted files tend to clog up your PC and cause issues with Windows 10. Cleaning the hard drive by performing an SFC and DISM scan can help scan and repair corrupted system files.
- Right-click the taskbar and click Aufgab Manager. klickt File > Run New Task. Typ CMD a kontrolléiert d' Erstellt dës Aufgab mat administrativen Privilegien Këscht.
- In the Command Prompt window, type the following commands one by one and press gitt no all Kommando:
ofschafen / online / propper-Bild / resthealth
sfc / scannow
Rechtschëlleg
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers |Where-Object {$_.InstallLocation -like “*SystemApps*”} | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppXManifest.xml”}
- Close the Command Prompt window, restart your computer, and check if you’re able to open the Action Center.
Erstellt en neie Benotzerkont
A corrupted user profile can cause the Windows 10 Action Center not to open. To resolve this, create a new user account and check whether the problem persists.
- klickt Start> Astellungen> Konten.
- klickt Famill an aner Benotzer.
- Klickt duerno Fügt engem aneren anere Benotzer op dësen PC ënner dem Aner Benotzer Rubrik.
- Select how the user will login and click Ech hunn dës Persoun net am Login Informatioun.
- klickt Füügt e Benotzer ouni e Microsoft Kont, enter a name for the new account and give the necessary permissions. Click Freck and check if Action Center works in the new user profile.
- Gitt eng Benotzernumm an Passwuert for the account. Sign in using the new user profile and check if the Action Center opens.
Re-register Action Center
If, for some reason, the Windows 10 Action Center has gone corrupt, you can re-register it via Windows PowerShell, and restore it back to a working state. Here’s how.
- Klickt op Start > Windows PowerShell (Admin).
- Gitt de folgenden Kommando an dréckt op Enter fir se auszeféieren:
Get-AppxPackage | % { Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)AppxManifest.xml” -verbose }
Check if the Action Center still won’t open after executing the command.
Edit The Registry
If the Windows 10 Action Center won’t open or isn’t showing on your computer, check if the registry value is preventing the Action Center from appearing.
- Klickt op Start> Run an Typ regedit de Registry Editor opzemaachen.
- In the Registry Editor, go to this path: HKEY _ CURRENT _ USERSOFTWAREPoliciesMicrosoftWindowsExplorer and modify the disable notifications value from 1 to 0. Restart your PC and check if the Action Center appears and that you can open it.
Rename The UsrClass File
The UsrClass file is a .DAT file that stores the ShellBag information for the desktop. The ShellBag consists of registry keys (with regards to Windows Explorer) that contain details about a folder such as the size, icon, and position, to help identify user activity.
Plus, the usrclass.dat file stores remote and local folders, ZIP files, virtual folders, and Windows special folders.
If you delete the UsrClass file from the system, some things like the search and desktop options, Startmenü, sound button, and calendar won’t work.
However, you can rename the usrclass.dat file, and restart your computer to restore it, and then rename the file so that all things including the Action Center will work as default.
- Klickt op Start> Run an Typ localappdata%MicrosoftWindows.
- Fannt déi usrclass.dat file, rename it as usrclass.old.dat, and restart your PC.
Update Windows
Some users have complained that the Windows 10 Action Center stopped working or opening after a Windows Update. If there’s a pending update on your computer, you can try to update it and see if the Action Center opens after restarting your computer.
- To update Windows, click Start> Parameteren> Update & Sécherheet.
- klickt Iwwerpréift fir Aktualiséierungen niewend Windows Update and install any pending updates.
Once the updates are installed, reboot your PC and see if the Action Center still won’t open.
Maacht e System Restauréieren
A System Restore helps when troubleshooting specific types of issues such as a driver installation that destabilizes your computer, or damages files when uninstalled. The Restore helps to undo the damage caused by Windows Updates or a rogue app.
- To perform a system restore, create a restore point prior to when the Action Center stopped opening. Type system restore in the search box and select Erënnerung e Widderhuelungspunkt.
- klickt schafen ënner dem System Protection Tab.
- Type a description, for example Action Center Restore, which will help you remember why you created the restore point, and click schafen. klickt Zoumaachen once the restore point has been created.
- Next, restore the system to an earlier restore point. To do this, go back to the System Protection tab and click System Restore > Next.
- The new window will show the available restore points. Select Méi Wiederbezuelungspunkte weisen if you don’t see the restore point you created or that were created before the Action Center failure.
Click on the restore point you created and then click Scan for affected programs to see what programs will be affected before you start the restoration process. When you’re ready to restore, click on the restore point you want to use and then click nächst.
- Confirm the restoration and then click Freck. klickt Jo to start the process. Your PC will restart for the system restore process to begin, and once it’s done, check if the Action Center opens normally.
Notéiert: If all else fails, you can restore Windows to factory settings. Use the factory reset only as a last resort method. Read also our guide on how to factory reset Windows 10 without the admin password.
Get Windows 10 Action Center Working Again
Did any of these solutions help you to fix the Windows 10 Action Center won’t open issue? Share with us in a comment.