{"id":149343,"date":"2025-11-18T12:50:57","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/?p=149343"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:50:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T17:50:57","slug":"settings-crashing-when-i-click-on-privacy-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/settings-crashing-when-i-click-on-privacy-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Settings Crashing When I Click On Privacy Settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"daves-2911754017\" class=\"daves-single-post-before-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><p>I previously wrote about the \u201c<strong>Activity History<\/strong>,\u201d but it wasn\u2019t the original article I planned to write. I was originally going to write about \u201c<strong>how to delete the activitiescache.db file manually<\/strong>\u201d, but I had some issues with it on one of my computers.<\/p>\n<p>When I manually deleted the file on my <strong>CyberPowerPC<\/strong>, I had no issues. On my <strong>Asus<\/strong> computer, that was another story. Everything worked except when I went to <strong>Windows Settings<\/strong> options. Clicking the \u201c<strong>Privacy<\/strong>\u201d options made the Settings page crash. The only other one affected was the \u201c<strong>Phone settings<\/strong>\u201d. I had no problem with the rest of the settings.<\/p>\n<p>So here is what I did to try to fix it. Only the last option worked for me. These first steps might work for you. Let us know your experiences in the comments.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I opened the <strong>Task Manager, <\/strong>clicked \u201c<strong>Windows Explorer<\/strong>\u201d in the task list, and then clicked \u201c<strong>Restart<\/strong>\u201d (in the lower-right corner).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149353\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart-640x431.jpg\" alt=\"windows-10-task-manager-windows-explorer-restart \" width=\"640\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart-640x431.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart-350x236.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart-768x517.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-Task-Manager-Windows-Explorer-Restart.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2. I tried restarting the system.<\/p><div id=\"daves-2418362778\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>3. Opened a <strong>command prompt (administrator)<\/strong> and ran the \u201c<strong>System File Checker<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>sfc \/scannow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>4. Then the <strong>DISM<\/strong> command.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/differences-between-sfc-and-dism-explained\/\">Differences Between SFC And DISM Explained<\/a><\/p><div id=\"daves-1909580340\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-2\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-use-dism\/\">How To Use DISM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/a-free-gui-for-running-dism-commands\/\">A Free GUI For Running DISM Commands<\/a><\/p>\n<p>5. I found one reference online to a possibly corrupted registry file named <strong>BannerStore<\/strong>. Renaming it was supposed to help. It didn\u2019t.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Registry-Editor-BannerStore-Key.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149354\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Registry-Editor-BannerStore-Key-640x242.jpg\" alt=\"regedit-bannerstore-registry-key\" width=\"640\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Registry-Editor-BannerStore-Key-640x242.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Registry-Editor-BannerStore-Key-350x133.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Registry-Editor-BannerStore-Key-150x57.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Registry-Editor-BannerStore-Key.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>6. I restarted in <strong>Safe mode<\/strong>.<\/p><div id=\"daves-3883256172\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/5-ways-to-boot-into-safe-mode-why\/\">5 Ways To Boot Into Safe Mode<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-easily-access-safe-mode-win10-11\/\">How To Easily Access Safe Mode Win10-11<\/a><\/p>\n<p>When I tried to open up the privacy settings, I got this error message:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>The system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application. This overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this application.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-149355\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"windows-10-systemsettings.exe-overrun-stack-based-buffer-error\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Windows-10-System-Settings-Overrun-Error.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7. Research online suggested <strong>a possible malware infection<\/strong>. Scans with <strong>Avast<\/strong>, <strong>Malwarebytes<\/strong>, and <strong>adwcleaner<\/strong> found nothing.<\/p><div id=\"daves-691769619\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-4\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>8. I tried to reset the Settings app with <strong>PowerShell<\/strong>. Type <strong>PowerShell<\/strong> in the search and click the option to \u201c<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>\u201d or right-click on it to get that option.<\/p>\n<p>Then type this or copy and paste from here. Hit enter after:<\/p>\n<p><strong>(for Windows 11)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Get-AppxPackage Windows.ImmersiveControlPanel | Reset-AppxPackage<\/p><div id=\"daves-1361253449\" class=\"daves-single-post-in-content-5\" style=\"margin-bottom: 25px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7205184075006101\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7205184075006101\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2700504761\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"false\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>(for Windows 10)<\/strong><br \/>\n$Manifest = (Get-AppxPackage *ImmersiveControlPanel*).InstallLocation + &#8216;\\appxmanifest.xml&#8217;; Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $Manifest<\/p>\n<p>Restart the computer.<\/p>\n<p>9. I tried \u201c<strong>System Restore<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-access-system-restore\/\">How To Access System Restore<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/system-restore-is-it-a-cure-all\/\">System Restore Is It A cure All<\/a><\/p>\n<p>10. Finally, after trying all the above, I found one solution that worked. The dreaded \u201c<strong>Windows Update<\/strong>\u201d. I&#8217;ve been using a program called<br \/>\n\u201c<strong>StopUpdates<\/strong>\u201d for a while now to stop Windows from updating.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/how-to-take-control-of-windows-10-updates\/\">How To Take Control Of Windows 10 Updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/greatis.com\/stopupdates10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Stop Updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stop-Update-Windows.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-149356\" src=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stop-Update-Windows.jpg\" alt=\"stop-updates-windows-11-10-8-7\" width=\"600\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stop-Update-Windows.jpg 600w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stop-Update-Windows-339x400.jpg 339w, https:\/\/davescomputertips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Stop-Update-Windows-127x150.jpg 127w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I would disable it now and then to update the system and then enable it again. I disabled the program and opened the Windows update settings. Microsoft stopped supporting Windows 10, but a bunch of updates were still available for download and install. After the updates had all been installed, I restarted the system, and now the privacy and phone settings are working again.<\/p>\n<p>The moral of this experience is, don\u2019t try everything you see on YouTube. Am I going to follow my own advice? 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