Nvidia Control Panel is a useful program, but sometimes it has its issues.
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If it still doesn’t, your drivers might be outdated. Your system might start a bit slower now, but Nvidia Control Panel should open. Uncheck Turn on fast startup (recommended) option and click Save changes.Ĭheck if this solved your problem.Click on Change settings that are currently unavailable.Click on Choose what the power buttons do. On the right side, under Related settings, click Additional power settings.
Press Windows + S to open Power settings.Try if turning it off fixes your Nvidia Control panel problem: The price to pay, however, is that the computer never goes to sleep completely, and this might mess with some applications.
Windows 10 has a useful new feature called Fast Boot that – you guessed it – allows your system to boot faster. If the issue is still not resolved, you can try changing some Windows settings.
If it hasn’t, you can still try a number of options, but you will have to tweak your system a little deeper now.
Find the Nvidia Display Container Local System process, then click End task.Ĭheck if this solved the problem.
Some antivirus software (notably AVG) block Nvidia Control Panel. If it hasn’t, it’s time to check that it is not your antivirus misbehaving.