But before you take the nuclear approach to reinstall Windows, you can try to repair the system. The worst case scenario here is that your system is corrupted. If the issue is still there, you can take a look at the final fix. Next restart your PC and check if NVIDIA Control Panel is working correctly.
If a clean boot fixes the issue, you can repeat the steps and only disable half of the services and startups to root out the offender.
If the latest drivers don’t seem to fix the issue, you can try the next method below. If you need assistance, please contact Driver Easy’s support team at updating your graphics driver, restart your PC and check if NVIDIA Control Panel is working properly. The Pro version of Driver Easy comes with full technical support.
Windows will then download and install the available patches.
Normally Windows will update automatically, but you can make sure you have installed all the patches manually. You might run into issues if your system is missing some important updates. If this trick doesn’t give you luck, check out the next one below. Or you can move everything on your Desktop to another drive and see if NVIDIA Control Panel works now. According to the feedback, you can check and move any files or folders with a lengthy name. It might sound strange, but some users reported that the culprit was some files/folders on their Desktop. If this method doesn’t work for you, simply continue to the next one below.