These procedures govern Windows 10.

How to Fix It When Windows 10 Action Center Won’t Open

Restart Windows Explorer.

LaunchTask Manager, right-click theWindows Explorerprocess, then selectRestart.

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Sometimes a simple reboot is all that’s needed to get things working again.

Perform a Disk Cleanup.

Disable and re-enable Action Center.

Wait for each command to finish before running the next command.

Rename the Usrclass File.

If you are unable to locate this file, verify you have theshow hidden filesoption enabled.

Re-register the Action Center.

PressWin+Sand search forWindows PowerShell.

Launch PowerShell as an administrator and execute the following command:

The command takesseveralminutes to complete.

Restart Windows in Safe Mode.

Try a System Restore.

If none of the previous steps work,perform a System Restore.

Before you proceed, record a Restore Point.

Collect a backup of your data prior to doing asystem restore.

Additionally, the restore point must be created prior to when Action Center stopped working.

Otherwise, this will not address the problem.

You’ll wipe the whole gadget.

Windows 10 resets in three ways keep your files, remove everything, or do aFactory Reset.