Settings grayed out

[Jeep]

When I right-click on the Desktop and go to Properties>Settings, Settings is grayed out.

 

[Enkrypted]

Have you been having any display problems? Are your display adapter drivers loaded properly? Are you on a network? When did this start happening?

Try to repost your problem with as much accurate info as you can so we can help find the solution for you quickly.

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[linney]

Check any Group Policy and Registry Settings.

Local Computer Policy/ User Configuration/ Administrative Templates/ Control Panel/Display


Removes the Settings tab from Display in Control Panel.

This setting prevents users from using Control Panel to add, configure, or change the display settings on the computer.


Registry Settings
User Key: [HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System]
Value Name: NoDispCPL
Data Type: REG_DWORD (DWORD Value)
Value Data: (0 = disabled, 1 = enabled)



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[bcastner]

This is either a Group Policy setting to be discussed with your Domain Administrators, or a problem with the drivers for your display adapter.

If the latter, redownload the newest set from the website of the manufacturer and re-apply.