How to fix NVIDIA Control Panel not opening on Windows 10

People who work on graphic intensive applications like games or any video rendering software, constantly need to control how their graphics card is used. Some gamers constantly need to toggle their Graphics Quality settings to get their FPS (Frames Per Second) up. Some need to adjust the size, orientation, scaling, etc. of their displays to work better or use their computer in a more efficient way. Here is where NVIDIA Control Panel comes into the picture. First of all, this software works on computers only with an NVIDIA Graphics Card attached. So, if you use any other graphics card, this would not work for you. But what if you find that the NVIDIA Control Panel is not opening on your Windows computer?

If the NVIDIA Control Panel is not opening, responding, or working on your Windows 10 computer, here are a few things that can fix the problem for you:

1] Restart the NVIDIA Control Panel process

2] Restart the NVIDIA Display Driver Service

3] Upgrade your NVIDIA Display Drivers

[lockekappa]

You're the man, the Services option worked like a charm. Looks like I was blocking it after I removed it from being a StartUp App.

[ArturoVault]

Just tried it and worked perfectly. Thanks a lot :) Way less annoying than restaring the whole system.

[real_evin]

It was restarting the service in Windows Services that did it for me. Much appreciated!

[HeadgyHog]

Tyvm! I had disabled the Nvidia startup while troubleshooting Guild Wars 2 launcher. Got it going with the "Services" trick. Thanks and take care.

[alexherr]

For some reason, Services had the setting disabled? wtf. I just downloaded it too. lol, Thank you TWC. Great work.

[lmWeird]

Mines doesn't even pop up in the task manager

[tonyli]

okay.... this guy is not fake. i tried the second method (services) and it worked!

[renatoalves]

big big help thanks ill never forget this

[geoffreygarrett]

The very last option did the trick haha can't believe that worked.

[a.fattahabdullah]

thanks, the last option works for me, , , , service option

[DoctorakiYT]

Thank you so much, i disabled it cuz i had problems with my internet connetions. Thank again

[lefterisxloros]

no one can help me i just press right click on desktop and i press nvidia control panel but never open