In this case, the program that can’t be accessed is one of the basic Windows components: the Settings application. As the error message sort of says, this happens when an action is not associated to a program, or when it’s associated to a program that Windows can no longer access. In general, this error pops up for some Windows users when they try to open Display settings or the personalize option from the right-click menu on desktop. Some of them didn’t work – like these two:Īnd the ones that did work are presented to you here.
Please install a program or, if one is already installed, create an association in the Default Programs control panel.įor this guide I’ve used a virtual machine (sort of a computer inside the computer, if you’re unfamiliar with the term), I ruined some specific folders on it so that I would get this error, and once I had the error I’ve tried every solution that I could find online.
In this guide, we will discuss this error message: ms-settings: display this file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action.
