Missing settings in Windows 10

[MABennett]

Hi everyone, 

 

I've been trying to fix a laptop issue a friend of mine has been having and I'm completely stumped.

 

Most of the settings within windows 10 has disappeared. Creating a new user has the same issue, sfc /scannow doesn't flag anything up, cleaning the registry hasn't helped, I've also used cmd codes, powershell reinstalls, virus scans and nothing has worked.

 

I have been trying to find a away to get this working again without having to do a complete reinstall of windows. So in a last ditch attempt, I'm here.

 

Has anyone come across this issue before?

If so, what causes it and for the love of God, how do I fix it?!

 

Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. 

[ItsYaBoiKasper_]

What you can do is an repair install of windows, this should keep all your files and might fix the issue

[MrMase]

That looks like the type of behaviour I would expect if group policy had been applied to the machine.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/group-policy/use-settings-app-group-policy

[MABennett]

1 hour ago, ItsYaBoiKasper_ said:

What you can do is an repair install of windows, this should keep all your files and might fix the issue

i have tried to do this however have not been able to get the laptop to accept or start a repair install from a USB. if you have a guide that i can follow, that would be great.

 

1 hour ago, MrMase said:

That looks like the type of behaviour I would expect if group policy had been applied to the machine.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/group-policy/use-settings-app-group-policy

when looking at the group policy editor, everything says that they are not configured. is there a certain setting that i need to be looking at and make sure it is enabled or disabled?

[MrMase]

1 hour ago, MABennett said:

i have tried to do this however have not been able to get the laptop to accept or start a repair install from a USB. if you have a guide that i can follow, that would be great.

 

when looking at the group policy editor, everything says that they are not configured. is there a certain setting that i need to be looking at and make sure it is enabled or disabled?

The link provided previously shows the specific settings to look for, however it was a longshot to look for that option but mentioned as it can replicate your issue precisely.

[alexjzim]

Did your friend purchase the laptop, or is it given to them by their work/school organization?

 

If it is on the organizations domain it is likely following their policies, and they don't want you to have those rights.