Cannot Open services.msc: How to Fix Services Not Opening / Responding Windows 10 FIX
Cannot Open services.msc: How to Fix Services Not Opening / Responding Windows 10 FIX.
An MSC is a snap-in control panel file that the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) opens. Device Manager, Task Scheduler, Disk Defragmenter, Group Policy Editor and Shared Folders are just a few of the MSC tools.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
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However, some Windows 10 users have found they can’t always open MSC files with an error message stating, MMC cannot open the file.
Windows 10 comes with quite a few stock apps that allow users to change and manage various system components. This includes being able to restart essential services, restart, quit, or disable system tasks, and manage disks and drives, among other things.
When this happens, services.msc opens but is blank, and you don’t have access to its functionality.
Are you getting an error message similar to MMC cannot open the file error for a Windows utility? If so, these are a few potential fixes for MSC files that are not opening.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 10 operating system (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, and Samsung.