Windows 7: Unable to open computer properties

riana · 10 Feb 2011

Anyone know how to troubleshoot this, right click on my computer does not work and there is no System icon in control panel.

Thanks

richc46 · 10 Feb 2011

If you type computer, in the search, by the start button. Dont you get the computer?

Can you drag it to desktop?

riana · 10 Feb 2011

Computer does but not computer properties (where you see the index score)

richc46 · 10 Feb 2011

Go to search and type wei.
It means
Windows Experience Index
It should come up.

unifex · 10 Feb 2011

Are you on administrator account or standard account? Is it possible that this feature is somehow blocked from your account?

gregrocker · 10 Feb 2011

Providing you are the owner and running under an Admin-privileges User Account:

Run SFC /SCANNOW Command - System File Checker

If this doesn't help, consider a Repair Install

EzioAuditore · 10 Feb 2011

Are you able to right click on desktop?Make sure a key named 'NoViewContextMenu' doesn't exist with value 1 at these locations-

Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ExplorerHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer

If they do, delete them or change their value to 0, reboot and try right clicking again.

riana · 10 Feb 2011

Thanks for the help, none of these worked.

System scan gave no results

Searching WEI gives the (change time properties) so must be missing

and could not find that value within /policies/

I guess i'll try a repair install

shain72 · 09 Dec 2011

hey mate just type in windows experience index, and it will come up with two options:
- Windows Experience Index
- Use tools to improve performance

Windows 7: Unable to open computer properties

Unable to open computer properties problems?