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Windows 11 Optional Features Empty: What to Do?
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Updated onJune 12, 2024
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Thebest Windows 11 optional featuresallow you to take full advantage of your PC’s enormous potential. You get to activate productivity features and get more functionality.
Hence, seeing these settings blank suddenly when you need them can be annoying. Some of the features become blank, from wrong system settings to missing and corrupt files.
Irrespective of the cause, we have gathered seven simple yet effective fixes to help you get the Windows 11 optional features back.
Why is the Windows feature box empty?
The reasons the Windows 11 optional features box is empty are numerous. Below are some of the popular ones:
How do I enable optional features in Windows 11?
You canmanage your optional features betterwith our guide.
How do I fix Turn Windows features on or off blank?
1. Set Windows Module Installer as automatic
The Windows 11 optional features blank can be caused by manually setting the Windows Module Installer. This is because this feature is in charge of installing windows updates and other features.
2. Disable Hide Windows Features
If the Windows 11 optional features are empty on a user account and present on another, this fix will help set the local group policy to make it available on all of them.
3. Perform SFC scan
The Windows optional features might not be loaded due to corrupt or missing files. The System File Checker (SFC) should help scan and restore the files.
4. Perform DISM scan
The DISM scan helps scan and repair corrupt files that could cause Windows 11 optional features not to load. Wait for the scan and the repair to complete and restart your PC to effect the changes.
5. Create a new Admin account
The optional features might not load due to a glitch with your admin account. In this case, you need to try a different account for a change.
However, you need an admin account to access the optional features. Hence, you need tochange another account to the administrator on Windows 11.
6. Delete StoreDirty registry value
7. Restore system
This is the last resort if every other fixes fail. The system restores you to return your system to a time when the Windows 11 optional features last worked.
What are Windows 10 features missing from Windows 11?
A series of features were present on Windows 10 but are now missing on Windows 11. Below are some of the notable ones:
The Windows 11 optional features empty issue can be pretty annoying, as it stops you from accessing high-level features like Hyper-V. So we have provided seven effective fixes to help you get them back.
Check this guide on thebest new features on Windows 11to enable today to maximize its strengths and increase its functionality.
Feel free to let us know the fixes that helped you solve the issue in the comments below.
More about the topics:Windows 11 Fix,Windows 11 Tips
Ola-Hassan Bolaji
Windows Hardware Expert
A Computer Engineering graduate, he has spent most of his life reading and writing about computers.
He finds joy in simplifying complex topics into simple solutions for PC users. The quality of his work and providing step-wise tested and proven solutions to PC issues are all that matter to him.
Away from computers, he is either reading or watching football!
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Ola-Hassan Bolaji
Windows Hardware Expert
He’s a Computer Engineering graduate who has spent most of his life reading and writing about computers & operating systems.
