Quickly select a different menu option in Nvidia Control Panel.
If you’re seeing the exact behavior I described, Solution #1 will probably fix the issue with Nvidia Control Panel for for you! Most other people fix the problem using Solution #2 (delete the listed temporary files.) About 7 solutions in total are provided. In my case, if I quickly selected a different option on the left such as “Adjust video image settings” I could get the program to work normally as long as I never went back into Manage 3D Settings. Usually there was no error message, the window just closed by itself. However in my case, the specific symptoms were that in Nvidia Control Panel, any time Manage 3D Settings > “Program Settings” tab opened, Nvidia Control Panel would freeze and/or crash within about 5 seconds. The specifics of Nvidia Control Panel crashing may be slightly different for you.
Nvidia Control Panel is crashing? Crashes immediately after launch or freezes? Nvidia Control Panel crashing on the Manage 3D Settings or Program Settings menu? This article covers the solutions that have worked for the most people, including the one that worked for me! Nvidia Control Panel is Crashing – Symptoms of What Happens
