System preferences won't open on iMac

No matter what I do system preferences won't open on iMac

iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Sep 13, 2023 5:55 AM

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BDAqua

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Posted on Sep 13, 2023 6:05 AM

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

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BDAqua

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Sep 13, 2023 6:05 AM in response to emile72

Safe Boot, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode? Could take 10 minutes or more.

Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches & loads safe Drivers, & prevents loading of 3rd party extensions, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.

den.thed

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Sep 13, 2023 8:17 AM in response to emile72

Are you logged in an Admin. User Account or as an Other User?

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System preferences won't open on iMac