Pes 2017 Settings.exe Not Working Guide

When dealing with issues like "pes 2017 settings.exe not working," there are several potential solutions and troubleshooting steps you can take. Here are some interesting features and fixes that might help:

3. The Multi-Monitor & High-DPI Glitch

On Windows 10/11, the Settings app often crashes because it doesn't know how to scale to 4K or secondary monitors. pes 2017 settings.exe not working

• Right-click Settings.exe > Properties > Compatibility.
• Click Change high DPI settings.
• Check Override high DPI scaling behavior.
• Set "Scaling performed by:" to Application.
• Bonus: Try setting your primary monitor to 100% scaling (temporarily) to launch the settings.

Method 7: Disable Antivirus Real-Time Protection (Temporarily)

Aggressive antivirus tools (Bitdefender, McAfee, or even Windows Defender’s "Controlled Folder Access") can block Settings.exe from reading/writing to My Documents\KONAMI\Pro Evolution Soccer 2017\. When dealing with issues like "pes 2017 settings

To test:

1. Temporarily disable real-time protection.
2. Run Settings.exe immediately.
3. If it works, add an exclusion rule for your entire PES 2017 folder.

Windows Defender exclusion:

• Go to Windows Security → Virus & threat protection → Manage settings → Add or remove exclusions.
• Exclude the folder: ...\steamapps\common\Pro Evolution Soccer 2017\ and ...\Documents\KONAMI\.

2. The Missing "d3dx9" Component

The Settings app relies on legacy DirectX 9 libraries. If you have a modern GPU, Windows may have skipped these. Right-click Settings

• The Fix: Download and run the DirectX End-User Runtime Web Installer from Microsoft.
• Alternatively, install the "DirectX 9.0c" redistributable from your game’s _CommonRedist folder.