Last updated: 2026
Applies to: eFootball PES 2021 (Steam, DVD, Cracked versions)
One of the most frustrating issues for PC players is double-clicking the Settings.exe file—the application that lets you adjust resolution, graphics quality, and controller settings—and absolutely nothing happening. No error message, no window, no crash report. It simply refuses to open. pes 2021 settingsexe not opening new
This guide provides a step-by-step fix for this common problem. Last updated: 2026 Applies to: eFootball PES 2021
Through years of forum trawls (shoutout to the Evo-Web faithful), the community has built a rogue’s gallery of causes: This guide provides a step-by-step fix for this
What makes the settings.exe bug so fascinating is that there is no single fix. Every PES 2021 veteran has their own shamanic sequence:
Run as Administrator. No, compatibility mode for Windows 7. Now disable your integrated GPU in Device Manager. Now re-enable it. Now delete settings.dat from My Documents. Now copy settings.exe from a friend’s working installation. Now sacrifice a virtual coin to the ghost of Konami’s PC porting team.
It works. And no one knows why.