Windows 8.1 Control Panel blank and won't close

There doesn't seem to be a Windows 8 forum.
I have seen a lot of people with this issue but no resolution. Surely this is important enough to provide a solution to your users? 
When I try to open Control Panel it displays as a blank window and hangs. You cannot minimize it or close it. How do I get all my icons back (and use of the Control Panel)?

Hi,
When did this issue happen? Contorl panel can function fine in a normal system, something (file system\registry info) might be corrupted in this case. First, please run the follow administrative cmd
dism /online /cleanup-image /restorehealth
Meanwhile, please run a AV Scan to eliminste some malware\virus infection.
If you have a restore point, I also suggest you return the system to a previous state at which everything is still functioning, but please note that you will lost some recent settings (boot into Advanced startup option, then choose restore point).
Yolanda Zhu
TechNet Community Support

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