If you changed them by hand-editing the .idlerc/config_xyz.cfg files, you might have made a mistake that prevents startup. Two things to do.
- Start IDLE in your OS command line Window, such as CommandPrompt on Windows, with (on Windows)
py -m idlelibor equivalent on other systems. You might get an error message in the terminal window. - Change the name of all .idlerc/*.cfg (easiest is to add a char to
.cfg) so IDLE ignores them on startup.