Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual. Based on a couple of ...

Microsoft wants to replace the Control Panel with the Settings app, but this is a plan the tech giant has had since the early 2010s and the ‘when’ is still uncertain. After nearly 40 years of service ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Rumors of the death of the Control Panel have been greatly exaggerated. Rumors of the death of the Control Panel ...

Microsoft has been phasing out the Control Panel in favor of the Settings app since 2012. But more than a decade later, it’s still in no hurry to disappear. The Control Panel is still necessary for ...

After massive news last week saw significant attention from the public, Microsoft is now clarifying that it is not removing the Control Panel and its functionalities in the Windows operating system.

Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows’ 39-year-old Control Panel applets. But following widespread reporting of the change, Microsoft has either ...

Microsoft is set to retire the Control Panel in Windows 11, gradually moving its functions to the Settings app. Although Microsoft has not specified an exact timeline for this transition, the shift ...

In this post for beginners, we will see how to open the Control Panel in Windows 11/10. While Microsoft is taking steps to move most of the Windows settings to the Settings app, many users still feel ...

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page. The SYSTEM ...