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Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.
Aside from the Control Panel changes, the Windows 11 22523 preview build available for users enrolled in the Insider program also fixes several issues.
Simultaneously, Microsoft demonstrated immense foresight by retaining the Control Panel from older Windows versions instead of nuking it and using Settings as the sole interface.
Learn how to open or run Control Panel as Administrator in elevated mode in Windows 11/10 using any one of these two methods.
Some users miss the old Windows Control Panel, but the modern Settings app is frankly much better. Here's why it's time to let go.
After Microsoft trending last week, it now clarifies that Windows' Control Panel is not going anywhere.
Microsoft isn't killing Windows Control Panel after all The 40-year-old tool still seems to have plenty of life left, though certain settings will continue to be deprecated.
By default, Services.msc is not included in Control Panel. Learn how to add Services.msc to Control Panel in Windows 11/10 using this method.
The Programs and Features tab has been dropped from Control Panel in the latest Windows 10 build, as Microsoft continues to shrink one of its most useful features.
After reading last week’s post on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7, reader Bill wrote to say he has “a lot of problems with the Windows 7 Control Panel,” and wants the ...
Microsoft has started testing the removal of the venerable System control panel on Windows 10 and instead redirecting users to the modern About page.
The Control Panel is a trusty, rusty old friend for a lot of us Windows users, going all the way back to the operating system’s original release in the 1980s. But Microsoft has been trying to ...