The Control Panel debuted with Windows 1.0 in 1985 and has served as the primary configuration interface through multiple generations. While settings continue moving to its modern replacement, Ash ...

On first launch, you'll see a welcome screen where you can choose how intense you want your experience to be. Don't worry - you can always change settings later!

Wondering where the Control Panel has gone in the shiny new world of Windows 11? While the Settings app takes center stage in the latest Windows edition, the classic Control Panel hasn’t been retired.

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to phase out the traditional Windows Control Panel. Since Windows 10, the company has pushed users toward a modernized settings interface, but the ...

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 took action after the news that the Control Panel was being removed from Windows that emerged last week. Accordingly, Microsoft updated its latest support note about Windows Configuration ...

UPDATE: Aug. 26, 2024, 4:37 p.m. EDT Microsoft has amended its statement in the support document to say the following: "Many of the settings in Control Panel are in the process of being migrated to ...

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 ...

What just happened? The Control Panel has been an essential component of Microsoft Windows for decades, and was originally introduced in Windows 1.0 in the mid-80s. However, its days are numbered as ...

As Microsoft updates and improves Windows, it is also removing features it no longer finds useful. These features are added to a list of deprecated Windows functions. The latest addition to this list ...