Microsoft is continuing to transition users away from the Control Panel on Windows 11 by moving various options to the Settings app. Windows 11’s latest preview build, version 22523, introduces key ...

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 get rid ...

Microsoft has removed another piece of functionality from the Control Panel in Windows 11, redirecting folks heading to the Fonts section to its equivalent in the Settings app. The old-style Control ...

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 ...

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 ...

Microsoft is moving more mouse settings (like pointer trails and hide while typing) from the Control Panel to the Settings app in Windows 11 Dev and Beta builds. The new options are hidden by default, ...

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace the ‘Sounds’ settings in the Control Panel. Although the Soundscape page isn’t populated or even present in test ...

Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen in Windows 11 preview builds.

When it comes to Windows, there are always those who refuse any change Microsoft makes and would prefer sticking with the old ...

How to add direct Control Panel access in Windows 11 desktop Your email has been sent Since the release of the Windows 10 Creators Update in 2017, Microsoft has systematically marginalized the ...

The Windows Control Panel allows you to control all the settings for your computer. Microsoft is planning to move all these controls over to Windows Settings, but I guess that will still take some ...