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.

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.

The Windows 11 Settings app has plenty of quirks beyond just the interface split. It's laggy when switching between sections, ...

The folder will automatically change its icon to the Control Panel icon. Open the God Mode folder, and you will find all the ...

The Control Panel has been a key feature of Windows since 1985, first appearing in Windows 1.0. For nearly four decades, it has served as the go-to hub for adjusting various system settings. Many ...

The Windows Control Panel was first added to Windows 1.0 throughout the mid-80s and quickly became the hub to access everything that regarded system customization. However, Microsoft added an update ...

Microsoft may finally remove or hide the old Control Panel in Windows 10, according to Windows Central. The latest Windows Insider beta versions of Windows 10 reveal some subtle coding references that ...

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The newer Windows Settings app has been slowly stealing features from the legacy Control Panel for years, and now Microsoft has finally said the obvious out loud — “the Control Panel is in the process ...

If you have grown up with the Windows operating systems, you probably know the importance of the Control Panel. It has been the most iconic and useful Windows OS feature, which lets you control your ...

Update (3/28/2020): More information has come to light on the specifics of what MS is changing. As of this writing, only the "System" applet appears to be impacted. As Jim Salter points out at Ars ...

We've never seen the source, but we can safely assume that Microsoft Windows' codebase is an absolutely sprawling spaghetti code mess. We say that because the venerable OS still includes elements ...