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4 things the Settings app needs before Microsoft kills the Control Panel

Microsoft is slowly deprecating Control Panel in favor of the Settings app, but the transition is taking time. Essential elements like Device Manager and power options still need to be fully ...
Android

Windows 11 settings gain control panel features in 24H2

The Control Panel has been a part of Windows since Windows 1.0. However, as Windows 11 has reached more than half a billion devices, Microsoft is aiming to fine-tune the features in Windows 11 to ...
TechSpot

Microsoft confirms (then negates) it is finally killing the Windows Control Panel in favor of the Settings app

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 ...
TweakTown

Microsoft herds more Control Panel options into Windows 11's Settings app where they should be

TL;DR: Windows 11 build 26200.5742 continues the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features to the Settings app. In this preview release, Microsoft has shifted across some time and ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 Settings gets another Control Panel feature as painfully slow migration continues

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 ...