MUO on MSN

Microsoft keeps hiding Control Panel, but it's still necessary for these 6 vital tasks

Due to storage considerations, Windows doesn't enable System Protection by default. That means you'll need to turn it on ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft needs to stop phasing out Control Panel

Control Panel has been around since the days of Windows 95, allowing us to configure every tiny aspect of Windows. However, ...
ZDNet

Microsoft isn't killing Windows Control Panel after all

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 ...
The Verge

When is the Control Panel in Windows actually going away?

Microsoft has been working on moving Control Panel features to its Settings UI in Windows for more than 10 years, but a new support note has got some speculating the Control Panel might finally be ...
Ars Technica

Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel

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 ...
Mashable

[Update] Microsoft says it's killing the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel

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 ...