The Control Panel in Windows has literally been a part of the operating system since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft decided along the way that it should be replaced with something more modern. The thing ...

In future versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has removed the venerable 'Administrative Tools' and added a new 'Windows Tools' control panel with almost double the number of tools promoted within it.

Once the nerve center of Windows operating systems, the Control Panel and its multitude of applets has its roots in the earliest versions of Windows. From here users could use these configuration ...

Most Windows users have come to terms with the fact that Microsoft doesn't deserve praise for its implementation of the ...

The easiest way to open Windows Tools on Windows 11 is to search for Windows Tools in the Start Menu. Click on the Start Menu and type Windows Tools. You will get Windows Tools in the results. Click ...

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 ...

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page. The SYSTEM ...

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What just happened? Microsoft is on a crusade to kill off any and all traces of "old Windows" in its latest Windows 10 operating system, and though the progress has been slow, the company took another ...

If you notice that the NVIDIA Control Panel is missing on your computer after you upgraded to Windows 11 or Windows 10 or installed new updates on your Windows PC, then this post is intended to help ...

Windows 10 has been around for quite a while now. It was released in 2015 and since then Microsoft has been updating it continuously. One of the most popular features, first introduced with Windows 8, ...

After reading last week’s post on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7, reader Bill wrote to say he has “a lot of problems with the Windows 7 Control Panel,” and wants the old XP ...