Microsoft doesn't want to break printer and device drivers.

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 ...

Windows 11 offers a wide variety of features, and many of them—like the Windows Subsystem for Linux and language packs—aren't installed by default. You can also ...

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 ...

Microsoft confirmed it's going after every design element in the OS, including the "Installing Windows 11" screen, which ...

Microsoft is actively moving "all the old Control Panel controls into the modern Settings apps", which means that the old interface is about to be removed.

Microsoft is making additional changes to Windows 11 and its Settings app, giving you fewer reasons to open the old Control Panel. Good news: more Control Panel bits are making their way to the ...

Windows 11 Pro hides dozens of productivity tools in plain sight, and these built-in features can save time, improve control, and streamline everyday work. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Before there were Settings, there was Control Panel. The legacy interface for changing Windows settings or accessing hardware and network tools has been part of the operating system for decades, and ...