M icrosoft’s modernization of the Windows UI has been a long, winding road culminating in the sleek appearance of Windows 11.

Microsoft recently released new Dev and Beta builds of Windows 11 to Insider testers. According to prolific build explorer "phantomofearth," the updates introduce another change to how ...

Windows 11 24H2 is hit with a time zone bug, and Control Panel comes to the rescue Upgrading your PC from Windows 11 23H2 to 24H2 is simple, but the latest version of the OS might cause some ...

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace 'Sounds' settings in the Control Panel.

The Control Panel has been part of Windows since 1985, making it nearly 40 years old—and even the 'new' Settings app was introduced in 2012 with Windows 8.

Windows will lose the Control Panel eventually, but it seems that it won't be happening anytime soon.

Microsoft continues to slowly migrate Control Panel elements to the Settings app. Certain keyboard settings received a modern overhaul in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.

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 ...

Microsoft isn't killing Windows Control Panel after all The 40-year-old tool still seems to have plenty of life left, though certain settings will continue to be deprecated.