The Control Panel is a long-time favorite tool for controlling Windows, but it's hidden away in Windows 10. Here's how to find Control Panel in Windows 10.

As many users have no doubt noticed, Windows 7 lacks any kind of “Classic Control Panel” option–which, incidentally, was available in Vista.

Microsoft has tried to dumb down its Control Panel with a simple UI over the years, rather than a list of options, but there’s still a number of settings that don’t exist in the new PC Settings app.

With Windows 10, Microsoft has added more of those Control Panel options to the Settings app, while maintaining the clean design and simplified language that makes it less intimidating to the ...

In the good old days of Windows 7 and XP, I simply clicked on the Start button and selected the Control Panel from the Start menu. With Windows 8, however, that path does not exist.

Create another new folder on your desktop, titled "Control Panel" (or any other name you choose). Open up the folder created in Step 1. You'll see a huge list of system settings, tools, and options.

If you are using Windows 11, you can use the Windows Settings panel method mentioned above. Otherwise, you can use Control Panel, Windows PowerShell, and Command Prompt to change the name of your PC.

Unlike the classic Control panel, it is more easily accessible from the Windows 10 Start Menu. It’s also cleaner and more concise, with settings grouped together for ease of understanding.

With the release of Windows 10 preview build 21354, Microsoft announced that they have removed 'Administrative Tools' from the Start Menu and added a new 'Windows Tools' control panel, with many ...

Usually, when you go into the Windows 10 Control Panel and click on 'Programs and Features,' you are shown a legacy control panel where you can uninstall or change installation options for programs.