Microsoft is moving more mouse settings (like pointer trails and hide while typing) from the Control Panel to the Settings app in Windows 11 Dev and Beta builds. The new options are hidden by default, ...

Recent Windows 11 updates moved a bunch of Control Panel bits to the Settings app, but there are plenty left. Here are five that Microsoft should consider modernizing. The September 2025 non-security ...

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 ...

To open the Control Panel, it is best to type control in the search field of the taskbar and click on the entry in the hit list. But there’s an even easier way: You can also add a link to the Control ...

When it comes to Windows, there are always those who refuse any change Microsoft makes and would prefer sticking with the old ...

What just happened? The Control Panel has been an essential component of Microsoft Windows for decades, and was originally introduced in Windows 1.0 in the mid-80s. However, its days are numbered as ...