Microsoft’s modernization of the Windows UI has been a long, winding road culminating in the sleek appearance of Windows 11. This included a redesigned Settings app with a completely overhauled nested ...

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 ...

Many programs offer internal tools for configuring file associations, but the Control Panel configures all file associations through a single Windows feature. The Control Panel can command programs ...

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 either ...