I could be wrong, but I think this is the first full explanation we’ve had from Microsoft about why it’s taken so long to get ...

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

Microsoft is actively migrating 'all the old Control Panel controls into the modern Settings apps,' paving the way for the ...

Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual. Based on a couple of ...

Microsoft continues migrating Control Panel to Settings, but legacy hardware and drivers slow progress in Windows 11.

Rumors of the death of the Control Panel have been greatly exaggerated. Rumors of the death of the Control Panel have been greatly exaggerated. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been ...

The Control Panel has been a part of Windows since Windows 1.0. However, as Windows 11 has reached more than half a billion devices, Microsoft is aiming to fine-tune the features in Windows 11 to ...

Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen in Windows 11 preview builds.

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been steadily working to deprecate the Control Panel, moving key functionalities to the more modern Settings app. While I am all for user-centric changes, this ...

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 ...