Control Panel still exists 'for compatibility reasons,' but Microsoft is encouraging people to 'use the Settings app, whenever possible' since that will soon be the only option.

The Control Panel first appeared in Windows 1.0 so it’s about as legacy as it gets. The Settings app, on the other hand, appeared in 2012 and was introduced with a bare-bones set of features ...

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.

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 ...

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 has finally confirmed that the Settings app will be replacing Control Panel as the long-lived feature depreciates.

Microsoft is set to retire the Control Panel in Windows 11, gradually moving its functions to the Settings app. Although Microsoft has not specified an exact timeline for this transition, the ...

Windows 11 users now have one less reason to rely on the familiar Control Panel. Microsoft has apparently moved another Control Panel setting to the Windows 11 "Settings" app.

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will discontinue the Windows Control Panel app in favor of an app it introduced in Windows 8.

But Windows Latest reported that as of the Windows 10 October 2020 Update, Control Panel will be purged, introducing a change that members of the Windows 10 developer build have already experienced.

Microsoft has kept its mouth shut for years as the Control Panel has slowly been replaced by the Settings app -- but now its deprecation is official.

In its announcement, Microsoft emphasized that while the Control Panel will still be accessible in the current versions of Windows, this is primarily to ensure compatibility for users who rely on ...