This is a problem I had on the Windows 7 RC, and today with a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium x86. Whenever I go into the control panel and click an icon like "Programs and Features" or ...

Miss the old XP Control Panel? You can get something close to it in Windows 7. But do you really want to?

Opening the Control Panel On Windows 7, click Start and Control Panel from the menu. It's that simple. In 8/8.1, there are multiple ways to access the Control Panel. It differs whether you're on ...

Aero Snap, which lets you maximize windows or set them side by side by dragging them to the screen edge, is one of our favorite Windows 7 features. If you find it more annoying than helpful, here ...

If you are using Windows 7 or earlier with the Control Panel applets, this is normal behavior and exceedingly common especially during hardware troubleshooting sessions.

If your Control Panel will not open in Windows 11/10/8/7, then this post will help you troubleshoot and fix the problem. Your computer may be infected with malware, the .cpl file may have become ...

Phishing emails distributing the QBot malware are using a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 Control Panel to infect computers, likely as an attempt to evade detection by security software.

The difference between Windows 32-bit and 64-bit is processing power. A 64-bit processor can handle more data simultaneously, so it's more capable overall. Most new processors are based on the 64-bit ...

Windows has a lot of beloved built-in apps that can be hard to stop using. But I assure you that when Microsoft replaces them ...

Microsoft may finally remove or hide the old Control Panel in Windows 10, according to Windows Central. The latest Windows Insider beta versions of Windows 10 reveal some subtle coding references ...

Microsoft isn’t removing the Control Panel from Windows imminently. After inaccurate reports, Microsoft has updated its support documents.

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.