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.

How do I enable SMB1 on Windows? To enable SMB1 on Windows, go to Control Panel > Programs > Turn Windows features on or off. Check the “SMB 1.0/CIFS File Sharing Support” box and click OK.

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.

Is the Control Panel disappearing from Windows? Explore Microsoft's approach and what this means for long-time users.

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.

The Control Panel has existed since Windows 1.0 in 1985 and is now being deprecated. Windows' Settings app will soon replace Control Panel, once all of the latter's remaining features are successfully ...

Control Panel still exists "for compatibility reasons and to provide access to some settings that have not yet migrated" to the Settings app. But Microsoft is encouraging people to "use the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Microsoft has kept its mouth shut for years as the Control Panel has slowly been replaced by the Settings app -- but now its deprecation is official.