MUO on MSN

Microsoft keeps hiding Control Panel, but it's still necessary for these 6 vital tasks

Due to storage considerations, Windows doesn't enable System Protection by default. That means you'll need to turn it on ...
Digital Trends

Meet the Control Panel’s successor, the simple Settings app

Windows 10 is trying to achieve the impossible; please everyone. The redesigned Settings app is a hotspot of this balancing act. Microsoft is challenged to make system controls accessible, even on ...
TweakTown

Microsoft herds more Control Panel options into Windows 11's Settings app where they should be

TL;DR: Windows 11 build 26200.5742 continues the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features to the Settings app. In this preview release, Microsoft has shifted across some time and ...
XDA Developers on MSN

Microsoft needs to stop phasing out Control Panel

Control Panel has been around since the days of Windows 95, allowing us to configure every tiny aspect of Windows. However, ...
The Verge

A decade later, Windows is still bringing Control Panel features to the Settings app

And Microsoft’s adding your phone app notifications to the Start Menu. And Microsoft’s adding your phone app notifications to the Start Menu. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who ...
Windows Central

Microsoft moves more settings away from the Control Panel on Windows 11

Microsoft moved several options from the Control Panel to the Settings app in a recent Insider build of Windows 11. An ongoing process to move options to the Settings app began in Windows 8. Advanced ...
TweakTown

Windows 11 Settings gets another Control Panel feature as painfully slow migration continues

Microsoft has removed another piece of functionality from the Control Panel in Windows 11, redirecting folks heading to the Fonts section to its equivalent in the Settings app. The old-style Control ...
ExtremeTech

Microsoft Might Kill the Classic Control Panel Soon, Will Hopefully Fix Settings First [Updated]

Update (3/28/2020): More information has come to light on the specifics of what MS is changing. As of this writing, only the "System" applet appears to be impacted. As Jim Salter points out at Ars ...
Ars Technica

Correct Nvidia control panel settings for G-SYNC? Why only 60 fps?

Hi all, I have a 2017-vintage ASUS PG279Q G-SYNC monitor (QHD resolution: 2560x1440) which on the box said can do up to 166 FPS but the monitor's menu only shows up to 150, but that's not what this ...
Windows Central

How to disable access to Windows 10's Settings app and Control Panel

If you want to stop users from changing settings in Windows 10, this guide shows you how to block access to the Settings app and Control Panel. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...
Digital Trends

How to optimize Nvidia Control Panel settings for gaming and overall performance

If you have an Nvidia graphics card, then it’s a good idea to learn how to optimize the Nvidia Control Panel. It has a whole range of features that you can tweak to improve performance and stability ...