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 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.

This may not be a surprise for many Windows users. Since October 2020, Microsoft has been redirecting users away from the Control Panel, goading them to use the Settings app instead.

Microsoft has kept its mouth shut for years as the Control Panel has slowly been replaced by the Settings app -- but now its deprecation is official.

La versión en desarrollo de Windows 11 quita algunas opciones del antiguo Panel de Control y las incorpora en la sección Configuración.

Latest Windows Insider Build puts time and language options in Settings Microsoft has continued its efforts to nudge users ...

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.