The Control Panel has been part of Windows since 1985, making it nearly 40 years old—and even the 'new' Settings app was introduced in 2012 with Windows 8. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Do you need to block access to the Settings app and Control Panel? Here's how to do this from the Group Policy Editor and Registry on Windows 11. On Windows 10, you have multiple ways to rename your ...

Having announced it at Build, we've got our first look at the UI for the new WSL Settings app, and it'll work hand-in-hand with your existing config file. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to phase out the traditional Windows Control Panel. Since Windows 10, the company has pushed users toward a modernized settings interface, but the ...