Does anyone else have concerns with the Vista control panel, and the time it takes to load the items in it? For some reason, on several different Vista machines I use, the control panel consistently ...

After reading last week’s post on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7, reader Bill wrote to say he has “a lot of problems with the Windows 7 Control Panel,” and wants the old XP ...

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 ...

There are probably life-long Windows users who have never accessed the Control Panel—the interface for taking care of all the of the operating system's settings. With the Control Panel, you can add or ...

In early June, Computerworld published the story, “Visual Tour: 20 Things You Won’t Like About Windows Vista.” At the bottom of page 5 of that story, I wrote that the built-in Administrator account is ...

A handful of Windows 11/10 users have faced this problem. When they opened the Control Panel, it appeared blank or completely white. A similar issue is also faced with the System Restore window.