With Windows 8, Microsoft set out to simplify the user experience for a new touch-centric world. That meant shoving the old-school Control Panel into the background and bringing a new touch-friendly ...

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

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

With Windows' hidden feature, called GodMode, you can create a custom control panel, giving you access to your most important settings and tools. Sharon Profis Former Vice President of Content, CNET ...

Control Panel is a Windows tool that allows users to view and change system settings. This tool is made up of sets of applets that include -- adding or removing hardware or software, controlling user ...

If you miss the Start menu in Windows 8 largely because of the easy path it provided to the Control Panel, there are three keyboard shortcuts you need to know. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott ...

With the new build of Windows 10 Technical Preview having been released yesterday, users have been scrutinizing every tiny bit of the new version of the OS. As such new info can be gathered about ...

If you want to rename your PC in Windows 11, here is how you can do that using Windows Settings, Control Panel, Windows PowerShell, and Command Prompt. Although the method is almost the same as ...

Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.

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