Microsoft: Control Panel Is Sticking Around, But Settings App Is Preferred Microsoft quietly updates its settings page to swap the word 'deprecated' for 'migrated' as it relates to Control Panel. But ...

Microsoft is adding the ability to rename your user account to the Windows 11 Settings app, ported over from the legacy Control Panel.

When it comes to Windows, there are always those who refuse any change Microsoft makes and would prefer sticking with the old ...

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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 ...

Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual. Based on a couple of ...

Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows’ 39-year-old Control Panel applets. But following widespread reporting of the change, Microsoft has either ...

Microsoft continues to slowly migrate Control Panel elements to the Settings app. Certain keyboard settings received a modern overhaul in the latest Windows 11 preview builds. @Phantomofearh on X ...