The Control Panel in Windows has literally been a part of the operating system since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft decided along the way that it should be replaced with something more modern.

Simultaneously, Microsoft demonstrated immense foresight by retaining the Control Panel from older Windows versions instead of nuking it and using Settings as the sole interface.

Microsoft recently released new Dev and Beta builds of Windows 11 to Insider testers. According to prolific build explorer "phantomofearth," the updates introduce another change to how ...

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.

The end of the classic Control Panel is approaching. In the Windows Insider previews, Microsoft is now shifting more to the settings.

The epic Windows 11 questline to dump the old Control Panel completely from Microsoft's desktop OS continues - but it's painfully slow progress.