Microsoft is moving more mouse settings (like pointer trails and hide while typing) from the Control Panel to the Settings app in Windows 11 Dev and Beta builds.

Windows 11 still has a Control Panel, but Microsoft is slowly picking away at what's left of its carcass, with another ability moved to the Settings app.

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace 'Sounds' settings in the Control Panel.

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.

Microsoft is set to retire the Control Panel in Windows 11, gradually moving its functions to the Settings app. Although Microsoft has not specified an exact timeline for this transition, the ...

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 backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel The Settings app has taken over, but Control Panels aren't going anywhere yet.

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.