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 ...

With Windows 8, however, that path does not exist ... you can always pin it to the Start menu so that it's only a tap away. (Open the Control Panel, move up a level in the folder hierarchy ...

Control Panel still exists for compatibility reasons as Microsoft continues to migrate settings to the Settings app. Microsoft first introduced the Settings app with the release of Windows 8 ...

File Explorer is a file browser that has been included in every version of Microsoft Windows ... and Control Panel applets to your This PC folder, Libraries, and Desktop in Windows 11/10/8/7.

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 ...

Here's how to tell if you have a 64-bit or 32-bit version of Windows 10, 8, 7, and Vista: Open the Control Panel. You can ...

Control Panel may finally be seeing its last days as the Settings app will finally take precedence in Windows. The Settings app was first introduced back in 2012 with the launch of Windows 8 ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. You may have read headlines last week about Microsoft removing the ...