There are two methods in Windows 11/10 to set or change default programs. One is the classic Control Panel method and the other is easier – via the new Settings app. We will discuss the Settings ...

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. The new options are hidden by ...

Control Panel still exists 'for compatibility reasons,' but Microsoft is encouraging people to 'use the Settings app, ...

Setting or changing a default app through Control Panel works the same in Windows 7 as in Windows 8.1. macOS In macOS, right-click on the file you wish to set and move to the Open with command.

Changing some kinds of default apps got more irritating in Windows 11—the Windows 10 Settings app had a few broad default app categories that you could change with one click, including browsers ...

Our final way of uninstalling programs on Windows 11 involves a look at the Control Panel. Step 1: Search for Control Panel on the Start menu and then click to open the app when you see it.

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.

You can set the default from the action centre thingy. Click it, click the icon next to the volume slider, choose default. You do not need the legacy Control Panel for this.

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace the ‘Sounds’ settings in the Control Panel. Although the Soundscape page isn’t populated or even ...

Senior Microsoft officials had previously hinted that the Control Panel might be retired in favor of the Settings app, though it's only now that the company has officially confirmed the move.

Microsoft is continuing to modernize Windows 11 by gradually transferring the legacy Control Panel’s functions to its newer, shinier Settings app, and the latest effort on this front appears to ...