The Control Panel has been a part of Windows since Windows 1.0. However, as Windows 11 has reached more than half a billion devices, Microsoft is aiming to fine-tune the features in Windows 11 to ...

Windows 11 offers a wide variety of features, and many of them—like the Windows Subsystem for Linux and language packs—aren't installed by default. You can also ...

Microsoft’s modernization of the Windows UI has been a long, winding road culminating in the sleek appearance of Windows 11. This included a redesigned Settings app with a completely overhauled nested ...

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 ...

Microsoft has removed another piece of functionality from the Control Panel in Windows 11, redirecting folks heading to the Fonts section to its equivalent in the Settings app. The old-style Control ...

And Microsoft’s adding your phone app notifications to the Start Menu. And Microsoft’s adding your phone app notifications to the Start Menu. is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to phase out the traditional Windows Control Panel. Since Windows 10, the company has pushed users toward a modernized settings interface, but the ...

Microsoft wants to replace the Control Panel with the Settings app, but this is a plan the tech giant has had since the early 2010s and the ‘when’ is still uncertain. After nearly 40 years of service ...