If you're looking for a quick way to get to the Control Panel in Windows 11, here's how to add it to the context menu.

M icrosoft’s modernization of the Windows UI has been a long, winding road culminating in the sleek appearance of Windows 11.

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 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.

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

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 isn't killing Windows Control Panel after all The 40-year-old tool still seems to have plenty of life left, though certain settings will continue to be deprecated.

Microsoft has been bleeding the Windows Control Panel for several years. However, some options can still only be selected via the Control Panel.