Microsoft is adding the ability to rename your user account to the Windows 11 Settings app, ported over from the legacy Control Panel.

is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is finally signaling the end of the legacy Control Panel in Windows 11.

If you want to add Control Panel to the Windows Taskbar or Start Menu in Windows 11 or Windows 10, then this post will show you how to do it. Pin Control Panel to Start Menu or Taskbar in Windows ...

In Windows 8, Microsoft created an additional PC Settings section that you can use to customize some settings related to the Windows Start Screen and other basic settings. If you wish to gain access ...

Microsoft: Control Panel Is Sticking Around, But Settings App Is Preferred Microsoft quietly updates its settings page to swap the word 'deprecated' for 'migrated' as it relates to Control Panel. But ...

After reading last week’s post on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7, reader Bill wrote to say he has “a lot of problems with the Windows 7 Control Panel,” and wants the old XP ...

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 ...

Control4 is one of the biggest names in home automation. Long before Apple was pushing its HomeKit ecosystem, years before Google unveiled its Assistant, and in the days where the only echo at Amazon ...

Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen in Windows 11 preview builds.

Yes, you can prevent users from changing settings by blocking the Settings app and Control Panel, and here's how on Windows 11. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...