Tech Desk
Aug 25, 2024
Microsoft is finally removing the Control Panel from the system, planning to transition its settings to the Settings app, according to the support document.
The Settings app was first introduced with the release of Windows 8 in 2012. Since then, Microsoft has been working on moving Control Panel features to its Settings UI in Windows.
However, now the software giant has finally decided to remove the Control Panel as revealed on the support page. Microsoft said, “The Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favour of the Settings app.”
Control Panel in Windows
Microsoft's Control Panel is a 40-year-old feature that first appeared on Windows 1.0 in 1985. It shows a list of applications from where a user can change the settings for the operating system or other third-party applications.
However, recently it has been reported to slowly lose its functionality ever since the Settings app was introduced. Despite that, the reason why Control Panel still exists on Windows could be because the software giant hasn’t completed the migration of all its settings to the modern Settings app.
Although Microsoft hasn't shared a timeline about when it'll happen, eventually its Windows Settings app will replace the Control Panel.
