Something has been bothering me about Windows for quite some time. Chances are, it's been bothering you, too. In Window 8.1 and Windows 10, we have both the old Control Panel and the new Settings user ...

Windows Vista has made it a little harder to find the Folder Options settings than it had in previous versions. The easiest way is to use the Folder Options control panel to modify how folders, and ...

Q: I frequently receive messages with an attachment that when I try to open, I get a message reading: “This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this action. Create an ...

Type gpedit.msc in Windows Start Menu Search Bar, hit Enter to open the Group Policy Editor. Navigate to User Configuration. Expand Administrative Templates > Click Control Panel > Show only specified ...

Microsoft has been phasing out the Control Panel in favor of the Settings app since 2012. But more than a decade later, it’s still in no hurry to disappear. The Control Panel is still necessary for ...

The end of the classic Control Panel is approaching. In the Windows Insider previews, Microsoft is now shifting more to the settings. The classic Control Panel still has many fans, but Microsoft is ...

Windows 10 is trying to achieve the impossible; please everyone. The redesigned Settings app is a hotspot of this balancing act. Microsoft is challenged to make system controls accessible, even on ...

Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.

When it comes to Windows, there are always those who refuse any change Microsoft makes and would prefer sticking with the old ...