Windows has removed the Control Panel entry from the WinX Menu. You now see an item which opens Settings. The WinX Menu is the one which pops up when you right-click on the Start Button. Microsoft ...

To access it in Windows 11/10, you have to click Start Menu > Control Panel > Programs and Features. But you can create its shortcuts in any of the many ways so that you can access it in a click. If ...

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The Control Panel in Windows is one of the most useful tools on your desktop. To make it even easier to get there, you can add it to your right-click menu from anywhere with a simple tweak to your ...

One of the best things about being a Windows Insider is getting a first look at features Microsoft is still cooking up. The latest change I’ve tested tackles one of my biggest annoyances with the ...

Windows control panels are dialog boxes that display the current settings for all the configurable elements in the computer. All control panels can be accessed from the Start menu. In Windows 10, ...

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Sarah is a freelance writer and CNET How To blogger. Her main focus is Windows, but she also covers everything from mobile tech to video games to DIY hardware projects. She likes to press buttons and ...

Following last week’s post about adding a Control Panel menu to the Start menu, let’s turn our focus to one of Start’s smartest assets: its recently-used programs list. Not to be confused with ...

I’m not looking forward to Windows 8—and with good reason. If you don’t have a touchscreen, there’s not much to like about the Interface Formerly Known as Metro. The fact that this hobbled version of ...