Subj : Turns out the death of the Control Panel in Windows 11 has been g To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Mon Aug 26 2024 20:45:05 Turns out the death of the Control Panel in Windows 11 has been greatly exaggerated, as Microsoft issues a clarification Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2024 19:30:00 +0000 Description: Want to see the back of the Control Panel? You wouldnt be alone, but this ancient bit of the Windows interface isnt going anywhere for now. FULL STORY ====================================================================== Windows 11 and Windows 10 arent on the brink of seeing the Control Panel shuffling off into the sunset, Microsoft has clarified. As Ars Technica reports, this follows a string of articles last week that popped up around the Control Panel which is nearly 40-years-old and plays host to a bunch of settings and options not catered for in Windows 11s Settings app, many of which are legacy affairs insisting Microsoft was in the process of killing it off, finally. That conclusion was mainly based on a sentence in a support article about system tools in Windows that said: The Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the Settings app, which offers a more modern and streamlined experience. This official announcement of the deprecation meaning the feature is frozen, and marked for removal (but still present in Windows) was the first time wed heard Microsoft formally talk about pushing the Control Panel out of the exit door. Even if its been clear enough that this is the process the software giant is engaged in , and has been for a long time now its just a very slow, drawn out death for the panel. However, Microsoft has changed the language in that document, and the Control Panel section now reads : Many of the settings in Control Panel are in the process of being migrated to the Settings app, which offers a more modern and streamlined experience. (Image credit: IvaFoto / Shutterstock / Microsoft) The ghost of Windows past The change in emphasis is clear, then, moving away from any talk of deprecation or marking the Control Panel for removal, and letting us know that the lifting and shifting of features from the panel to the Settings app is still very much an ongoing process. As Ars Technica points out, though, we dont know the reasoning behind the change of wording. Was this a formal decision Microsoft has reversed based on the reports that flooded out last week (and perhaps some negative feedback from some quarters)? Or has Microsoft not made any decision at all, and just badly worded the update to the support document, and had to clarify what it meant or rather, didnt mean as a result? We strongly suspect the latter, because the Control Panel has never been on Microsofts official list of deprecated features for Windows 11 (or 10) and youd think it would show up there first, rather than an announcement like this leaking out via a Windows support page. Besides, we cant quite see why Microsoft would have to reverse the decision, if it was made, anyway who doesnt want to see the back of the Control Panel, if its demise was really happening? Taking a stroll through the Control Panels various sections is a bit like being haunted by old versions of Windows, with features and interface graphics that date back to the nineties. (Although, to be fair, there are some niche functions in here which some users really would miss). At any rate, to sum up: the Control Panel will probably be with us for quite some time yet, and at least until the next version of Windows, whether thats Windows 12 or something entirely different. And likely itll remain in place for a while even in that new OS, while those more important niche features are shuffled across to Settings. Do note that in the mentioned support document, Microsoft is still encouraging folks to use the Settings app, rather than the Control Panel, wherever possible. You might also like... How to use split screen in Windows 11 How to get the best out of Accessibility features in Windows 11 Dont make these 5 big mistakes when using Windows 11 ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/windows/turns-out-the-death-of-the-control -panel-in-windows-11-has-been-greatly-exaggerated-as-microsoft-issues-a-clarif ication --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .