Discontinue Control Panel 🚨

Microsoft is officially discontinuing Control Panel after decades of use, moving all settings to the Settings app after several attempts to drive this transition in the past.

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The information was confirmed by March Rogers, Microsoft's Director of Design, via X (Twitter), stating that the company wanted to combine all setup systems in one place to reduce interface redundancy and solve the problem that Windows 11 users often have to switch between Control Panel and Settings, especially when setting up in-depth systems like networks or printers.

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The reason why this transition lasted so long was that the Control Panel had a complex structure and accumulated the settings of devices and drivers over the ages, requiring the team of engineers to move their functions carefully so that they would not cause problems or bugs. At the same time, the Settings app was redesigned to be easier to use, cleaner in appearance, and more fully supported Dark Mode.

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In addition to centralizing settings, Microsoft turned its focus to system performance and stability, after being constantly criticized by users for latency and bugs.

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This April update will start to see several major improvements - the faster and more stable File Explorer with faster search Start Menu voice renaming support from the new indexing system, including Command Prompt upgraded with features from Windows Terminal.

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At the same time, accessibility features like Narrator will also be smarter with Copilot's AI integration, and the account management page fully supports Dark Mode.

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Overall, the termination of the Control Panel was a milestone that helped make Windows more unified in user experience, but what really needs to be watched is stability after the update, whether it will improve as Microsoft aims.

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Source: techspot

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