Here's a fun exercise for any long time Windows users (like myself): Go and set a static IP for a network adaptor. Notice how it's exactly the same dialog box as it was in Windows 98? Spoiler: Look ...

When I started using a computer about 15 years ago, one of the first things my instructor taught me was how to navigate the Control Panel. This was during the Windows XP era, and it was the only place ...

UPDATE: Aug. 26, 2024, 4:37 p.m. EDT Microsoft has amended its statement in the support document to say the following: "Many of the settings in Control Panel are in the process of being migrated to ...

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What just happened? The Control Panel has been an essential component of Microsoft Windows for decades, and was originally introduced in Windows 1.0 in the mid-80s. However, its days are numbered as ...

Not having seen any screenshots of the new control panel I'm going to make some guesses on how it changes the experience: Tons of whitespace between on-screen elements. Having to scroll to see the ...