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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.
After Microsoft trending last week, it now clarifies that Windows' Control Panel is not going anywhere.
Is the Control Panel disappearing from Windows? Explore Microsoft's approach and what this means for long-time users.
Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will discontinue the Windows Control Panel app in favor of an app it introduced in Windows 8.
Future versions of Windows 10 might remove the legacy Control Panel app in favor of the modern settings page. The change may come in the fall 2020 update.
Microsoft has kept its mouth shut for years as the Control Panel has slowly been replaced by the Settings app -- but now its deprecation is official.
After recent developments in Windows 10 20H2, reports suggest Microsoft could phase out Control Panel and shift settings to the Windows Settings app.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to phase out Control Panel, starting with the System applet.
In its announcement, Microsoft emphasized that while the Control Panel will still be accessible in the current versions of Windows, this is primarily to ensure compatibility for users who rely on ...
Microsoft might dump the Control Panel in favor of its new Settings page, but the company needs to do some serious work before that happens.
Microsoft isn't outright removing the Control Panel from future versions of Windows 10, at least not yet, but it looks like it will be hiding more parts of it instead.
Microsoft officially says the Control Panel is not long for this world.
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