Microsoft Software windows control panel Microsoft confirms (then negates) it is finally killing the Windows Control Panel in favor of the Settings app The Control Panel was introduced with ...

The Control Panel in Windows has literally been a part of the operating system since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft decided along the way that it should be replaced with something more modern.

Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel The Settings app has taken over, but Control Panels aren't going anywhere yet.