Microsoft explains why Control Panel remains in Windows

hvg.hu (Hungarian)

Microsoft explained why Control Panel still exists alongside Settings after 14 years. The company cited printer and network driver compatibility issues as the reason for the slow integration of the two interfaces. Microsoft is working to merge them without causing problems for users. This is the first official statement from Microsoft addressing the prolonged coexistence of Control Panel and Settings, which began with Windows 8.


With a significance score of 1.2, this news ranks in the top 46% of today's 32387 analyzed articles.

Get summaries of news with significance over 5.5 (usually ~10 stories per week). Read by 10,000+ subscribers:


Microsoft explains why Control Panel remains in Windows | News Minimalist