Windows 10: Windows 11: Ten years after it started, Microsoft is still moving Control Panel options to...

If you used Windows for years, you know that Microsoft started to introduce the Settings app in Windows as a replacement for the Control Panel. What started out as a seemingly simple job, move everything over and be done with it, has turned into a usability nightmare for administrators all over the world.

The migration is still ongoing, and while much has been moved to the Settings app in Windows 11 by now, the Control Panel is still the place for certain options.

Microsoft released a new build for Windows 11 yesterday and with it come new features. As is the case with these, most are rolling out over time to testers. Why? No one really knows why Microsoft is not unlocking them all for testers, as one of the main purposes for installing test software is, testing.

Anyway, KB5070311 is out for Windows 11, versions 24H2 and 25H2, and you can check out the entire release notes here, in case you are interested.

Migration of Control Panel to Settings continues


When you scroll down on the page to the Settings section, you will notice that Microsoft introduces several changes with this update. One of them moves some options from the Control Panel to the Settings app.

In particular, the preferences for "character repeat delay rate" and "cursor blink rate" are being moved to Settings. Both land in different pages of the Settings app though.

• Character repeat delay rate is located under Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
• Cursor blink rate is located under Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.

So, if you want to access those, you need to open the Settings app and navigate to the options, provided that the change has been rolled out to your device already. You could also use the built-in search, which may speed up things.

As far as the other changes, Microsoft says that the about page in Settings has a new layout now that "organizes device details and related options in one place".

Other than that, Microsoft lists two fixes as well. One addresses a hang when opening the Network & Internet section, another that the title bar and the minimize and maximize buttons overlapped in some scenarios.

Some of these features may land in the last Windows 11 update for 2025 on December 9, 2025.

Now You: do you run test builds of Windows 11 or prefer to run stable versions of the operating system only? Feel free to leave a comment down below.

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windows 10 control panel

Hello,

Thank you for visiting Microsoft Community and providing us with the detailed description about the issue.

As per the description, I understand that you want to know how to access the control panel in Windows 10?

I certainly understand your concern and will try my best to help you.

I would suggest you to try the following steps to open the Control Panel in the system.

Step 1: Opening Control Panel in Windows 10.

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  Open Run command box by simultaneously pressing Windows and R keys (Windows + R).
  
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  In the Run dialog box, type
  Control and then press Enter key to open the classic Control Panel.
  

Step 2: Access Control Panel in Windows 10 from desktop.

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  Right-click on the Start button (Windows logo button at the bottom-left corner of the desktop) and then click Control Panel to open the same.
  

Step 3: Launch Control Panel using search.

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  Open Start menu or screen.
  
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  In the search box, enter Control Panel and then press Enter key to open the same.
  

Note: You can quickly access the search with the help of Windows + C hotkey.

Step 4: Create Control Panel shortcut on desktop.

• Right-click on desktop, click New, and then click Shortcut.
• In Type the location of the item box, type the following path.

explorer shell:ControlPanelFolder

• Click Next button.
• In the Type a name for this shortcut box, type Control Panel, and click Finish button. You can now double-click on the Control Panel icon on the desktop to quickly launch the same.

Step 5: Pin Control Panel to Start or taskbar.

• 
  In the Start search box, type Control Panel.
  
• 
  When you see search results, right-click on Control Panel entry and then click Pin to Start to pin it to the Start menu or screen.
  

Note: Clicking Pin to taskbar will pin the Control Panel to taskbar.

I hope this information is helpful.

Please do let us know if you need any further assistance, we will be glad to assist you.

Thank you.

 

windows 10 control panel

Great help.......thanks.....I wonder why Microsoft did not installed it automatically....

 

windows 10 control panel

Step 2 does not work at all. Anything from File Explorer and above does not launch at all.