Windows 10: The old Control panel may soon be gone

Discus and support The old Control panel may soon be gone in Windows 10 News to solve the problem; The existence of two applications for changing system settings, the familiar 'Control Panel' and the touch-friendly 'Settings' app, was a point of... Discussion in 'Windows 10 News' started by Burgurne, Oct 9, 2015.

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  1. BURGURNE
    Burgurne Win User

    The old Control panel may soon be gone


    Read more: The Control Panel may soon disappear in future Windows 10 builds

    :)
     
    Burgurne, Oct 9, 2015
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  2. BRENNANELIJAHHANALEITORRESBEHT
    brennanelijahhanaleitorresbeht Win User

    When will Control Panel be completely gone in Windows 10?

    I wish Microsoft Edge could replace Internet Explorer in future Windows 10 builds.
     
    brennanelijahhanaleitorresbeht, Oct 9, 2015
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  3. BRENNANELIJAHHANALEITORRESBEHT
    brennanelijahhanaleitorresbeht Win User
    When will Control Panel be completely gone in Windows 10?

    Would Control Panel be replaced by the Settings app in future Windows 10 builds and be completely gone. If so then what Windows 10 build would have Control Panel be completely gone and replaced the Settings app?
     
    brennanelijahhanaleitorresbeht, Oct 9, 2015
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  4. JO MEI
    Jo Mei Win User

    The old Control panel may soon be gone

    D'oh! Time for another 3rd party tool?
     
    Jo Mei, Oct 9, 2015
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  5. DALCHINA
    dalchina New Member
    ... or Winaero to find a way to put it back...

    Note that presently the old control panel is the only way to set a 3rd party browser fully to use its defaults. I used the 'Settings' 'modern' GUI to set defaults, but sthg still wasn't set. It was when I used the old control panel.

    'If it ain't broke.....'
     
    dalchina, Oct 9, 2015
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  6. HTCONEM9USER
    hTconeM9user Win User
    About time it was replaced, all they have to do is add some more apps to settings, and the old control panel is obsolete, there is plenty of room left to do so.
    I for one don't use the old control panel much since upgrading
     
    hTconeM9user, Oct 9, 2015
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  7. JAIRUS24
    Jairus24 Win User
    It's about time, all control panel settings should only be accessed from one place and that will be the settings app. Removing control panel should not necessarily translate to limited settings accessibility, they just have to move the location where we can access those settings for less UI clutter and redundancy.
     
    Jairus24, Oct 9, 2015
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  8. TECHNOMAGE
    TechnoMage Win User

    The old Control panel may soon be gone

    In the Personal Pref's dept, , , when I set up Windows 10 on a PC, one of the shortcuts I put on the desktop is the one to the "Control Panel". That makes setting 'things' very easy indeed.

    *Cool
     
    TechnoMage, Oct 9, 2015
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  9. THEGERIATRIC
    thegeriatric Win User
    I tend to use control panel for some things, and settings for others. Having said that, out with the old and in with the new.

    R.I.P control panel you will not be missed. Should have been gone when Win 10 was launched imho.
     
    thegeriatric, Oct 9, 2015
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  10. ALPHANUMERIC
    alphanumeric New Member
    *Ditto To the should have been gone when 10 was released.
     
    alphanumeric, Oct 9, 2015
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  11. LEE
    Lee Win User
    . . .whatever. . .it really makes no difference in the long run; folks will get used to using the settings. . .*Party
     
    Lee, Oct 9, 2015
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  12. ZAHL
    zahl Win User
    And of course the one that will remain is the one made for tablets and phones
     
    zahl, Oct 10, 2015
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  13. BUNNYJ
    BunnyJ New Member

    The old Control panel may soon be gone

    I thought that this was mentioned by MS a while back.
     
    BunnyJ, Oct 10, 2015
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  14. ALPHANUMERIC
    alphanumeric New Member
    It's still useable with a keyboard mouse so what's the big deal? The only touch screen I have is connected to my raspberry Pi. It doesn't stop me or hinder me from using Windows 10 though? You still have to click an Icon to open control panel and access an option. Only difference to settings is things are in different places. It doesn't take long to remember where stuff is though. Why keep Control Panel? Other than familiarity?
     
    alphanumeric, Oct 10, 2015
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  15. ZTRUKER
    Ztruker Win User
    It would be nice if MS (or someone) would provide a map of how to do things in Settings. I know it would be a long list but one worth compiling. Basically an index that would take you to the mouse clicks or swipes needed to accomplish something.

    Screen Saver Settings
    - Personalization, Lock Screen, Screen saver settings.
    System Restore
    - no idea how via Settings.
     
    Ztruker, Oct 10, 2015
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