Windows 10: Windows 10 update will improve Control Panel replacement ‘Settings’

Windows 10 still comes with the familiar Control Panel and it also has the Windows 8-era Settings app, which includes additional customization features. However, users still have to look in Control Panel for many options.

Like Control Panel, Windows 10 Settings app is divided into multiple categories – System, Devices, Personalization, etc. You can tap on these categories to find the options you want, or you can also search from the search bar which is located at the top of the window.

Based on references spotted in the preview builds, it looks like the Redmond firm is working on a few new features for the Settings app.

A new section within the Settings app pages


Microsoft is slowly moving Control Panel pages to the Settings app and it can be confusing for some folks, especially when they don’t find pages/options in the Control Panel.



To speed up the migration process, Windows 10 update will introduce a new section “This page has a few new settings” to highlight settings that have been migrated from Control Panel. This will make it easier for users to find the moved pages, giving them one less cause for concern.

Other improvements coming to Windows 10 Settings


It also appears that Microsoft planning to ‘merge’ some pages to reduce the clutter in the Settings app.

For example, Power and battery settings will be merged into one new page simply called “Power & battery”. The first group lets you configure the screen timeout settings, while the second group lets you monitor the battery usage.



The same page will also allow you to change the sleep settings, and it will still include the “Additional power settings” that will open the Power Options control panel.

For now, it appears that the Control Panel’s “Additional power settings” is not coming to the Settings app.

Web camera settings


The web camera is one of the tools that have never been easy to configure in Windows 10 via the Control Panel. To address this problem, Microsoft is testing a new dedicated camera page for Settings, which will act as a central hub for your camera hardware tweaks.



As you can see in the above screenshot, the Settings app will list all the in-built and external cameras available to the system and allow you to adjust options such as brightness and contrast.

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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.

• 
  Open Run command box by simultaneously pressing Windows and R keys (Windows + R).
  
• 
  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.

• 
  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.

• 
  Open Start menu or screen.
  
• 
  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

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

 

windows 10 control panel

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