Microsoft doesn't want to break printer and device drivers.

Microsoft is actively migrating 'all the old Control Panel controls into the modern Settings apps,' paving the way for the ...

Editor's take: Microsoft has spent years trying to phase out the traditional Windows Control Panel. Since Windows 10, the company has pushed users toward a modernized settings interface, but the ...

Microsoft appears to be continuing its slow but steady effort to phase out one of the oldest parts of the Windows interface.

I could be wrong, but I think this is the first full explanation we’ve had from Microsoft about why it’s taken so long to get rid of the Control Panel. It looked like Microsoft was about to finally ...

Microsoft confirmed it's going after every design element in the OS, including the "Installing Windows 11" screen, which ...

Microsoft continues migrating Control Panel to Settings, but legacy hardware and drivers slow progress in Windows 11.

Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual. Based on a couple of ...

An internal build of Windows 11 had a hidden “Soundscape” page, presumably to replace the ‘Sounds’ settings in the Control Panel. Although the Soundscape page isn’t populated or even present in test ...

Rumored fixes for Windows 11's Start menu sound great, but some folks remain seriously skeptical.

Microsoft is actively moving "all the old Control Panel controls into the modern Settings apps", which means that the old interface is about to be removed.