Windows Insider Panel gives selected users direct access to the Windows and Devices Research team Microsoft has quietly launched a new “Windows Insider Panel” that gives a selected group of Insiders ...

A new Windows 11 preview build has confirmed that the OS will soon hide the MSN feed by default, replacing it with a new default behavior that opens straight to your widgets instead. When you purchase ...

Upgrading to Windows 11 doesn’t have to be a tedious task especially for the not-so tech-savvy users when the Windows 11 assistant tool exists and is available for download. Apart from a streamlined ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Before there were Settings, there was Control Panel. The legacy interface for changing Windows settings or accessing hardware and network tools has been ...

It’s all to do with pesky printer and network drivers. It’s all to do with pesky printer and network drivers. is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things ...

The big picture: A senior Microsoft engineer has confirmed that the company plans to phase out the Windows Control Panel in favor of the more modern Settings app in the near future. He added that File ...

If you’ve ever glanced at a tiny weather panel, a quick calendar preview, or a mini to‑do list on your Windows 11 screen, you’ve experienced the power of widgets. Widgets have become one of the most ...

Microsoft has been slowly moving to iradicate the Control Panel from Windows for well over a decade at this point. It began with Windows 8 in 2012, and has slowly progressed through Windows 10 and now ...

Qualcomm today released a control panel for Snapdragon X-based PCs running Windows 11 on Arm that optimizes games for the platform and provides the latest graphics drivers. Plus, Fortnite is now ...

Recent Windows 11 updates moved a bunch of Control Panel bits to the Settings app, but there are plenty left. Here are five that Microsoft should consider modernizing. The September 2025 non-security ...