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How to Enable the God Folder on Windows 11

The folder will automatically change its icon to the Control Panel icon. Open the God Mode folder, and you will find all the ...
PC World

How to add the Control Panel to Windows 11’s context menu

To open the Control Panel, it is best to type control in the search field of the taskbar and click on the entry in the hit list. But there’s an even easier way: You can also add a link to the Control ...
TechSpot

New Windows 11 beta brings more changes to Control Panel settings

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 ...
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Another blow to Windows 11’s Control Panel as Microsoft pushes more settings migrations

Microsoft is moving more mouse settings (like pointer trails and hide while typing) from the Control Panel to the Settings app in Windows 11 Dev and Beta builds. The new options are hidden by default, ...
TweakTown

Microsoft herds more Control Panel options into Windows 11's Settings app where they should be

TL;DR: Windows 11 build 26200.5742 continues the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features to the Settings app. In this preview release, Microsoft has shifted across some time and ...
ZDNet

Microsoft isn't killing Windows Control Panel after all

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 ...