Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows' 39-year-old Control Panel applets. But following widespread reporting of the change, Microsoft has ...

Microsoft isn't killing Windows Control Panel after all The 40-year-old tool still seems to have plenty of life left, though certain settings will continue to be deprecated.

Is the Control Panel disappearing from Windows? Explore Microsoft's approach and what this means for long-time users.

In its announcement, Microsoft emphasized that while the Control Panel will still be accessible in the current versions of Windows, this is primarily to ensure compatibility for users who rely on ...

Microsoft Windows has had a Control Panel feature for nearly four decades. The first version debuted with Windows 1.0 in 1985 as a tool for viewing and changing system settings, and it remained ...

The Control Panel feature has been around since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft plans to replace it with the more modern Settings app.

Microsoft has officially confirmed that it will discontinue the Windows Control Panel app in favor of an app it introduced in Windows 8.

The Control Panel in Windows has literally been a part of the operating system since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft decided along the way that it should be replaced with something more modern.

Microsoft has continued its efforts to nudge users toward the Windows Settings app from the venerable Control Panel, with language and time settings making the jump.… The changes have been made ...

Microsoft has kept its mouth shut for years as the Control Panel has slowly been replaced by the Settings app -- but now its deprecation is official.