With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.

Despite all their best efforts to marginalize the Windows 11 Control Panel, it’s still a vital tool for troubleshooting. We show you how to add direct access to your desktop.

In this guide, we detail the steps to include access to Control Panel inside the Windows 10 File Explorer.

Windows 11 provides Remote Desktop functionality that will let you connect to another computer and control it as if you’re physically present in front of that machine.

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page.

Here are 8 ways you can open Control Panel in Windows 11/10 using Explorer, This PC, CMD, Run, Settings, Start Search, WinX or Desktop Shortcuts.

Learn how to disable, prohibit, prevent or restrict users from accessing the Control Panel & Settings in Windows 11/10 using Group Policy and Regedit.

If you wish to gain access to the full range of settings in Windows 8, though, you must use the desktop Control Panel.