There may be times when you want to prevent users from accessing the Control Panel in Windows 11/10. This post shows how to restrict access to the Control Panel and Settings in Windows 11/10 using a ...

If your Control Panel will not open in Windows 11/10/8/7, then this post will help you troubleshoot and fix the problem. Your computer may be infected with malware, the .cpl file may have become ...

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QBot phishing abuses Windows Control Panel EXE to infect devices Phishing emails distributing the QBot malware are using a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 Control Panel to infect computers ...