This article was published on August 21, 2015 Shareables Man builds real-life control panel for his computer, and it’s awesome August 21, 2015 - 12:13 am ...

We’ve all dreamed of controlling a Star Trek-style control panel, managing a computer’s functions through physical buttons and tactile commands. Well, some crazy bastard on the internet has ...

Microsoft has been bleeding the Windows Control Panel for several years. However, some options can still only be selected via the Control Panel.

As you can see, the control panel is divided into square sections which includes a green ‘Main Systems’ section and controls for functions for example OS shortcuts like Open, Save and Close.

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His control panel project mimics the robust industrial panels of yesteryear with an array of metal buttons and toggle switches in a sturdy metal case sourced from an old KVM switch.

Miss the old XP Control Panel? You can get something close to it in Windows 7. But do you really want to?

How to manage optional features using Settings The Settings app also includes a section to manage optional features, but it's not the same as the one in Control Panel.

In the right pane of Control Panel, double click/tap on Prohibit access to Control Panel and PC settings. This setting disables all Control Panel programs and the PC settings app.