Microsoft finally confirmed that the Windows Control Panel will be replaced with the Settings app
Microsoft finally confirmed that the Windows Control Panel will be replaced with the Settings app, sealing its doom.
In an effort to update Windows functionality, the Control Panel will eventually be replaced with the Windows Settings app.
Microsoft confirmed earlier indications from high-ranking executives when it officially declared the Control Panel to be deprecated.
In order to maintain compatibility, Microsoft is still using the Control Panel even though the Settings app has replaced it.
The Settings app was initially released by Microsoft in 2012 along with the release of Windows 8. There are now significant questions about whether Microsoft plans to completely replace the Control Panel with the Settings app given the software giant's sluggish progress in transferring settings from the Control Panel to the Settings app since then. Microsoft has officially said what will happen to the Control Panel in the end, allaying all doubts.
The Control Panel will be replaced with the Windows Settings app.
Modernizing Windows requires both new feature additions and removals of existing ones. More than a dozen features have already been removed from Windows or will be removed soon. Microsoft officially revealed that the Control Panel is being deprecated and will eventually be replaced with the Settings app, however it has not given a timeframe for when this will happen.
Leading Microsoft officials had previously made suggestions that the Settings app will replace the Control Panel.
Because of this, every time Microsoft moved some Control Panel settings to the Settings app, it was widely assumed that the firm was moving closer to eliminating the Control Panel.
The most recent instance is the move of the mouse scrolling direction settings and the "improve pointer precision" to the Settings app.
Furthermore, the migration exercise should now be viewed as a real attempt to complete the shift, as Microsoft has officially stated on the Windows support page that the Control Panel's days are limited.
Why is there still a Control Panel?
Microsoft has identified two reasons why Windows still uses the Control Panel. As everyone knows, Microsoft has not finished moving all of its settings over to the more contemporary Settings app. That is among the causes. The Control Panel is also there for compatibility purposes. And Microsoft will continue to support Windows users until these obstacles are removed.
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