Windows allows you to open the Control Panel with three different views. You can make it open in the default view, which is Category-wise. Many find this very useful as one can find the settings by ...

If you want to add Control Panel to the Windows Taskbar or Start Menu in Windows 11 or Windows 10, then this post will show you how to do it. Pin Control Panel to Start Menu or Taskbar in Windows ...

In Windows 8, Microsoft created an additional PC Settings section that you can use to customize some settings related to the Windows Start Screen and other basic settings. If you wish to gain access ...

Here's one way. Locate Control.exe (normally found in the Windows folder or the system or system32 folder below it) and drag the file to the Quick Launch toolbar. A shortcut is created automatically ...

When you install Windows 7 and Windows 8 you will find that your desktop has only the Recycle Bin icon and any other icons enabled by your computer manufacturer. If you wish to add other icons such as ...

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If you miss the Start menu in Windows 8 largely because of the easy path it provided to the Control Panel, there are three keyboard shortcuts you need to know. Matt Elliott Senior Editor Matt Elliott ...

After reading last week’s post on restoring the classic All Programs menu in Windows 7, reader Bill wrote to say he has “a lot of problems with the Windows 7 Control Panel,” and wants the old XP ...