The Control Panel icon should now appear on your desktop. TIP: PinToStartMenu lets you pin Control Panel all items and folders to Windows Start Menu, via your right-click context menu.

There is now an icon that grants access to the Windows Control Panel from the Quick Access view. You can even create a shortcut to Control Panel and add it to your desktop or Windows 11 taskbar ...

If any of these 3rd-party Control panel icons have become damaged, it is best to delete them. But if it is some system .cpl file, then read on. Windows 11 users with the latest build can also use ...

You can then click on the Control Panel icon on the taskbar when you wish to open the Control Panel. Users who read this also read: Introduction to the PC Settings screen in Windows 8.

Microsoft is phasing out the traditional Control Panel with the Windows 10 Creators Update, but with a few tweaks you can still access it. Mark Kaelin explains how.

Microsoft continues to slowly migrate Control Panel elements to the Settings app. Certain keyboard settings received a modern overhaul in the latest Windows 11 preview builds.