• Control Panel and consoles in Windows 11

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    ISSUE 21.23 • 2024-06-03

    WINDOWS 11

    Ed Tittel

    By Ed Tittel

    Control Panel element counts are shrinking, but they remain surprisingly active and entangled in Windows controls, configuration, and management.

    Although more than a decade has passed since Microsoft began migrating functionality from Control Panel into Settings, Control Panel elements remain alive and active in Windows 11. Windows consoles are also still important, and likely to remain so, as a new AI-enabled release of Windows 11 is anticipated later this year.

    But the landscape between Settings and Control Panel shifts constantly.

    Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.23.0, 2024-06-03).
    This story also appears in our public Newsletter.