Microsoft has confirmed that the venerable Windows Control Panel will finally be put out to pasture in favor of a shiny new Settings app.
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The confirmation came in a support document regarding System Configuration Tools in Windows. The document covers the myriad ways users can customize their experience through the GUI and solemn tones in the Control Panel section: "The Control Panel is being phased out."
The replacement is the Settings app, which first appeared in Windows 8 and, frankly, lacked much of the functionality of its predecessor. The situation improved with Windows 10, and Microsoft has continued to add features to the app with Windows 11.
Microsoft said: "While the Control Panel still remains for compatibility reasons and to provide access to some settings that have not yet been migrated, you are encouraged to use the Settings app whenever possible."
