Photo credit: Brillant; Brandon Map Best products There are a lot of interesting things that make us wonder: do they really work? In our I tried it series, we decided to use them in the real world and determined that, in fact, they really do. On trial: Brilliant control panel for smart home The tester: Brandon Carte, publisher obsessed with …
How to add Control Panel to File Explorer in Windows 10
Accessing the Windows 10 Control Panel from File Explorer is possible with a registry hack and specific code. We explain in detail how to use both. Image: Metamorworks, Getty Images / iStockphoto In an effort to make Windows 10 more user-friendly, Microsoft decided to move many common configuration options to the Settings menu, while burying the old Windows Control Panel …
Windows 10 Control Panel Loses System Information to Settings App
In the (older) Windows era, users could customize and manage the platform through the Control Panel. When Windows 8 launched, Microsoft launched a new Settings app that it wants to turn into a central hub for the platform on Windows 10. However, the Control Panel remains a part of the operating system as well. Microsoft’s reasoning for keeping Control Panel …