Microsoft Appears to Backtrack on Deprecating 39-Year-Old Windows Control Panel for New Settings App

[Tsing]

Control Panel, a staple of the Windows operating system that has, for the last 39 years, allowed users to change various system settings, including Default Programs, User Accounts, Power Options, and even BitLocker Drive Encryption, may actually not be going anywhere, according to an updated support page from Microsoft, one that no longer lists the long-standing feature as being in the process of being deprecated.

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[Peter_Brosdahl]

All I can do is laugh and I know they did this last month with their onlline help page.

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www.thefpsreview.com

Not sure what's going on at MS but sure seems like their left hand can't keep track of their right hand.

 

[Brian_B]

And all us older folks breath a collective sigh of relief. We don't have to call our obnoxious children to help us - yet.

 

[MadMummy76]

Not sure what's going on at MS but sure seems like their left hand can't keep track of their right hand.

They fired the right hand

 

[LeRoy_Blanchard]

And all us older folks breath a collective sigh of relief. We don't have to call our obnoxious children to help us - yet.

Don't relax too much.

All this means is they'll do it at some other time and try to fly under the radar more about it so as to not stir an uproar. Which I presume they've noticed and decided to act like a crawfish.

 

[Dan_D]

And all us older folks breath a collective sigh of relief. We don't have to call our obnoxious children to help us - yet.

That's not an option for some of us.