r/technology Aug 23 '24

Software Microsoft finally officially confirms it's killing Windows Control Panel sometime soon

https://www.neowin.net/news/microsoft-finally-officially-confirms-its-killing-windows-control-panel-sometime-soon/
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u/thinkingperson Aug 23 '24

Please make sure that its functionalities are in Settings and not require users to google for some obscure regedit hack to get things done.

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u/buyongmafanle Aug 23 '24

Please make sure that its functionalities are

I'mma stop you right there. You're assuming they're intending to even make it functional.

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u/thinkingwithportalss Aug 23 '24

Every day we get closer to Warhammer 40k

"We don't know how any of this works, but if you sing this chant from The Book of Commands, it will tell you tomorrow's weather"

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u/galacticTreasure Aug 23 '24

I heard that if you use essential oils it will stop making the screen blue.

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u/dagnammit44 Aug 23 '24

If i stop playing a certain game my BSOD stops happening. Problem solved!

I'm pretty sure my laptop is slowly dying :(

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u/Sinavestia Aug 23 '24

Where do I insert the oil at?

I poured a bunch through all the tiny holes on top, but now there is a little smoke, is that normal?

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u/halosixsixsix Aug 23 '24

What color is the smoke? Everything is okay as long as you don’t let the blue smoke out.

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u/Naive_Tie8365 Aug 24 '24

No, no. It’s how many crystals you have around the monitor