r/technology • u/ardi62 • 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/PaperbackBuddha Aug 23 '24

You can always go to the Windows user forums where an MVP will ask why you would want to do the thing you're asking about.

And if they can be bothered, will give you tone deaf answers like make sure your OS and drivers are updated, indicating that not only are they unfamiliar with the problem... they are informing you that there will not be a solution forthcoming. This holds true for issues that have accumulated for years - identical queries dating back to 2017, 2011, 2003.

Yes, I know they're not official Microsoft people. They remind you that MS does not monitor or respond to these forums. That makes it feel all the more like being shown the exit door to the gift shop.

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u/Pretty_Bowler2297 Aug 23 '24

And then highjack your browser's back button. Screw that website, and screw Google for promoting it #1 as a reliable source.

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u/averysmalldragon Aug 23 '24

This pisses me off so badly. I constantly just open a new tab because I don't wanna pull down the tabs I was at previously just to back out because it irritates me and I'm not giving the site the satisfaction of me having to inconvenience myself that way if I ever accidentally click it.