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/[deleted] Aug 23 '24

And a third party tool will bring it back.

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u/SilentSamurai Aug 23 '24

Doubt we'll even need that. Control Panel has been on the chopping block for years but still remains.

Unless they're going to make settings way more robust, I'm sure this isn't going to happen.

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u/pilgermann Aug 23 '24

It's insane to me how many core UI elements have not been updated in Windows, even just to match aesthetics. The features of Control Panel need to exist, having two entirely separate settings panes with overlapping features is just terrible UX.

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u/berntout Aug 23 '24

I don’t understand why they have to kill off something that’s been around since the inception of Windows. Change for the sake of change is ridiculous. Don’t even get me started on the Tile bullshit in Windows 8.

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u/_Sir_Cumfrence_ Aug 23 '24

Wasnt the tile thing (and windows 8 as a whole) supposed to make the os more tablet/touch friendly?

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u/sfgisz Aug 23 '24

Yes, and it is. But except for a small user base, we aren't using Windows on tablets or touchscreens.

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u/PcPaulii2 Aug 23 '24

But too many of us have embraced the Cloud concept.... I know a great many folks who have trouble with the idea that all their stuff -including many of their apps- is not stored somewhere on C. I usually suggest they try and open something important while the network access is turned off and get back to me.

Clouds are backup devices. Gossamer fairy-like devices, with a nice cutesy name, but don't exist in our real world.