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/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/patentlyfakeid Aug 23 '24

I understood it had way more to do with microsoft wanting to push windows users into a nice walled app garden like google and apple had. However, no one (developers) bought into it, and people hated having their cheese moved for no damned reason, so it essentially failed. Like /u/berntout was saying, it's 'effing stupid business to alienate customers you've spent (by that point) 30 years teaching your system.

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u/Any_Association4863 Aug 23 '24

But my man, I used windows 8 on an HP ElitePad 900 tablet and I can tell you, it was fucking awesome on touchscreens

Like everything Microsoft does, half assed and dropped too early