After the big news last week garnered a lot of public attention, Microsoft has clarified that they are not removing the Control Panel and its features from the Windows operating system. This is according to a Microsoft support document which explained that the Control Panel is being “obsolete” in favor of the Settings app available in Windows.
The news that the Control Panel was going to be removed came as a shock to many people around the world, as the Control Panel is one of the longest-standing programs on Windows, having already been on the computer OS for nearly 40 years.
According to Microsoft, the Windows Control Panel will remain intact.
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The latest update to Microsoft's support documentation for Windows' System Configuration tool clarifies that the control panel will not be removed from your computer. This latest change was spotted by online users who were closely following the recent fiasco that made headlines last week over Microsoft shutting down legacy components.
Previous reports said that Microsoft has decided to phase out the Control Panel, which would have focused on users accessing settings to make system changes, after 39 years.
Given these factors, many people reacted to this news, but Microsoft quickly retracted the inaccurate statement, which shocked the public.
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The control panel will remain and will not be phased out in favor of settings
In a new support document, Microsoft says that most of the settings found in the Control Panel are “being moved to the Settings app.”
This clarification retracts Microsoft's statement last week, cached in the Web Archive, which originally said the Control Panel was “being discontinued.”
Windows and Microsoft Legacy Experiences
Many of Microsoft's applications and experiences live on today. Windows continues to carry these legacy platforms despite its rivals in the modern computing world. One of the most famous examples is Paint, which debuted in 1985. There are no signs of Paint going away anytime soon, as Microsoft introduced a major update to Paint, allowing you to remove the background of an image.
Then there is the famous Microsoft Office Suite Windows application known as Microsoft Word, which was first introduced in 1983. This famous document platform continues to be developed and can be purchased as software or via an Office 365 subscription, and recently with the Copilot AI upgrade that provides generative AI for writing.
It is also worth noting that, despite being over 40 years old, other applications still exist, including the famous Notepad.
Microsoft may have made a mistake in a support document last week, but has now changed the wording to let the world know that the Windows Control Panel is here to stay.
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