Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen in Windows 11 preview builds.

Wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) zones are convenient, easy to access, and available to any device with a wireless adapter. Finding open wireless Internet is usually no problem in populated areas. In fact, ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Before there were Settings, there was Control Panel. The legacy interface for changing Windows settings or accessing hardware and network tools has been ...

is a senior correspondent and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is finally signaling the end of the legacy Control Panel in ...

Last week, Microsoft mentioned in a support document that it was formally deprecating Windows’ 39-year-old Control Panel applets. But following widespread reporting of the change, Microsoft has either ...

The System applet in the Control Panel gives information about your computer hardware and operating system. Since Microsoft is phasing out the Control Panel applets and gradually moving them to the ...

When connected to the same network as other devices, you can share the files and settings of your Windows 11/10 computer with the other connected devices. Sometimes, when you try to share your network ...