Microsoft Retires Windows Control Panel After Nearly Four Decades

The iconic feature will be replaced by the more modern Settings app, marking a significant shift in the Windows operating system.

The Control Panel, introduced in Windows 1.0 in 1985, will be fully replaced by the Settings app.
Microsoft has been gradually migrating Control Panel functions to the Settings app since Windows 8 in 2012.
The transition aims to provide a streamlined and modern user experience.
The exact timeline for the full deprecation of the Control Panel has not been disclosed.
Users are encouraged to adopt the Settings app for system configuration tasks.