Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel

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20 points·Terretta··7 comments

That is just so lovingly on brand for every UI transition Microsoft has attempted to do with Windows since Vista.

I get it, this is a lot of work and there are a lot of things that need to change. But having 2 places for system settings is wild.

Last Dec while setting up a gaming vm I needed to configure some power setting - I ended up 3 generations of control panels/ui styles deep to configure it.

I have a screen shot somewhere as I found it hilarious

Three days ago HN discussed the deprecation here:

Deprecation discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41331851

However, the same Ars URL now bears this post's headline, with a new story that points to this support document with updated language removing the deprecation notice:

Revised article: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/08/microsoft-formally-d...

Support doc basis: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/system-configura...

As a company, they seem to have lost their way with Windows as a usable desktop operating system on every desk and in every home.

I'm sure there are still great programmers working on it, but outwardly, the appearance is awful.

"Azure Timesharing OS" now gets all the goodies, also apparently they getting many new people versed on the ways of Windows, seeing how the whole WinRT mess went down, and is still ongoing.

If you have to use Windows and want maximum configuration, try Microsoft PowerToys.

Man that was fast, I thought it wa going to take them 5 years to re introduce it.

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