If in the User Accounts section of the Control Panel, one that you can open by typing netplwiz.exe or control userpasswords2 in the Run command (Win+R) box, Users must enter a user name and password ...

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page. The SYSTEM ...

While the Control Panel is still around (and probably will be for a long time), you don't need to use it. Microsoft wants you to use the Settings app, and I'm inclined to agree, even if you still ...

File Explorer is a file browser that has been included in every version of Microsoft Windows since Windows 95. It allows you to navigate and manage your computer’s drives, folders, and files. We can ...

Prior to the Creators Update rollout last month, I did a refresh of my Windows installation to shake out a few nagging problems. After the refresh, I noticed that Microsoft did me the very unhelpful ...

What just happened? Microsoft is on a crusade to kill off any and all traces of "old Windows" in its latest Windows 10 operating system, and though the progress has been slow, the company took another ...

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 ...