Microsoft is making changes to kill the Control Panel in Windows 11. As part of the recent Insider Preview Build 22509, Microsoft has decided to shift a number of settings from the Control Panel to the Settings app in Windows 11. This comes after the company started introducing changes to the Settings app in Windows 11 recently.
It is revealed that the Advanced Sharing Settings such as Network discovery, File and printer sharing, and public folder sharing will now reside in a new section under Advanced Network Settings in the main Settings app. The Network and Devices settings in the Control Panel will also redirect users to the associated pages in the Settings app.
To recall, while the Control Panel hasn’t really undergone any major changes, Microsoft began its move away from it with Windows 10. As for the latest Windows 11 Insider Preview, it includes a ton of changes, including improvements to the Start Menu, the redesigned Notepad app, the ability to easily choose and change default browser apps, and loads more.
