How to open Control Panel on Windows 11

/ Windows / By / October 22, 2021

We have long thought about the end of the Control Panel. Microsoft has moved a few settings out of the Control Panel and to the Settings app on Windows 10 but the migration is not complete. The Control Panel is live and kicking on Windows 11.

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Windows 11 Control Panel

So far, the Control Panel is on Windows 11 as it is on Windows 10. The app has not changed much but that means it is still a necessary app for making changes to the OS. Here ‘s how to open the Control Panel on Windows 11.

1. Open Control Panel – Run box

You can open Control Panel from the Run box.

  1. Tap on the Win + R keyboard shortcut to open the run box.
  2. In the Run box, enter Control Panel and tap Enter.
  3. The Control Panel will open.

2. Open Control Panel – File Explorer

You can use the location bar in File Explorer to open the Control Panel.

  1. Open File Explorer.
  2. Click on the inside bar of the place.
  3. Enter Control Panel and tap Enter.
  4. The Control Panel will open.

3. Open Control Panel – App Settings

The Settings app can open Control Panel from its checkbar.

  1. Open the Settings app with the keyboard shortcut Win + I.
  2. Click inside the search bar.
  3. Enter the Control Panel.
  4. Select the Control Panel app from the results.
  5. Control Panel will open.

4. Open Control Panel – Command Prompt / PowerShell

You can use both Command Prompt and PowerShell to open the Control Panel. The same command works in both.

  1. Open Command Prompt or PowerShell (no administrative rights required).
  2. Enter Control Panel and tap Enter.
  3. Control Panel will open.

5. Open Control Panel – Task Manager

You can open Control Panel from Task Manager but opening Task Manager in Windows 11 is a bit more complicated now.

  1. Tap on the Win + R keyboard shortcut to open the Run box.
  2. In the Run box, enter taskmgr.exe and tap the Enter key.
  3. Go to File> Run a new task.
  4. Enter Control Panel in the box.
  5. Tap on Enter.
  6. Control Panel will open.

This approach is obviously a long way off. If your runbox is open, you can hold a Control Panel in it, and the app will open.

Conclusion

The Control Panel looks a little different on Windows 11 but the change is cosmic. There are new images but you are very likely to run into older images if you dig around enough. Options that have been removed from the Control Panel in Windows 10 are still left out in Windows 11. We can expect more settings to be removed from the Control Panel as Windows 11 going through updates but at this point, it seems that the Control Panel app will not be installed for the rest of its life.

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