Microsoft has been phasing out the Control Panel in favor of the Settings app since 2012. But more than a decade later, it’s still in no hurry to disappear. The Control Panel is still necessary for ...

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Microsoft has been hemorrhaging the Windows Control Panel for several years. More and more functions are migrating to the operating system’s “Settings.” However, some options can still only be ...

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This is a Cyrix MII 300 system with Windows 98(not SE). When I try to open Control Panel Explorer immediately crashes and restarts. I've run Norton Win Doctor, which fixed over 180 errors, and Norton ...