Microsoft backtracks on deprecating the 39-year-old Windows Control Panel The Settings app has taken over, but Control Panels aren't going anywhere yet.

Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual. Based on a couple of ...

Control Panel still exists 'for compatibility reasons,' but Microsoft is encouraging people to 'use the Settings app, whenever possible' since that will soon be the only option.