To open the Control Panel from the Windows 8 Start Screen go to the Start Screen and type Control. When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below.

In the good old days of Windows 7 and XP, I simply clicked on the Start button and selected the Control Panel from the Start menu. With Windows 8 , however, that path does not exist. Screenshot by ...

Anyone new to Windows 8 knows that there’s a learning curve, especially when it comes to seemingly simple things like shutting down your PC or enabling the hibernate option.

If your Control Panel will not open in Windows 11/10/8/7, then this post will help you troubleshoot and fix the problem.Your computer may be infected with malware, the .cpl file may have become ...

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.

Microsoft first introduced the Settings app with the release of Windows 8, way back in 2012. Since then, the software giant has made slow progress in migrating settings from the Control Panel to ...