Microsoft PC Manager is a free all-in-one Windows optimization tool that boosts performance, cleans storage, manages apps, ...

In 2025, Microsoft unveiled significant enhancements to the Windows 11 Settings app, incorporating design upgrades and around 16 new features, while bridging the gap with the Control Panel—ushering in ...

While Windows 11 offers a host of great functionality, some settings such as ad personalization, Windows Search results, and ...

Anyone who's set up a new Windows PC knows you spend a good chunk of that process removing or disabling the things that make the operating system a pain. If it's not finding ways to make Windows 11 ...

TL;DR: Windows 11 build 26200.5742 continues the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features to the Settings app. In this preview release, Microsoft has shifted across some time and ...

The Control Panel has been part of Windows since 1985, making it nearly 40 years old—and even the 'new' Settings app was introduced in 2012 with Windows 8. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Microsoft is testing out an interesting new aspect within the Settings of the latest Windows 11 preview build that allows users to expand the functions of various applications. The app settings called ...

It’s tempting to jump straight into personalizing a new Windows 11 PC — apps, wallpaper, the works. I’ve been there. There’s just something about tweaking a new machine that makes it feel like yours.

But Microsoft is encouraging people to "use the Settings app, whenever possible" since that will soon be the only option. As we wrote in our 2015 guide, the Control Panel allows you to add or remove ...

Finding the best Minecraft settings, be it for yourself or if setting the game up for someone younger, is a fairly tricky task. Graphically speaking, Minecraft isn't too difficult to run, but numerous ...