How to Open the Control Panel in Windows 10

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By Matthew Simpson

Have you been using Windows for a long time? If so, then you may have relied on the Control Panel to make changes to your system.

In Windows 10 the Control Panel isn’t as easy to find as it was in previous versions of Windows, but it’s still there.

Follow the steps below to access the Control Panel and start making changes in the same way that you did in previous Windows versions like Windows 7, Windows 8 and more.

  1. Click inside the search field at the bottom of the screen.
  2. Type “control panel.”
  3. Click the Control Panel option at the top of the search results.