In case you are looking for it, Control Panel is still available on your Windows computer and there are a number of ways to open Control Panel in Windows 10.
Open Control Panel
In an effort to get users into the habit of using Settings App, Microsoft has hidden the Control Panel and made it difficult for users to access and open Control Panel in Windows 10.
However, not every setting in Windows operating system has been migrated to the Settings App, which still makes it necessary to use the Control Panel in Windows 10.
As mentioned above, it is still possible to open Control Panel in Windows 10 and you will find below four different ways to open Control Panel in Windows 10.
To make it easy for you to access Control Panel, you can pin the Control Panel to the taskbar or create a Desktop Shortcut for Control Panel on your computer.
1. Open Control Panel Using Windows Search
The easiest way to open Control Panel in Windows 10 is to use the search bar located at the bottom left corner of your screen.
Click on the Start button, type Control Panel in the Search bar and click on the suggested best match search result.
2. Open Control Panel Using Start Menu
Another way of opening Control Panel is to click on the Start button, scroll down the list of Apps, open Windows System Folder and click on Control Panel.
3. Open Control Panel Using Run Command
You can also make use of the Run command to open Control Panel in Windows 10.
Right-click on the Start button and click on Run in the menu that appears.
Note: You can also use Windows + R shortcut to open Run command Window.
On the Run Command Window Type Control Panel and click on OK.
4. Open Control Panel Using Settings
Click on the Start button and then click on the Settings icon.
Note: You can also use Windows key + I keyboard shortcut to open Settings
On the Settings screen, type Control Panel in the search bar and click on the Search Result that appears.
Pin Control Panel to Taskbar
In order to make it easy for you to access the Control Panel, you can add Control Panel to the start menu or to the Taskbar.
Click on the Start button, type Control Panel in the Search bar and right-click on Control Panel Desktop App that comes up in suggested best match Search results.
Next, click on Pin to Taskbar, in order to add Control Panel shortcut to the taskbar.
Create Control Panel Shortcut
Another way of making Control Panel readily accessible on your computer is to create a Desktop Shortcut for Control Panel on your computer.
Click on the Start button, type Control Panel in the Search bar and right-click on Control Panel Desktop App that comes up in suggested best match Search results.
Next, click on Open File Location option in the contextual menu that appears (See above image)
On the next screen, right-click on Control Panel and click on Create Shortcut option in the menu that appears.
Once the Control Panel Shortcut is created, Rename the Shortcut and drag it to the Desktop
Once the Shortcut is available on your Desktop, you will be able to open Control Panel by double-clicking on the Control Panel Shortcut.
