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Microsoft has quietly moved the ability to rename a local user account out of the venerable Control Panel and into the modern Settings app in the latest Windows 11 Dev-channel preview — a small UI change that reveals a much larger, long-running engineering strategy and raises practical questions...

Microsoft quietly surfaced the ability to rename a user account inside the modern Windows 11 Settings app in a recent Dev‑channel preview, and the move has reignited the same old question: is the Control Panel finally on life support — or will it lurk in Windows forever as an ossified but...

Microsoft has quietly moved the long‑standing “Change your account name” pathway out of the legacy Control Panel and into the modern Settings app in recent Windows 11 Insider Preview builds — a small surface change with outsized implications for discoverability, admin workflows, and the final...

Microsoft’s long, slow migration away from the classic Control Panel hit a new milestone this week when Windows Insiders spotted a user-account rename option appearing inside the modern Settings app — a small change on the surface, but one that underscores a decade-long strategy to consolidate...

Microsoft keeps promising a sleeker, more unified Windows. What it actually shipped in many places is a modern skin that looks cleaner but often gets in the way of speed, clarity, and control — and for a surprising number of everyday tasks the old, battle‑tested tools still outperform the shiny...

Windows makes it surprisingly easy to adjust how dates and times appear, but the path you take matters: the modern Settings app is the quickest route, the Control Panel still offers the most precise customization, and the Registry or Group Policy are for power users and admins who need to...

If your Wi‑Fi keeps dropping at the worst possible moments — in the middle of a video call, during the cliffhanger of a show, or while a large download stalls — the problem is fixable and usually not as mysterious as it feels. This guide walks through the practical, step‑by‑step fixes that stop...

Microsoft’s brief, noisy announcement that it was “deprecating” the Windows Control Panel — followed by a quiet rewording that replaced “deprecated” with “many settings are being migrated” — isn’t just a semantic wobble. It exposes a decade-long transition, a tangled compatibility backlog, and a...

Microsoft's attempt to remake decades of Windows settings into a single modern app has reached a tipping point — users, journalists, and even Microsoft itself have been forced to clarify what "phasing out" the classic Control Panel actually means, and why the debate matters far beyond nostalgia...

Microsoft has been trying to retire the old Control Panel for more than a decade, but for many advanced workflows the legacy app remains the single reliable place to get specific jobs done — and in practice, Windows still depends on it for a surprising set of system-critical tasks. Background...

Creating a single folder on the desktop can unlock a surprising, decades-old Windows feature that surfaces hundreds of control panels, admin utilities, and hidden tools in one searchable view — a trick enthusiasts call God Mode that remains useful on Windows 11 for faster discovery...

Windows-stack websites still matter: in 2025 the best cheap Windows hosting providers combine modern Windows Server support, affordable Windows VPS/shared plans, and clear licensing options — but the trade-offs between cost, control, and compliance are more visible than ever. Background Windows...

Create Custom Power Plans & Use powercfg to Improve Battery Life and Performance (Win10/11) Difficulty: Intermediate | Time Required: 20 minutes This guide walks you through creating tailored power plans and using the built-in powercfg command-line tool to tune battery life and performance on...

Microsoft’s continued migration of legacy Control Panel features into the modern Settings app has taken another step forward: recent Windows 11 Insider preview builds contain hidden, in-progress pages that surface longstanding keyboard controls and a redesigned haptic touchpad panel inside...

Windows 11 hides a surprisingly powerful shortcut: create a single specially named folder and you unlock a master list of system controls, administrative tools, and rarely-used settings that normally live buried across Settings, the legacy Control Panel, and assorted management consoles — a...

Windows 11 hides a handful of playful and practical Easter eggs — from an always-on emoji pane to a built‑in surf game, an ASCII Star Wars show you can telnet into, and the long‑running “God Mode” control panel shortcut — and each one is easy to access if you know where to look. This feature...

Windows has tucked a surprisingly powerful administration shortcut behind a single folder name for more than a decade, and creating that folder — the community’s beloved God Mode — can replace many of the trips you make to Control Panel and the Settings app by surfacing an aggregated, searchable...

Microsoft’s decision to restore a simple, long-requested Windows 10 convenience—the ability to flip the mouse wheel scrolling direction from the modern Settings app—feels small, but it’s one of those pragmatic changes that quietly improves everyday usability for millions of people. Background...

Windows 11 still buries a practical, time-saving shortcut for power users: the so-called God Mode folder — a simple shell trick that consolidates a sprawling array of Control Panel, Administrative Tools, and legacy settings into one searchable, categorized view. Creating a folder named...

Windows 11 still feels like two operating systems glued together when you hunt for settings, and the old community trick known as God Mode remains the fastest practical way to make sense of the mess. Background / Overview Windows has been migrating decades of Control Panel functionality into the...