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...
Microsoft’s latest Canary‑channel flight tightens the long-running migration of legacy Control Panel features into the modern Settings app, moving several time, date, language and regional controls into Settings in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 and reinforcing the message that Microsoft...
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Microsoft’s latest Canary-channel flight sharpens two long-running efforts at once: clearer battery status at a glance, and the slow, methodical migration of legacy Control Panel functionality into the modern Settings app — both arriving in preview builds that continue to reshape how users...
Microsoft released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 27928 to the Canary Channel on August 20, 2025, and the flight is a concise but telling example of what the Canary track is for: low-latency platform experiments, targeted rollouts, and rapid iterations that can both surface neat usability...
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Microsoft’s slow, methodical migration of legacy Control Panel functionality into the modern Settings app picked up another quiet notch with the arrival of build 26200.5742 in the Dev channel — a preview release that nudges several time-and-input features out of the old Control Panel and into...
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Microsoft has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.5742 (KB5064075) to the Beta Channel, introducing significant enhancements and fixes for users on Windows 11, version 24H2.
Transitioning Time and Language Settings to the Settings App
In this build, Microsoft continues its initiative...
Microsoft is undertaking a significant overhaul of the Windows 11 Settings app, aiming to streamline user experience by consolidating related settings and introducing advanced features. This initiative addresses longstanding criticisms regarding the app's fragmented design and scattered options...
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Windows 11 users and power enthusiasts are once again set to experience a shifting landscape in system management, as Microsoft prepares to introduce a significant overhaul within its Settings app. The forthcoming changes focus primarily on a reworked and renamed "Advanced" section, which...
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Hidden clues are once again stirring discussion in the Windows community, as fresh evidence suggests that Microsoft is beginning the gradual migration of legacy Control Panel features into the modern Settings app. This time, it's the detailed mouse options – a core set of configurations that...