Learn how to open or run Control Panel as Administrator in elevated mode in Windows 11/10 using any one of these two methods.

The Control Panel is a long-time favorite tool for controlling Windows, but it's hidden away in Windows 10. Here's how to find Control Panel in Windows 10.

You can add Control Panel to File Explorer This PC, for easy access, by editing the registry or using Ultimate Windows Tweaker or System Folders Customizer.

In this guide, we detail the steps to include access to Control Panel inside the Windows 10 File Explorer.

To get started, pull up the Control Panel in Windows 10. Don’t click on System, which will launch the About window in the Settings app. Instead, drag the System link to your taskbar.

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page.

This will create a Control Panel tile directly in the Windows 8 Start Screen. You can then click on the Control Panel tile when you wish to open the Control Panel.

A better use of the run dialog, however, is to completely bypass the main Control Panel view by adding the name of the tool you want to get to. For example: ...

Microsoft is phasing out the traditional Control Panel with the Windows 10 Creators Update, but with a few tweaks you can still access it. Mark Kaelin explains how.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.