2] Pin Control Panel applets to Start To pin Programs and Features shortcut to your Start Menu, open your Windows Explorer, say C:\Program Files, and right-click an empty space.

This tutorial explains you how to pin Special Folders like Control Panel as a Tile to Windows 8.1 Start Screen.

Quick Tip: If you want an even faster way to access Control Panel, you can also right-click the button and pin it to Quick Access or Start menu.

You should now have a link to Control Panel in your right-click menu immediately. This will show up when you right-click on the desktop or in Explorer, though it might not work in every program.

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.