{"id":287541,"date":"2024-08-27T15:07:50","date_gmt":"2024-08-27T13:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=339177"},"modified":"2025-07-01T16:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T23:01:40","slug":"microsoft-might-reverse-course-on-one-of-its-most-controversial-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/microsoft-might-reverse-course-on-one-of-its-most-controversial-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft might reverse course on one of its most controversial decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Microsoft<\/strong> may not get rid of the <strong>Control Panel<\/strong> in future versions of Windows after all, according to <strong>a recent review of a text<\/strong> by the company. About a week ago, Microsoft published an article aimed at informing users about the various customization and adjustment tools that Windows offers natively, including a mention that seemed to confirm, for the first time officially, that <strong>the Control Panel would be functionally replaced by the Settings app<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/1709716978\/windows-11-win11icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The original text stated: &#8216;The Control Panel is in the process of disappearing in favor of the Settings app, which offers a more modern and optimized experience.&#8217; However, after media coverage like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neowin.net\/news\/microsoft-details-regedit-group-policy-editor-and-more-native-windows-1110-config-tools\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\"><strong>Neowin<\/strong><\/a> and the rapid spread of the news in the tech community, <strong>Microsoft decided to review the content of the document<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the <a href=\"https:\/\/support.microsoft.com\/en-us\/windows\/system-configuration-tools-in-windows-f8a49657-b038-43b8-82d3-28bea0c5666b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">new wording<\/a> <strong>removes any mention of the disappearance of the Control Panel<\/strong>, indicating instead that &#8216;many of the Control Panel settings are being migrated to the Settings app.&#8217; This suggests that Microsoft may not be so sure about completely eliminating the Control Panel or, <strong>at least, not doing it in the short term<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/Windows-Control-Panel-270824.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-339178\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The ambiguity in Microsoft&#8217;s communication is not new. Since 2011, when a leaked screenshot of Windows 8 hinted that the company intended to replace the Control Panel with PC Settings, <strong>rumors about its disappearance have spread like wildfire on the Internet<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To make matters worse, a senior executive of the company stated in 2015 that &#8216;Settings will eventually replace the Control Panel,&#8217; but, until today, <strong>this transition remains a gradual process<\/strong>, leaving in doubt whether the iconic Control Panel will completely disappear or if it will indefinitely coexist with the Settings application.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Windows 11\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/3a83edc2-8bcb-4baa-8fbe-3ddcf458c1a4\/1709716978\/windows-11-win11icon.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Windows 11<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/windows-11.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft may not get rid of the Control Panel in future versions of Windows after all, according to a recent review of a text by the company. 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