How to Open the Control Panel in Windows 10 You can use Control Panel to change settings for Windows. These settings control nearly everything about how Windows looks and works, and you can use them to set up Windows so that it's just right for you. In Windows 10, there are a few different ways to find and change your settings: Settings app, Control Panel, app settings, and search. Most of the ...
The Control Panel allows you to view and change settings (controls) for Windows via applets. Settings is a modern touch friendly version of the Control Panel that will eventually replace the Control Panel in Windows 10. This tutorial will provide a list of commands to open or create shortcuts to Control Panel items in Windows 10.
How to Open Administrative Tools in Windows 10 Administrative Tools is a folder in Control Panel that contains tools for system administrators and advanced users. The tools in the folder might vary depending on which edition of Windows you are using. Starting in Windows 10 build 21343, Microsoft changed the name of the Windows Administrative Tools folder in Start to Windows Tools as part of an ...
To Turn On Microsoft Defender Firewall in Control Panel 1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Windows Defender Firewall icon. 2 Do step 3 or step 4 below for how you would like to turn on Windows Firewall.
How to Add or Remove Control Panel from This PC in Windows 10 In Windows 10, there are a few different ways to find and change your settings: Settings app, Control Panel, app settings, and search. Most of the settings that you'll want to change can be found in the Settings app. In Settings, you can change most Windows settings, such as changing your screen resolution, adding and removing ...
1 Do step 2 (Power icon), step 3 (Control Panel), step 4 (Win+X), or step 5 (Settings) below for how you would like to open Power Options. 2 Right click or press and hold on the Power icon in the notification area, click/tap on Power options, and go to step 6 below. (see screenshot below)
1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Sound icon. If you like, you can open Run (Win+R), enter the control mmsys.cpl,,1 command into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open Recording devices.
Start Speech Recognition in Control Panel 1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Speech Recognition icon. 2 Click/tap on the Start Speech Recognition link. (see screenshot below) 3 You can now close the Speech Recognition control panel if you like.
Change Default Audio Playback Device from Sound Control Panel 1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), and click/tap on the Sound icon. If you like, you can open Run (Win+R), copy and paste the command below into Run, and click/tap on OK to directly open "Playback" devices in the Sound panel. rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mmsys.cpl,,0
Change Automatic Maintenance Settings in Control Panel 1 Open the Control Panel (icons view), click/tap on the Security and Maintenance icon. 2 In Security and Maintenance, expand Maintenance, and click/tap on the Change maintenance settings link under Automatic Maintenance. (see screenshot below)
