Recently, Microsoft officially announced that the Windows Control Panel (Windows Control Panel), which has been accompanying Windows users for a long time since 1985 (it was 1.0…), will gradually withdraw and be abandoned. Continue reading After nearly 40 years, Microsoft officially announced that the Windows console will finally be retired (Update: Microsoft corrects the support page).
Update: Microsoft has revised the support page and updated the report.Please refer to this link。
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After nearly 40 years, Microsoft officially announced that the Windows console will finally be retired
It’s obviously not the end of the year yet, but Microsoft has carried out a lot of cleaning work on its Windows 11 system. Following the announcement that Paint 3D will no longer invest time and resources in supporting this application, it was announced on 11/4 thatWill be removed from Microsoft Store。
Recently, Microsoft officially announced that the Windows Control Panel (Windows Control Panel), which has been accompanying Windows users for a long time since 1985 (it was 1.0…), will gradually retire and will eventually face the fate of being abandoned.
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That is to say, the officially used word “deprecated” is used in computer-related directions to represent functional services that are “still available, but are no longer intended to be supported.” In fact, according to the official statement, the Windows console will continue to exist with everyone for a while (I don’t know how long) before it is officially retired.
「The Control Panel is in the process of being deprecated in favor of the Settings app, which offers a more modern and streamlined experience.
（控制面板正在隨著設定應用程式的使用而逐漸被棄用，此應用程式提供了更現代且流暢的體驗。）
Tip: while the Control Panel still exists for compatibility reasons and to provide access to some settings that have not yet migrated, you’re encouraged to use the Settings app, whenever possible.
（提示：儘管控制面板仍然存在於相容性的原因，並提供對尚未進行遷移的一些設定的存取，但建議您在可行的情況下使用設定應用程式。」
To put it simply, although Windows Control Panel has been hidden since several major Windows version updates, everyone mustIn addition, find a way to pin the selection back to the toolbar and start window. It can already be expected that Microsoft wants to gradually replace the Windows console with the Computer Settings App.
In fact, rumors that Microsoft will remove this feature have been revealed by the media more than ten years ago, and some related reports have been revealed. However, it was not officially confirmed from the support page until today.
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Even though Microsoft has been using benefits such as a more modern and smooth experience over the years, it hopes to make users forget that the console exists. But now it seems that, at least in terms of compatibility, this is still an embarrassing reason why this set of setting interfaces cannot be completely removed in the short term.
how? Today, are you opening the Windows console less and less? Do you feel that this feature is no longer necessary? Or do you think it is unwise for Microsoft to announce that this feature will be retired before it has fully grasped the support level?
Quote sources:Microsoft Support|Via:Neowin｜
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