Windows 8: Control Panel - how to find the settings
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In Windows 8 you will not only find the classic control panel, but also a new, expanded control panel. We'll tell you how to find both.
Windows 8: Find Classic Control Panel
The classic control panel is the conventional control panel that has hardly changed since Windows Vista and Windows 7. Here you can make almost any setting for your PC.
- Press the Windows key on your keyboard to get to the start screen.
- Enter "System" here so that a search bar opens on the right. The first result is directly the "Control Panel".
- If you select this, your control panel opens as usual.
Windows 8: Find new control panel
In the advanced control panel you will find numerous new functions that are directly adapted to Windows 8. There are not all setting options here, but there are many that cannot be reached via the classic system control:
- Move the mouse to the left, top or bottom corner of the screen to open the so-called "Charm Bar".
- Click on "Settings" at the bottom and then on "PC Settings".
- A new window opens: This is the new control panel of Windows 8.
This practical tip shows you how to start directly on the desktop under Windows 8.1.