Despite all their best efforts to marginalize the Windows 11 Control Panel, it’s still a vital tool for troubleshooting. We show you how to add direct access to your desktop.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page.