Some older versions of Windows 10 may also let you open it via the System menu in the Control Panel. You can also run it by pressing Windows + R, typing taskmgr, and pressing Enter.

1] Open Control Panel in Elevated Mode using Shortcut Since Control Panel doesn’t already have a desktop shortcut, you need to create one for Control Panel so that it will run in elevated mode.

Or maybe you’ve forgotten your password for a Wi-Fi network you logged in to previously. There’s a solution to these predicaments in Windows 11. Find your Wi-Fi password in Control Panel ...

If you know the right code and edit the Registry File in the right way, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer. We’ll show you how.

Fortunately for us, adding direct access to the Control Panel in Windows 11 Desktop doesn’t involve any edits of the Windows Registry file or any other complicated trick or obscure system tweak.

A final restart of Windows is not necessary. If you now right-click on the desktop and go to “Show more options,” the new “Control Panel” entry will appear in the menu.

Since some settings aren’t available in the Settings app on Windows 11, you might want quick access to the classic Control Panel when needed. Plus, it lets you open it while working with files ...

To add the Control Panel icon to your desktop in Windows 11/10, right-click on the desktop and select Personalize from the context menu. Select Themes in the Personalization Settings window.

The only problem is that on every new feature update for Windows 10, Microsoft makes it a bit more difficult to access Control Panel. For example, in the past, you could quickly open the ...