Learn how to hide installed Programs from showing in the Control Panel and Settings using Registry, Group Policy or Hide from Uninstall List freeware.

This post shows how to restrict access to the Control Panel and Settings in Windows 11/10 using a Group Policy setting and the Registry Editor.

Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.

The Control Panel feature has been around since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft plans to replace it with the more modern Settings app.

In Windows 8.1, you uninstall desktop programs the traditional way—by heading to the Control Panel. You can still do that in Windows 10, but there are also two new methods: one in the Start menu ...

When uninstalling a desktop program, the Programs and Features window from the Control Panel will open. Find the relevant program in the list and click Uninstall.

The Programs and Features tab has been dropped from Control Panel in the latest Windows 10 build, as Microsoft continues to shrink one of its most useful features.

To open the Control Panel from the Windows 8 Start Screen go to the Start Screen and type Control. When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below.

Aside from the Control Panel changes, the Windows 11 22523 preview build available for users enrolled in the Insider program also fixes several issues.

Make some changes on Nvidia Control Panel settings and then check if Nvidia Control Panel Access Denied’ failed on Windows 10 still occurs.

In Windows 8, Microsoft introduced PC Settings, a modern, touch optimized app that contained many of the same features, but referred back to the Control Panel for more advanced settings.

The Control Panel is a long-time favorite tool for controlling Windows, but it's hidden away in Windows 10. Here's how to find Control Panel in Windows 10.