October 9, 2015 By Arun Kumar
The Control Panel had been an integral part of Windows since the beginning and helped in tweaking and customizing the operating system. In a tweet by Gabriel Aul, the chief of Windows Insider Program, he said that Control Panel will be removed from Windows 10 in coming days.
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Now THAT would be the main reason I would consider reverting to Windows 7. I prefer the easy to find whatever I need icon set of the full Control Panel, not the 'Category Settings' style Windows 10 brings up by default. It takes me much longer to find exactly what I am looking for 😞
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I'm going to jump in here ok? I have both W 10 which I like it alot and on my Laptop I have W 7 PRo and I like using the Windows Media Center for those silly games and for photos. Some things you get used to and changes are never easy! ;)
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There is always a chance though that if enough complain, it might be reverted. We got out Start Menu back (sort of...)
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? and ? How do you guys feel about the background auto-patching features in W10? Isn't there a danger MS will release a dodgy "bork" update and do mass damage?
What about the 'data collection' tendencies of W10?
Sorry if swerving a bit OT.
What about the 'data collection' tendencies of W10?
Sorry if swerving a bit OT.
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? I'd say most of us agreed with your point, and Jasper was just showing how there will be no W11 or 12 😉
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That is right Dermot.
I expect there are quite a few people who read this don't realise that W10 in the last OS apart from the updates. We have to bare those in mind when replying to these posts.
In response to your earlier comment ? (and they will likely replace it when people have been howling disapproval for long enough in a future iteration of wonderful Windows without numbers. ) I hope it does not take them as long to bring it back as it did for the Start Button.
It is almost as if it is run by youngsters and they forget about those who learnt using the older systems, change for the sake of change is not always a good thing.
I expect there are quite a few people who read this don't realise that W10 in the last OS apart from the updates. We have to bare those in mind when replying to these posts.
In response to your earlier comment ? (and they will likely replace it when people have been howling disapproval for long enough in a future iteration of wonderful Windows without numbers. ) I hope it does not take them as long to bring it back as it did for the Start Button.
It is almost as if it is run by youngsters and they forget about those who learnt using the older systems, change for the sake of change is not always a good thing.
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But also they seek to manipulate users into the device usage, OS etc they want to establish as the standard way.
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It is almost as if it is run by youngsters and they forget about those who learnt using the older systems, change for the sake of change is not always a good thing.
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Precisely and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out, I think they are in the process of shooting themselves in the foot again.@ wrote:
@ and as well as neglecting and forgetting about all the desktop PC and laptops with mice etc. users, regarding all that as 'played out', they seem to take it for granted that everyone will inevitably go the BYOD, Mobile route for most browsing....never for me, and you just don't have the functionality/versatility of a good laptop or PC.
But also they seek to manipulate users into the device usage, OS etc they want to establish as the standard way.
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It is almost as if it is run by youngsters and they forget about those who learnt using the older systems, change for the sake of change is not always a good thing.
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Lol...I think that's about the size of it! :D They never stopped the 'escaped steamtrain' when many were warning them about various parts of W8, and didn't listen then, and they're still not...we'll see.@ wrote:
Precisely and it will be interesting to see how it all plays out, I think they are in the process of shooting themselves in the foot again.
I'm not going near W10 for a while yet, if ever, and W7 support goes to 2020 (incl dodgy telemetry updates lol).
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Better get used to it people...this will not be the last such change to rock WIndows 10 and move it away from previous versions.
I am surely not a fan but that is the way of the world...according to Microsoft. :(
I am surely not a fan but that is the way of the world...according to Microsoft. :(
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As for the automatic updating.. HATE IT. We have already seen one 'borky' update that did cause some issues, and I am sure it will not be the last.@ wrote:
@ and@ How do you guys feel about the background auto-patching features in W10? Isn't there a danger MS will release a dodgy "bork" update and do mass damage?
What abour the 'data collection' tendencies of W10?
Sorry if swerving a bit OT.
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And those slippers are really comfy Baldrick.
We will all get comfortable with the new system in time. It is just the switch from static computers to mobile use as in laptops which I think has changed things, and the change from W7 to W8 is a great example of this, it had a lot of people up in arms.
We will all get comfortable with the new system in time. It is just the switch from static computers to mobile use as in laptops which I think has changed things, and the change from W7 to W8 is a great example of this, it had a lot of people up in arms.
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Ever tried this:
Step 1: Right-click on your desktop and make a new folder. For the folder's name, paste the string given below:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Do not forget to insert the period after "GodMode." You can also alter the name of the folder (even though the hack is called GodMode). To do so, simply alter the "GodMode" part of the string to the name you want.
Step 2: Once you have inserted the string, hit Enter and the icon will resemble the Control Panel.
Step 3: Open the folder to see the available customization options/configuration settings at your disposal. It is pretty easy to shift around GodMode on your system the same manner in which you can shift any traditional folder.
Step 1: Right-click on your desktop and make a new folder. For the folder's name, paste the string given below:
GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C} Do not forget to insert the period after "GodMode." You can also alter the name of the folder (even though the hack is called GodMode). To do so, simply alter the "GodMode" part of the string to the name you want.
Step 2: Once you have inserted the string, hit Enter and the icon will resemble the Control Panel.
Step 3: Open the folder to see the available customization options/configuration settings at your disposal. It is pretty easy to shift around GodMode on your system the same manner in which you can shift any traditional folder.
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Nice, Daniel...if we are talking about names, I call mine 'Jedi Mode'...and the Force with this one is strong...Hmmmmm!
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Well, whilst it may well be a bit of a wrench for some...I strongly suspect that what will replace it will be better. I personally rearley use the Control Panel itself prefering to get to where I am going by using the search features to find and go right to the item required.
But as I said...some will be unhappy...but then again some where unhappy when Win 95 went, etc. ;)
But as I said...some will be unhappy...but then again some where unhappy when Win 95 went, etc. ;)
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Regardless of what one thinks about Windows10 at the moment, it is supposedly the last Windows... if things go as it has been indicated they will simply just keep updating Windows10 as improvements or changes are coded and tested instead of gearing up to a full new release.
What a novel thought.... they must have seen how well that is working for Webroot and decided to copy the model 🙂
What a novel thought.... they must have seen how well that is working for Webroot and decided to copy the model 🙂
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Geeze I can't believe that..I don't think anyone will like that at all! 😞
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Another harebrained 'cunning plan'? LOL...I was just thinking exactly what ? said (about Start button antics), and they will likely replace it when people have been howling disapproval for long enough in a future iteration of wonderful Windows without numbers.
Why don't they just ask their users what they want before they make silly decisions, and end up wasting time and money?
Or it's all not about what the users (customers) want?
Why don't they just ask their users what they want before they make silly decisions, and end up wasting time and money?
Or it's all not about what the users (customers) want?
Glad to see that someone got my point. 🙂
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In fairness we must not forget that they have also made substantial security improvements in OSs since W7.@ wrote:
I don't mind W10 however I loved W7 and sometimes wished they had stuck with that one.
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Both, BurnDaddy, both points that you mention.
Security is very important of course, but I do like the look and feel of Windows 10...and it seems lighter and faster than either Windows 7 or 8/8.1. Yes, a few minor idiosyncrasies but then what new version does not have them in some measure...but nothing I get not get my head around and work with...I am even liking the Start Menu now that i have gotten it configured just so...so much so...that it may even be better than the Windows 7 one (oh, the sacrilege ;))
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Security is very important of course, but I do like the look and feel of Windows 10...and it seems lighter and faster than either Windows 7 or 8/8.1. Yes, a few minor idiosyncrasies but then what new version does not have them in some measure...but nothing I get not get my head around and work with...I am even liking the Start Menu now that i have gotten it configured just so...so much so...that it may even be better than the Windows 7 one (oh, the sacrilege ;))
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I hate the automatic updates but I have got it set to let me choose when to restart.
The rest of the stuff I stopped what I could and that is all BUT I still prefer it.
The rest of the stuff I stopped what I could and that is all BUT I still prefer it.
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Hi Dermot
I do not have an issue with automatic updates...I used to initially under Windows 7 but switched to auto updates and have had virtually zero issues but when I have had I have been able to resolve them quite quickly.
Also, with the Insider program most updates are going to tested better then they have been in the past...so I think that it is a mountain out of a molehill situation...and in any case there are ways to hide, and therefore not install updates if one wants.
Regards, Baldrick
I do not have an issue with automatic updates...I used to initially under Windows 7 but switched to auto updates and have had virtually zero issues but when I have had I have been able to resolve them quite quickly.
Also, with the Insider program most updates are going to tested better then they have been in the past...so I think that it is a mountain out of a molehill situation...and in any case there are ways to hide, and therefore not install updates if one wants.
Regards, Baldrick
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Indeed, only a delay can be introduced but in my book that is enough as any issues tend to be fixed quite quickly.
When I upgrade I took a full image before the upgrade and a full image just after so I could (i) roll back to the pervious version of Windows & (ii) reset my very of Windows 10 to 'new'/just upgrade as and when and if required.
I would do that if you can and then install and try...IMHO you really are mssing out on something rather good.
Regards, Baldrick
When I upgrade I took a full image before the upgrade and a full image just after so I could (i) roll back to the pervious version of Windows & (ii) reset my very of Windows 10 to 'new'/just upgrade as and when and if required.
I would do that if you can and then install and try...IMHO you really are mssing out on something rather good.
Regards, Baldrick
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Indeedy doody, Jasper, indeedy doody. ;)
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