Settings (Windows)
| A component of Microsoft Windows | |
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Settings app on Windows 10 Version 1703, displayed with light theme enabled
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| Other names | PC Settings |
| Type | Control panel |
| Included with | Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows RT, Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile |
| Related components | |
| Control Panel (Windows) | |
Settings (formerly PC settings) is a component of Windows 8 and later with which the user can customize and configure the operating system. Microsoft intends it to eventually replace Control Panel (the traditional component traditionally in charge of the same function) but As of June 2017[update], such is not achieved.
On Windows 8, PC settings was designed as a simplified settings area optimized for use on touchscreen devices. It exposed a small portion of Control Panel functionality on a two-paned full-screen interface; additionally, adding accounts and changing user pictures could only be done from PC settings.
Windows 8.1 improved upon this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel, as well as providing more organization and a redesign. It also added a small "Control Panel" link at the bottom of the left pane to allow users to open the Control Panel and access further options.
The categories listed are:
On Windows 10, the app was renamed to "Settings". It includes more options that were previously exclusive to the desktop Control Panel.Windows Update, which belonged to the Control Panel prior to Windows 10, now exclusively belong to Settings. As it is also a Universal Windows app, this version of Settings is also used on Windows 10 Mobile for smartphones and tablet computers. On 4 October 2015, Brandon LeBlanc from Microsoft said Settings would eventually replace the Control Panel.
In the Windows 10 Settings app, the following categories are listed:
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