It’s all to do with pesky printer and network drivers.
It’s all to do with pesky printer and network drivers.
by Tom WarrenApr 8, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC
Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years.
Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with the launch of Windows 8. More than a decade later, it’s still working on migrating all the old Control Panel items into the modern Settings app in Windows 11. While
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