Once the nerve center of Windows operating systems, the Control Panel and its multitude of applets has its roots in the earliest versions of Windows. From here users could use these configuration ...

The Control Panel in Windows has literally been a part of the operating system since Windows 1.0, but Microsoft decided along the way that it should be replaced with something more modern. The thing ...

When it comes to Windows, there are always those who refuse any change Microsoft makes and would prefer sticking with the old ...

At his Aresluna website, designer Marcin Wichary explores the evolution of Mac settings in Frame of Preference, an interactive journey through two decades of control panels: As a designer, I’m meant ...

The Control Panel is a trusty, rusty old friend for a lot of us Windows users, going all the way back to the operating system’s original release in the 1980s. But Microsoft has been trying to get rid ...

A good human-machine interface (HMI) shouldn’t just look good; it should offer speed and situational awareness.