What just happened? The Control Panel has been an essential component of Microsoft Windows for decades, and was originally introduced in Windows 1.0 in the mid-80s. However, its days are numbered ...

Since the debut of Windows 8 in 2012, Microsoft has been eager to replace the aged Control Panel with the newer Settings app. The transition so far has been slow and gradual.

Here's the Keyboard control panel from Windows NT 4.0. Andrew Cunningham Aside from some updated Windows Vista-era icons, the design of the modern Keyboards panel is identical. Andrew Cunningham ...