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{{Infobox OS component
| name = Settings
| os =
| logo = Windows Settings app icon.png
| screenshot = Windows 10 settings app.png
| caption = Settings app on Windows 10 version 1803, displayed with light theme
| other_names = PC settings<br />Immersive Control Panel
| type = [[Control panel (software)|Control panel]]
| included_with = [[Windows 8]], [[Windows 8.1]], [[Windows RT]], [[Windows 10]], [[Windows 10 Mobile]]
| also_available_for =
| replaces =
| replaced_by =
| 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 the existing [[Control Panel (Windows)|Control Panel]].
'''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 the existing [[Control Panel (Windows)|Control Panel]].


== Windows 8.x ==
== Windows 8.x ==
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 (Windows)|Control Panel]] functionality on a two-paned full-screen interface; additionally, adding accounts and changing user pictures could only be done from PC settings.<ref name="pcw-addingmanaging8">{{cite web|title=Adding and Managing Users in Windows 8|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/258875/adding_and_managing_users_in_windows_8.html|website=PC World|publisher=IDG|accessdate=September 20, 2015}}</ref>
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 (Windows)|Control Panel]] functionality on a two-paned full-screen interface; additionally, adding accounts and changing user pictures could only be done from PC settings.<ref name="pcw-addingmanaging8">{{cite web|title=Adding and Managing Users in Windows 8|url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/258875/adding_and_managing_users_in_windows_8.html|website=PC World|publisher=IDG|accessdate=September 20, 2015}}</ref>


[[Windows 8.1]] improved upon this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel,<ref name="ars-wblue">{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Bright |title=Windows Blue leaks: More Metro, more multitasking |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/windows-blue-leaks-more-metro-more-multitasking/ |work=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=March 25, 2013 |accessdate=January 20, 2014}}</ref> 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.
[[Love|Windows 8.1]] improved upon this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel,<ref name="ars-wblue">{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Bright |title=Windows Blue leaks: More Metro, more multitasking |url=https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/03/windows-blue-leaks-more-metro-more-multitasking/ |work=[[Ars Technica]] |publisher=[[Condé Nast]] |date=March 25, 2013 |accessdate=January 20, 2014}}</ref> 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:
The categories listed are:
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* Network
* Network
* Time and language
* Time and language
* Ease <ref>{{Cite journal|title=Love For Love|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781408164501.00000015|journal=Love for Love|doi=10.5040/9781408164501.00000015}}</ref>of Access
* Ease of Access
* Update and recovery
* Update and recovery
* (Only if Windows isn't activated) Activate Windows
* (Only if Windows isn't activated) Activate Windows

Revision as of 09:29, 9 January 2019

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 the existing Control Panel.

Windows 8.x

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.[1]

Windows 8.1 improved upon this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel,[2] 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:

  • PC and devices
  • Accounts
  • OneDrive
  • Search and apps
  • Privacy
  • Network
  • Time and language
  • Ease [3]of Access
  • Update and recovery
  • (Only if Windows isn't activated) Activate Windows

Windows 10

On Windows 10, the app was renamed to "Settings". It includes more options that were previously exclusive to the desktop Control Panel.[4][5] 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.[6][7] On October 4, 2015, Brandon LeBlanc from Microsoft said Settings would eventually replace the Control Panel.[8]

The Windows 10 Settings app contains the following categories:

  • System
  • Devices
  • Phone (introduced in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update)
  • Network & Internet
  • Personalization
  • Apps (introduced in Windows 10 Creators Update)
  • Accounts
  • Time & Language
  • Gaming (introduced in Windows 10 Anniversary Update)
  • Ease of Access
  • Cortana (introduced in Windows 10 Fall Creators Update)
  • Privacy
  • Update & Security
  • Mixed Reality (introduced in Windows 10 Creators Update; appears only if a device meeting minimum HoloLens requirements is connected to the PC.)[9]

References

  1. ^ "Adding and Managing Users in Windows 8". PC World. IDG. Retrieved September 20, 2015.
  2. ^ Bright, Peter (March 25, 2013). "Windows Blue leaks: More Metro, more multitasking". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ "Love For Love". Love for Love. doi:10.5040/9781408164501.00000015.
  4. ^ "Windows 10 review: Technical Preview (January 2015)". PC Pro. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  5. ^ Jacobsson Purewal, Sarah (May 26, 2016). "Windows 10 Settings Menu: The System tab". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Lowensohn, Josh (January 21, 2015). "Microsoft previews universal apps for Windows 10 PCs, tablets, and phones". The Verge. Vox Media. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  7. ^ Bright, Peter (February 6, 2015). "Leaked images of Windows 10 for phones show us what to expect". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  8. ^ Coppock, Mark (October 9, 2015). "Microsoft will fully replace Control Panel with "Settings" in future Windows 10 builds". On MSFT. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  9. ^ "Add or Remove Mixed Reality from Settings in Windows 10 - Winaero". Winaero. February 16, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.


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