9. Configuring Windows 10

Configuring Windows 10 with Control Panel

Control Panel is a folder that contains a large number of icons: The Large Icon and Small Icon views of a default Windows 10 setup contains about 45 icons, but depending on your system configuration, even more icons could be available. Each of these icons deals with a specific area of the Windows 10 configuration: hardware, applications, fonts, printers, multimedia, and much more.

Opening an icon displays a window or dialog box containing various properties related to that area of Windows. For example, launching the Programs and Features icon enables you to uninstall third-party applications and to activate or deactivate Windows 10 components.

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