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CONFIGURING WINDOWS 10

Configuring Windows 10 with Control Panel

Control Panel is a folder that leads to a large number of dialog boxes and pages of settings that each control some aspect of Windows: hardware, system services, applications, fonts, printers, multimedia, and much more. On a default Windows 10 setup, there are about 45 separate dialogs or pages, but depending on your system configuration, even more could be available.

Opening a Control Panel item 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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