The Control Panel has been the central administrative area in Windows operating systems for years. Microsoft has made an active effort to replace the aging Control Panel with the newer Settings menu, but some settings are available only through the Control Panel. Plus, for system administrators who have been around for a while, the Control Panel is a more familiar interface to work with. In this chapter, I explain how to access and configure the Control Panel. Then I walk you through the various Control Panel items.
Accessing the Control Panel
You can access the Control Panel in two ways:
Click the Start menu and select Control Panel.
Click the Start menu, scroll down to Windows System, and select Control Panel.
The Control Panel opens with the Category view and should look similar to Figure 3-1.
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Finding your way to the Control Panel