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Posted on March 17, 2025 at 02:43 CDT by Simon Bisson • Comment in the Forums

WINDOWS 11

By Simon Bisson

Windows Settings today is a mix of old and new.

Windows settings applications across the years, from DOS to Windows 11, comprise a history of what were, at the time, logical decisions about how to manage and group settings, opening them up to third parties, and then freezing them as part of Microsoft’s commitment to backward compatibility.

We’re now in a position where we have not one, not two, not three, but four different settings applications, each with different user interfaces.

Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (22.11.0, 2025-03-17).

Windows 11 Advanced Settings, Command Line, Control Panel, Newsletters, Remote Assistance, Remote Desktop, System Center, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Management Interface, Windows Settings

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