

Unlike the Control Panel, however, it does not offer a unified mode in which the bulk of all available settings assail the app window in a contextually haphazard fashion. The app categorizes its settings by function, just as the Control Panel did since Windows XP. Over time, however, it has become the sole user interface and control point for Windows Update (removed from Control Panel) and Windows Hello (never added to Control Panel). The Settings app exposed a very small portion of Windows Control Panel's functionality. Microsoft introduced Settings with Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, and initially intended it to replace the Windows Control Panel, something that has not happened after a decade.


It allows users to adjust their user preferences, configure their operating system, and manage their connected devices. Windows Settings (formerly PC Settings), or simply Settings app, is a component of Microsoft Windows.
