14 DAY TRIAL // One of the changes that Microsoft is currently working on for Windows 10 is the complete removal of the Control Panel, as the company wants to transfer all configuration options to the new Settings screen, which not only looks and feels more modern and fresh but is also touch-optimized.
Needless to say, not all are pleased with this move, so they wanted Microsoft to just leave Control Panel as it is and actually let them decide what's best for everyone.
That's indeed a pretty good plan and it clearly sounds like what Microsoft should do with an operating system that's specifically developed to tackle users' needs, but there's a reason why the Control Panel and Settings can't live together in Windows 10.
To go dark anytime soon
In a short tweet posted today, Gabe Aul, chief of the Windows Insider program, explains that keeping both the CP and the Settings menu in Windows 10 would increase disk and memory usage in the operating system, and that's exactly the opposite of what the company is trying to achieve right now.
“Having two separate implementations means more code complexity and disk/mem usage. Getting to one is leaner,” Aul posted.
Many of the features that were previously available in the classic Control Panel have already been moved to Settings, so you won't find any desktop personalization options in there anymore, for example. Instead, Settings becomes the one destination for everything, on both PCs and tablets, and soon absolutely all Control Panel items should be moved here too.
Right now, there's no timing for the complete removal of the Control Panel in Windows 10, but it will certainly happen at some point when this features transition comes to an end. It could take a while to do that, but it's pretty clear that the traditional Control Panel no longer has a place in Microsoft's Windows vision.
@billybobjoe2211 @brandonleblanc Having two separate implementations means more code complexity and disk/mem usage. Getting to one is leaner
— Gabriel Aul (@GabeAul) October 4, 2015