If your Control Panel will not open in Windows 11/10/8/7, then this post will help you troubleshoot and fix the problem.

This is a problem I had on the Windows 7 RC, and today with a clean install of Windows 7 Home Premium x86. Whenever I go into the control panel and click an icon like "Programs and Features" or ...

To open the Control Panel from the Windows 8 Start Screen go to the Start Screen and type Control. When the search results appear click on the Settings category as shown below.

If you miss the Start menu in Windows 8 largely because of the easy path it provided to the Control Panel, there are three keyboard shortcuts you need to know.

You can fix Failed to open the BitLocker Control Panel Tool, Error Code 0x80004005 in Windows 11/10 using these proven solutions.

Knowing how to find the Control Panel in Windows 10 gives you access to most of the tools you'll use to customize or adjust your computer.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.