{"id":350,"date":"2015-08-14T07:54:11","date_gmt":"2015-08-14T07:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/?p=350"},"modified":"2019-11-27T08:43:06","modified_gmt":"2019-11-27T08:43:06","slug":"more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

Control Panel is a commonly-used desktop app in Windows 10, which is accessible via the Start menu. It allows users to view and make basic system settings, such as deleting software, control user accounts, and so on. There are at least eleven ways to access Control Panel on Windows 10<\/a>. You can check it out if you are interested.<\/p>\n

Way 1: Launch Control Panel by the desktop icon<\/h3>\n

Double-clicking the desktop shortcut icon is the traditional method to launch a desktop app. If you have a desktop icon for Control Panel, just double-click it.<\/p>\n

\"control<\/p>\n

Way 2: Access Control Panel via Cortana search box<\/h3>\n

Click in the Cortana search box, which is next to the Windows icon at the far left of the taskbar, then start typing control panel<\/strong>. Actually, once you finish typing control<\/strong>, the Control Panel app will appear in the search result, and you can click to open it.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"type<\/figure>\n

\n\n\n

Way 3: Access Control Panel via Start menu<\/h3>\n

Click on the Windows icon to bring up the Start menu, then find the \u201cWindows System\u201d folder and click to expand it, so that you will see the Control Panel.<\/p>\n

In addition, you can right click on the Control Panel and choose Pin to start option to pin Control Panel to Start menu for easier access.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"find<\/figure>\n

\n\n\n

Way 4: Open it via Run command box<\/h3>\n

Open the Run command box using Win + R, then type in control<\/strong> and click OK.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"type\n\n\n

Way 5: Access it via Command Prompt<\/h3>\n

Launch Command Prompt, then type in control<\/strong> and press Enter key.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"type\n\n\n

Way 6: Access it via Windows PowerShell<\/h3>\n

Open Windows PowerShell, then type in control<\/strong> and press Enter key.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"type<\/figure>\n

\n\n\n

Way 7: Access Control Panel via Windows Settings<\/h3>\n

Open the Settings app. Type control panel in the \u201cFind a setting\u201d search box, and then choose Control Panel from the drop-down list.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"search<\/figure>\n

\n\n\n

Way 8: Go to Control Panel via Address toolbar<\/h3>\n

Type control panel into the Address toolbar on the taskbar, and press Enter key.<\/p>\n

Tips: If you don\u2019t have an Address toolbar on your taskbar, you can right click on any empty space of the taskbar and select Toolbars > Address to show the Address toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"type\n\n\n

Way 9: Access it via File Explorer address bar<\/h3>\n

Open File Explorer, then type control panel<\/strong> into the address bar and press Enter key.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"search\n\n\n

Way 10: Find Control Panel from System32 folder<\/h3>\n

Go to C:\\Windows\\System32<\/strong>, then find the control.exe<\/strong> application file, and double click it.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"control\n\n\n

Way 11: Access Control Panel via Task Manager<\/h3>\n

Open the Task Manager, and click File > Run new task.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"click<\/figure>\n

\n\n\n

Once the “Create new task” dialog opens, type in control <\/strong>and click OK.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n

\"type\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Control Panel is a commonly-used desktop app in Windows 10, which is accessible via the Start menu. It allows users to view and make basic system settings, such as deleting software, control user accounts, and so on. There… <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5566,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows-10"],"yoast_head":"\n11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most Windows 10 users know how to open Control Panel. In fact, there are at least 11 different ways to access Control Panel in Windows 10. It's amazing, right?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Most Windows 10 users know how to open Control Panel. In fact, there are at least 11 different ways to access Control Panel in Windows 10. It's amazing, right?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"iSumsoft\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isumsofthome\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-08-14T07:54:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-11-27T08:43:06+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/go-to-control-panel.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"660\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Darren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iSumsoft\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iSumsoft\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Darren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Darren\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53553bf339aeb82b9c6a240f3b262798\"},\"headline\":\"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-14T07:54:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-11-27T08:43:06+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":436,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/go-to-control-panel.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"Windows 10\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/\",\"name\":\"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/go-to-control-panel.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-08-14T07:54:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-11-27T08:43:06+00:00\",\"description\":\"Most Windows 10 users know how to open Control Panel. In fact, there are at least 11 different ways to access Control Panel in Windows 10. It's amazing, right?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/go-to-control-panel.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/08\\\/go-to-control-panel.png\",\"width\":660,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"open control panel windows 10\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/\",\"name\":\"iSumsoft\",\"description\":\"Tell You More about IT World\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"iSumsoft Studio\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/favicon.ico\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/11\\\/favicon.ico\",\"width\":16,\"height\":16,\"caption\":\"iSumsoft Studio\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/isumsofthome\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iSumsoft\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/channel\\\/UCL9RaYqRcQ0f0buIzXiaNDw\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/53553bf339aeb82b9c6a240f3b262798\",\"name\":\"Darren\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/e5e\\\/e5eca2e7a3c501250b3030d7070548bbx96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/e5e\\\/e5eca2e7a3c501250b3030d7070548bbx96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/e5e\\\/e5eca2e7a3c501250b3030d7070548bbx96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Darren\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.isumsoft.com\\\/it\\\/author\\\/darren-king\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10","description":"Most Windows 10 users know how to open Control Panel. In fact, there are at least 11 different ways to access Control Panel in Windows 10. It's amazing, right?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10","og_description":"Most Windows 10 users know how to open Control Panel. In fact, there are at least 11 different ways to access Control Panel in Windows 10. It's amazing, right?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/","og_site_name":"iSumsoft","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isumsofthome\/","article_published_time":"2015-08-14T07:54:11+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-11-27T08:43:06+00:00","og_image":[{"width":660,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/go-to-control-panel.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Darren","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iSumsoft","twitter_site":"@iSumsoft","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Darren","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/"},"author":{"name":"Darren","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/53553bf339aeb82b9c6a240f3b262798"},"headline":"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10","datePublished":"2015-08-14T07:54:11+00:00","dateModified":"2019-11-27T08:43:06+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/"},"wordCount":436,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/go-to-control-panel.png","articleSection":["Windows 10"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/","url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/","name":"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/go-to-control-panel.png","datePublished":"2015-08-14T07:54:11+00:00","dateModified":"2019-11-27T08:43:06+00:00","description":"Most Windows 10 users know how to open Control Panel. In fact, there are at least 11 different ways to access Control Panel in Windows 10. It's amazing, right?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/go-to-control-panel.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/go-to-control-panel.png","width":660,"height":200,"caption":"open control panel windows 10"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/more-ways-to-access-control-panel-in-windows-10\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"11 Different Ways to Access Control Panel on Windows 10"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/","name":"iSumsoft","description":"Tell You More about IT World","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#organization","name":"iSumsoft Studio","url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/favicon.ico","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/favicon.ico","width":16,"height":16,"caption":"iSumsoft Studio"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/isumsofthome\/","https:\/\/x.com\/iSumsoft","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCL9RaYqRcQ0f0buIzXiaNDw"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/#\/schema\/person\/53553bf339aeb82b9c6a240f3b262798","name":"Darren","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/e5e\/e5eca2e7a3c501250b3030d7070548bbx96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/e5e\/e5eca2e7a3c501250b3030d7070548bbx96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/e5e\/e5eca2e7a3c501250b3030d7070548bbx96.jpg","caption":"Darren"},"url":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/author\/darren-king\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/350\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isumsoft.com\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}