

(Microsoft releases updates for those three versions together.) For each build, we’ve included the date of its initial release and a link to Microsoft’s announcement about it. In this story we summarize what you need to know about each update released to the public for the most recent versions of Windows 10 - versions 2004, 20H2, and 21H1. As soon as one of Microsoft’s twice-yearly feature updates is released, the company quickly gets to work on improving it by fixing bugs, releasing security patches, and occasionally adding new features. But the launch of a major Windows 10 update isn’t the end of a process - it’s really just the beginning. Click or tap on it and then double-click on the Control Panel to open it.On May 18, Microsoft announced the availability of Windows 10 version 21H1, known as the May 2021 Update. This adds a Desktop toolbar to the right side of the taskbar. Open Control Panel from the Desktop taskbar toolbar Go to the Desktop and right-click or press and hold on an empty space on the taskbar. How do I open Control Panel without search bar? Instead, there’s a “Settings” gear icon when you click the Windows 10 start button, but if you click that, you end up in a “Windows settings” screen that looks a whole lot different from what you’d expect. Now, with Windows 10, control panel isn’t there anymore. What happened to the Control Panel in Windows 10? There, search for “Control Panel.” Once it appears in the search results, just click its icon. Press the Windows logo on your keyboard, or click the Windows icon in the lower-left of your screen to open the Start Menu.

Click Control Panel on the right side of the Start Menu. On the Windows desktop screen, click Start. How to open the Control Panel in Windows Vista and 7. Where is the control panel located in Windows 7? What are the icons available in the Control Panel? To open the Control Panel (Windows 7 and earlier): Click the Start button, then select Control Panel. How do you open Control Panel in Windows 7? Drag and drop the “Control Panel” shortcut to your desktop. Open the Start menu, scroll down to the bottom of the Apps list in the left pane, and click the “Windows System” folder. You can create a desktop shortcut to the Control Panel, too.
