Quote:If you used Windows for years, you know that Microsoft started to introduce the Settings app in Windows as a replacement for the Control Panel. What started out as a seemingly simple job, move everything over and be done with it, has turned into a usability nightmare for administrators all over the world.

The migration is still ongoing, and while much has been moved to the Settings app in Windows 11 by now, the Control Panel is still the place for certain options.

Microsoft released a new build for Windows 11 yesterday and with it come new features. As is the case with these, most are rolling out over time to testers. Why? No one really knows why Microsoft is not unlocking them all for testers, as one of the main purposes for installing test software is, testing.

Anyway, KB5070311 is out for Windows 11, versions 24H2 and 25H2, and you can check out the entire release notes here, in case you are interested.

Migration of Control Panel to Settings continues

When you scroll down on the page to the Settings section, you will notice that Microsoft introduces several changes with this update. One of them moves some options from the Control Panel to the Settings app.

In particular, the preferences for "character repeat delay rate" and "cursor blink rate" are being moved to Settings. Both land in different pages of the Settings app though.

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