Despite all their best efforts to marginalize the Windows 11 Control Panel, it’s still a vital tool for troubleshooting. We show you how to add direct access to your desktop.

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

You can open Component Services (dcomcnfg.exe) in Windows 11 using Run, Search, Terminal, File Explorer, and Control Panel.

However, Control Panel remains as accessible as ever with most of the usual applets intact. The company certainly prefers that people use Settings.

1] Using Control Panel It is the most user-friendly option to change or update the BitLocker password on any protected drive on Windows 11 or Windows 10 computers.

How to control CPU fan speed on Windows using Control Panel This is one of the easiest methods to control the fan speed on Windows devices directly.