Tell Settings from Control Panel

Which of the two windows to open when somebody says to change a setting.

Settings is where Windows keeps its controls now. Control Panel is the older window, still there because a few controls never moved.

Start in Settings. If what you want is not there, Control Panel is the other place to look.

Key points

• Settings holds the controls Windows uses now
• Control Panel is the older window, kept for the controls that never moved

What to remember

• Settings first. Control Panel for the leftovers.
• Two windows, one job. Settings is the current one.

Try this

Press Start and type settings. Open it, then use the search box to find Text size.

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