How to open Control Panel in Windows 11?

Many rumors were that Microsoft was removing the classic Control Panel from Windows 10; however, Windows 11 has been launched, and it is still part of it. To install Windows 11, your PC should feature Secure Boot, and TPM 2.0 enabled on BIOS/UEFI. However, if you are using an old Windows PC or Mac machine, you can bypass Secure Boot and TPM 2.0 and install Windows 11. You can even install Windows 11 on a VirtualBox Virtual Machine; all you need to bypass TPM 2.0 and Secure Boot.

Since Control Panel is part of Windows 11, you can access it in several ways. Some of them are the following:-

1. Using Run box
2. Through Windows Search
3. From Command prompt

How to open or access Control Panel using the Run box on Windows 11?

Step 1. Open the Run dialog box by pressing Windows + R keys simultaneously from the keyboard.

Step 2. In the Run box, type Control or Control Panel and hit Enter from the keyboard or click the OK button.

Once you complete the above steps, the Control Panel window will open.

How to open or access Control Panel through Windows Search on Windows 11?

This is another easiest way to open Control Panel on Windows 11.

Step 1. Click on the Start button or Windows logo icon on the taskbar.

Step 2. On the search box, type Control Panel. From the available results, click on the Control Panel app to open it.

How to open or access Control Panel from Command Prompt on Windows 11?

If you prefer to use Command Prompt, do the following steps:-

Step 1. Click on the Start button or Windows logo icon on the taskbar. Now, type Command Prompt on the search box.

Step 2. From the available top results, click on the Command Prompt app to open it. On the prompt, type Control Panel and hit Enter from the keyboard to launch it.