El Windows 10 control panel is a section or section in which we have at our disposal several entries to configure the operating system, either through various adjustments or changes that we can make, for example, in terms of screen or connectivity.
This is not found at first glance on a Windows 10 computer. Due to this, there is usually a lot of confusion about how to access this section, and that is why we have prepared this post, in order to explain how to open control panel in Windows 10 easily, quickly and simply, without more.
So you can open the control panel in Windows 10 easily and quickly
The Control Panel in Windows 10, as well as in other previous versions of that operating system, is a section where there are different inputs for settings and computer control, as we briefly said above. Through this you can access sections such as security and privacy, screen, external devices, connectivity, programs, hardware and sound, appearance, accessibility and user accounts. Through this, in addition to modifying and adjusting, various problems that the computer may suffer can be solved.
There are several possible ways to open the Windows 10 control panel (at least 5, it is worth noting). It is because of them that we list and explain several of the most common and simple ones below to perform this simple task. In this way you can choose the one that is most comfortable and fast, so let's get to it.
Use the start menu
The simplest and perhaps best known and most widely used method to open the control panel in Windows 10 is via the start menu, the one that we can enter by simply pressing the start key on the keyboard, which is the one with the Windows logo and is located near the space bar, on both sides, or by clicking on the Windows logo in your computer, in the lower left corner of the screen.
Once the start menu is open, just look for the Windows System folder there. To do this, we must locate ourselves by means of the letter index, in order to locate the "S". We click on Windows System and then on Control Panel.
Use the Windows search engine
Another method to open the Control Panel in Windows 10 is via search engine or search bar, rather. This is located in the lower left corner of the screen, right next to the Windows logo.
There you just have to write "control panel", so that the search returns the result we are looking for. Then you just have to press on it, and voila, no more. It is also another known method and one of the least time consuming to do.
Use the Settings app
You can also open the control panel through the Windows Settings app and, although this method is one of the least known, since it is not direct, it is also very practical, since there are no several steps to perform, or anything like that.
Just go home, pressing the Windows key on the keyboard or the operating system logo on the computer, in the lower corner of the screen. Once we have done it, you have to look for the gear icon, then click on it and enter the configuration section. Then you just have to search, through the search bar that appears there, control panel, typing it in it and pressing search or enter.
Use the Task Manager
The Windows Task Manager is another feasible way to open the control panel in a matter of a few steps. Just use the key combination of Control + Alt + Delete, for it to open, although before that happens, the screen will turn blue; when this happens, you have to click on Task Manager.
Then within this, you have to click on File, to later press to execute a new task; There you have to write the word "control" and, in this way, the Windows control panel will open. As simple as it is fast.
With Windows Run command
At this point, and to end this post, it is worth noting that there are many ways to open the control panel on a Windows computer. And it is that another of many is through the Execute command, which can be opened by just pressing the key of Windows + the «R» key. Once the Run window appears, just type "Control Panel". If this command doesn't work, try just typing "Control". Then click on "Accept" or "Run".