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Disable the Settings app and all related sub-menus.

Anonymous
2020-04-11T13:03:40+00:00

Okay I understand Microsoft is trying to make PC management easier but the settings app is garbage.

I'm not trying to disable settings to secure my PC.

I found that guide, not what I want.

I like the control panel items, the menus actually contain everything you need and in most cases REQUIRE FEWER STEPS TO ACHIEVE YOUR DESIRED RESULT.

Things that used to be a simple right-click are now buried in this garbage app.

The settings app while, pretty and cellphone-esque, is just that.

It belongs on a cellphone not a desktop PC.

Things like the Sounds, devices, printer and network settings are missing several useful items found on their respective control panel menu.

In most cases I have to open control panel anyway to do really basic things.

You can't even right click on devices in Settings to open Properties...

Really?

Stop dumbing things down, you're actually making things more difficult.

Instead of right clicking on the volume button > sounds and getting a useful and small menu that contains everything I need; I get a gigantic and inept 'SETTINGS' menu.

Twice as many mouse clicks to perform the same task.

Please let me turn off this garbage app you made and revert my computer to how windows has been since like 1995...

ABSOLUTELY NO ONE ASKED YOU TO REINVENT THE WHEEL.

LOOK ME IN THE EYE AND TELL ME THE 'SOUNDS' SETTING APP IS IN ANYWAY BETTER THAN THE CONTROL PANEL BOX I USED TO GET.

Network is worse.

Device and printer management is a runaround.

TL;DR

How do I disable Settings app and revert my PC back to Control Panel only?

Windows for home | Windows 10 | Settings

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  1. Brink 16,570 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2020-04-11T15:27:40+00:00

    Hello Landon,

    Unfortunately, Settings is a pretty integrated item in Windows 10. You can't disable it without also disabling the Control Panel.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/70002-enable-disable-control-panel-settings-windows-10-a.html

    However, here's a list of tutorials below that can make it much easier to use the Control Panel (All Tasks) by either shortcut, taskbar toolbar, Win+X menu, context menu, etc.., that I hope will help some.

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/66491-add-remove-control-panel-settings-win-x-menu-windows-10-a.html

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/103190-add-remove-control-panel-all-tasks-toolbar-windows-10-a.html

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/4053-create-control-panel-all-tasks-shortcut-windows-10-a.html

    https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/31976-add-control-panel-context-menu-windows-10-a.html

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