Obviously in all previous versions of Windows you could simply click START and then select "Control Panel" to get to it, but on Windows 8 there is no such option.
Is there an easy way to quickly get to it without having to press WIN, type "Control Panel", and then press Enter?
Win+I and then Enter. Win+I is standard way to open an app's settings panel, on desktop that will bring up a panel with Control Panel and Personalization as options. So this works for desktop only, but is a nice shortcut to use in apps as well.
Or you can do Win+X and then press P. P as in Control P̲anel. This works everywhere. When pressing Win+X, notice the underline of some of the letters. Pressing the underlined letter will open up the belonging option.
Yes! Simply move the mouse to the BOTTOM LEFT corner and RIGHT CLICK.
This opens the following useful menu:
Then select Control Panel!
(Alternatively you can press Win + X to see the same menu.)
It's in the Settings charm. In two clicks:
This only works on the Desktop.
My favorite way to get to options in the control panel is to use Win + W and search for the setting I want to change. Much easier than navigating through the categories!
Start Control Panel from File Explorer.
Go to This PC and then to the Computer tab on the ribbon as shown below:
There you will find the Open Control Panel shortcut.
