Learn how to open or run Control Panel as Administrator in elevated mode in Windows 11/10 using any one of these two methods.

Finding and opening the Control Panel in Windows 11, 10, 8.1, and 7 is a handy skill in many scenarios. Here we reveal how to do it in a few steps quickly.

With the right code and edits to the Registry File, you can add access to the Control Panel directly into Windows 11 File Explorer.

You can add Control Panel to File Explorer This PC, for easy access, by editing the registry or using Ultimate Windows Tweaker or System Folders Customizer.

In this guide, we detail the steps to include access to Control Panel inside the Windows 10 File Explorer.

With Windows' hidden feature, called GodMode, you can create a custom control panel, giving you access to your most important settings and tools.

With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page.

But thanks to three little workarounds, you can still access the older System Control Panel we all know and love—for now. To get started, pull up the Control Panel in Windows 10.