Control Panel Classic View vs Category View

Control panel classic view or control panel category view , which one?

If your finding the world of the Windows Control Panel a bit tough, check to make sure your using the Category view or if you’d like to remove some of the help and would like a view which gives you direct access to each control panel component select the Classic View.

Control Panel Category View

As the name suggests it really reduces the amount of icons by grouping them together, and giving sub icons.

Control Panel The Classic View

This is the no frills view, no category’s or sub menu, just all the control panel contents viewed as one. To change between each view type Open Control Panel and select Switch to Category View or Switch to Classic View the setting toggles between the two.

The difference between the two was designed to meet user technical or computer levels the category view provides less to be seen and choose from, but select one of the icons for example Appearance and Themes and you’ll be presented with not only the Appearance and Themes program icons, but a task list providing assistance with each of the tasks.

The same goes for all other categories.

If selecting the Classic View don’t expect the same level of help here, this view is geared more towards the user who knows what to look for with minimal assistance, help is still provided but is limited.

In essence it is quicker to use the classic view if you know what to look for, so If you’d prefer to use Classic a good option is to select this and then from the View Menu select details, now you’ll be able to see under the Comments heading a brief description of what each Control Panel component.

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