Control Panel Classic View vs Category View
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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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