If you used Windows for years, you know that Microsoft started to introduce the Settings app in Windows as a replacement for the Control Panel. What started out as a seemingly simple job, move everything over and be done with it, has turned into a usability nightmare for administrators all over the world.
The migration is still ongoing, and while much has been moved to the Settings app in Windows 11 by now, the Control Panel is still the place for certain options.
Microsoft released a new build for Windows 11 yesterday and with it come new features. As is the case with these, most are rolling out over time to testers. Why? No one really knows why Microsoft is not unlocking them all for testers, as one of the main purposes for installing test software is, testing.
Anyway, KB5070311 is out for Windows 11, versions 24H2 and 25H2, and you can check out the entire release notes here, in case you are interested.
Migration of Control Panel to Settings continues
When you scroll down on the page to the Settings section, you will notice that Microsoft introduces several changes with this update. One of them moves some options from the Control Panel to the Settings app.
In particular, the preferences for "character repeat delay rate" and "cursor blink rate" are being moved to Settings. Both land in different pages of the Settings app though.
- Character repeat delay rate is located under Settings > Accessibility > Keyboard.
- Cursor blink rate is located under Settings > Accessibility > Text cursor.
So, if you want to access those, you need to open the Settings app and navigate to the options, provided that the change has been rolled out to your device already. You could also use the built-in search, which may speed up things.
As far as the other changes, Microsoft says that the about page in Settings has a new layout now that "organizes device details and related options in one place".
Other than that, Microsoft lists two fixes as well. One addresses a hang when opening the Network & Internet section, another that the title bar and the minimize and maximize buttons overlapped in some scenarios.
Some of these features may land in the last Windows 11 update for 2025 on December 9, 2025.
Now You: do you run test builds of Windows 11 or prefer to run stable versions of the operating system only? Feel free to leave a comment down below.
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