Settings (Windows)

Settings (formerly PC Settings) is a UWP app included with Windows 8 and later, Windows Server 2012 and later, and Windows 10 Mobile.

Functionality

On Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8, PC Settings was designed as a simplified settings area optimized for use on touchscreen devices. It exposed a small portion of settings accessible via desktop Control Panel with a two-paned interface; additionally, some functions (including adding accounts and changing user pictures) could only be done from PC Settings.[1] Windows 8.1 improves this component to include more options that were previously exclusive to Control Panel.[2]

On Windows 10, the app is renamed "Settings", and as with all other Windows apps, now runs within a desktop window. It includes more options that were previously exclusive to the desktop Control Panel.[3][4] As it is also a Universal Windows app, this version of Settings is also used on Windows 10 Mobile for smartphones and tablet computers.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Adding and Managing Users in Windows 8". PC World. IDG. Retrieved 20 September 2015. 
  2. ^ Bright, Peter (March 25, 2013). "Windows Blue leaks: More Metro, more multitasking". Ars Technica. Condé Nast. Retrieved January 20, 2014. 
  3. ^ "Windows 10 review: Technical Preview (January 2015)". PC Pro. Retrieved 7 February 2015. 
  4. ^ "Windows 10 Settings Menu: The System tab". CNET. Retrieved 7 February 2015. 
  5. ^ "Microsoft previews universal apps for Windows 10 PCs, tablets, and phones". The Verge. Retrieved February 7, 2015. 
  6. ^ "Leaked images of Windows 10 for phones show us what to expect". Ars Technica. Retrieved February 7, 2015.