MANAGING WINDOWS WITH THE CONTROL PANEL

The Windows Control Panel is used to manage most (but not all) of Windows's configuration settings. The Control Panel is actually a system folder (like My Computer and My Documents) that contains several individual utilities that let you adjust and configure various system properties.

Click the Start button to display the Start menu.

Click the Control Panel icon to open the Control Panel.

Click the icon for the category you want to configure.

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Control Panel Categories

Individual settings within the Control Panel are organized by category. You first have to select a specific category to access all its related settings.

Click the task you want to perform.

Configure the settings for that task using the selected utility's dialog box.

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Configuring Individual Settings

When you open a configuration utility, you'll see a dialog box for that particular item. You can then change the individual settings within that dialog box; click the OK button to register your new settings.