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Microsoft has finally fixed Date & Time bug in Windows 11
Windows 11's January 28 optional update has fixed a long-standing issue in Windows 11 24H2 that prevents non-admin users from changing their time zone in Date & Time Settings.
- February 07, 2025
- 06:40 AM
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QBot phishing abuses Windows Control Panel EXE to infect devices
Phishing emails distributing the QBot malware are using a DLL hijacking flaw in the Windows 10 Control Panel to infect computers, likely as an attempt to evade detection by security software.
- November 17, 2022
- 01:19 PM
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New Webinar: Choose Your Own Investigation — Browser Attack Edition
Modern attacks have shifted focus to the browser, yet detection tools remain largely blind to the crucial activity happening there.
Join Push Security on February 11th for an interactive "choose-your-own-adventure" webinar on ClickFix, credential phishing, and other in-browser attacks we've observed in the wild.
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Microsoft backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA control panel removal
Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen.
- January 21, 2022
- 02:49 PM
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Windows 10 is getting a 'Windows Tools' control panel for power users
In future versions of Windows 10, Microsoft has removed the venerable 'Administrative Tools' and added a new 'Windows Tools' control panel with almost double the number of tools promoted within it.
- April 12, 2021
- 05:07 PM
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Windows 10 now hides the SYSTEM control panel, how to access it
With the release of Windows 10 20H2, Microsoft is now preventing access to the venerable SYSTEM control panel and is instead redirecting users to the newly updated 'About' settings page.
- October 25, 2020
- 11:49 AM
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Microsoft adds refresh rate option to the Windows 10 settings
Microsoft is continuing its push to move all Windows 10 configuration options into their modern Settings feature.
- October 15, 2020
- 04:11 PM
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Windows 10 Control Panel gets another nail in its coffin
Microsoft continues to chip away at the venerable Windows 10 Control Panel by now testing the redirection of the 'Program and Features' control panel to the modern 'Apps & Features' Settings page.
- September 11, 2020
- 03:43 PM
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Windows 10 Settings gets a modern Disk Management tool
Microsoft continues to migrate legacy Windows tools into modern versions found in the Windows 10 settings with the introduction of a new Disk Management tool.
- August 21, 2020
- 03:07 PM
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Windows 10: The beginning of the end for Control Panel
Microsoft has started testing the removal of the venerable System control panel on Windows 10 and instead redirecting users to the modern About page.
- July 07, 2020
- 12:19 PM
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Windows Settings Shortcuts Can Be Abused for Code Execution on Windows 10
A new file type format added in Windows 10 can be abused for running malicious code on users' computers, according to Matt Nelson, a security researcher for SpecterOps.
- June 26, 2018
- 03:12 PM
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Windows Control Panel Links Abused in Cyber-Espionage Campaign
A cyber-espionage group believed to be operating out of China has been deploying malware in the past two years that disguises as control panel link (CPL) files.
- November 14, 2017
- 11:38 AM
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