Security News > 2021 > April > 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.
As part of this addition, Microsoft took shortcuts previously located in Start Menu folders such as the 'Windows System', 'Windows Accessories', and 'Windows PowerShell' and moved them into the new Windows Tools control panel.
Like the current Administrative Tools control panel, the new Windows Tools control panel can still be launched from a command prompt using the control admintools command.
Microsoft putting more development time into the Control Panel is a surprising move as they have been making a coordinated effort to port existing Control Panel applets to the modern Windows 10 Settings feature.
In a blog post by Microsoft last year, Windows Insider Program Manager Brand LeBlanc announced Microsoft's goal was to align the Windows 10 Settings more closely to the legacy Control Panel.
Other transitions from the control panel to Windows Settings include a modern Disk Management tool, updates to the Windows 10 Settings include a modern Disk Management Tool, new refresh rate settings, and updated battery settings.
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