Security News > 2022 > January > Microsoft backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA control panel removal
Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections control panel to the Advanced Network Settings screen in Windows 11 preview builds.
Microsoft has slowly begun to chip away at the old Control Panel interface for the past few years by redirecting users to similar settings found under the modern Settings feature.
It first started with the SYSTEM control panel being redirected to the 'About' settings screen, followed by redirects from the 'Programs and Features' control panel to the newer 'Apps and Features' settings screen.
Microsoft has continued to slowly kill off the Control Panel in Windows 11, with the Network Connections control panel redirecting to the Advanced Network Settings screen in recent developer builds.
The file associated with the control panel is not being removed, as the ncpa.
With the release of the Windows 11 preview build 22538, Microsoft has backpedaled on their decision, and the 'Network Connections' control panel is once again available.
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