How to open the classic System Control Panel screen on Windows 10
Since Windows 8, Microsoft has been revamping and tweaking Windows’ UI. Recently, Microsoft has unveiled Windows 11, its “Next Generation of Windows,” on June 24. In the October 2020 update (20H2), Microsoft removed the classic Control Panel’s system info from Windows 10. In their effort to shift settings to the main Settings app, Microsoft moved the classic “System” control panel to the main app under Settings>System>About on Windows 10. However, it was not completely wiped out though users can access it via a workaround.
There are two methods for getting that classic system info screen back. Both are mentioned below. Follow the simple steps to make it work.
Method 1:
Here are the steps to open hidden classic Control Panel’s System info screen on Windows 10.
- Press Windows + R to open Run Dialog Box
At first, you need to open the Run dialog by pressing “Windows + R.”
- Copy the command given below and paste in Run dialogue
Copy the line given below and paste it in the text field:
explorer.exe shell:::{BB06C0E4-D293-4f75-8A90-CB05B6477EEE}
