Access the Control Panel via the Windows Start Menu Search Bar

The first way is to quickly access the Start Menu Search Bar to type in a search for Windows features.

To access the tool and search the Control Panel, do the following:

1. Search and click the Start Menu search bar icon on the Taskbar and type Control Panel.
2. Select and filter the Best match from the results.

To access the Windows Control Panel, you can also do it another way:

1. First, press the Windows key
2. Type Control Panel in the search bar.
3. Click the Control Panel icon when it appears.