Control Panel Wordiness

The first time you open the Control Panel (Windows Logo+X, then select Control Panel) you may be shocked to see that it reads like a Russian novel. There is so much text, and as you poke around, you see that many links lead to the same place. Why? We mentioned it earlier in the chapter: Search. You’re meant to find things by searching now, not by poking around. All those words saying the same things different ways make it more likely that the search function will find what you’re looking for.

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