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Microsoft Backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA Control Panel Removal

Microsoft Backpedals on Windows 11 NCPA Control Panel Removal

Microsoft has backpedaled its decision to forcefully redirect users from the Network Connections (ncpa.cpl) 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 (ncpa.cpl) 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.cpl file still exists under the C:\Windows\System32 folder.

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ncpa.cpl file exists under C:\Windows\System32
ncpa.cpl file exists under C:\Windows\System32

However, when a Windows 11 user tried to open the ncpa.cpl, the operating system would automatically redirect users to the ‘Advanced network settings’ screen instead, as shown below. This effectively removed the ability to access the older, and to many, more useful control panel.

Advanced network settings screen
Advanced network settings screen

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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Network Connections control panel available again
Network Connections control panel available again

Microsoft has not provided any reason for this change other than stating. “For those who need it, you can access ncpa.cpl directly again.”

It’s not clear why Microsoft did an about-face on this change, but Windows administrators in /r/sysadmin jokingly said it was probably because Microsoft programmers couldn’t fix network issues from the Settings page.

“My guess is their programmers had some issues with the network stack and couldn’t effectively troubleshoot them with the new interface… so they put the old one back in. ;),” a user posted on Reddit.

BleepingComputer has reached out to Microsoft with questions on this change but has not heard back.

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