The Control Panel document provides an overview of the Control Panel in Windows and describes its various applets. The Control Panel is a centralized location for system management utilities. It contains applets divided into categories for tasks like hardware/sound configuration, user account management, network settings, security options, and more. Each applet allows adjusting specific settings related to its category area.

1. Control Panel
Computer Maintenance

2. Objectives
 Understand the Control Panel
 Use the various applets in the Control Panel
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3. Control Panel Overview
 Control Panel
 Centralized location for management utilities
 Changes in XP:
 New applets
 New view
 Applet
 Small application designed for a limited range of
function or capability
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4. Control Panel in Category View
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5. Control Panel Categories
Categories Related Applets
Accessibility Options Accessibility Options
Add or Remove Programs Add or Remove Programs
Appearance and Themes Display, Folder Options, Taskbar, and Start
Menu
Date, Time, Language, and Date and Time, Regional, and Language
Regional Options Options
Network and Internet Connections Internet Options, Network Connections
Performance and Maintenance Administrative Tools, Power Options,
Scheduled Tasks, System
Printers and Other Hardware Game Controllers, Keyboard, Mouse, Phone and
Modem Options, Printers and Faxes, Scanners
and Cameras
Sounds, Speech, and Audio Devices Speech, Sounds, and Audio Devices
Security Center Automatic Updates, Windows Firewall,
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Internet Options
User Accounts User Accounts

6. Accessibility Options
 Special interface features for the visual-, audio-
, or movement-impaired user
 Keyboard tab (StickyKeys, Filterkeys)
 Sound tab (SoundSentry, ShowSounds)
 Display tab (Contrast, Cursor Options)
 Mouse tab (MouseKeys)
 General tab
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7. Add or Remove Programs
 Three tools in one:
 Change or Remove Programs
 Add New Programs
 Add/Remove Windows Components Wizard
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8. Appearance and Themes
Display, Folder Options, and Taskbar and Start Menu
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9. Display
 Used to make interface changes
 Can also be accessed from desktop:
 Right click, select Properties from popup menu
 Themes tab
 Overall visual styling
 Desktop tab
 Set wallpaper
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10. Display (continued)
 Screen Saver tab
 Appearance tab
 Window and button
scheme, color
scheme, and font size
 Settings tab
 Screen resolution and
color quality
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11. Folder Options
 Used to set the
functional and visual
parameters of the
folders on the system
 Associate file
extensions with
applications
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12. Taskbar and Start Menu
 Controls taskbar
appearance
 Controls Notification
Area settings
 Display clock
 Start menu or Classic
Start Menu
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13. Date, Time, Language, and
Regional Options
Date and Time, Regional, and Language Options
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14. Date and Time
 Used to set the calendar date, clock time, and
time zone
 Clock is set directly in the system’s BIOS
 Time Zone tab
 World map
 Pull-down list of time zones
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15. Regional and Language Options
 Regional Options tab
 Define location-
specific uses or
requirements for:
 Numbers
 Currency
 Time and dates
 Languages tab
 Configure default
input language
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16. Network and Internet
Connections
Internet Options, Network Connections
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17. Internet Options
 Define settings for
Internet Explorer
 Settings for general
Internet access
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18. Network Connections
 Manage all network connections
 Includes:
 LAN
 WAN
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19. Performance and Maintenance
Administrative Tools, Power Options, Scheduled
Tasks, System
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20. Administrative Tools
 Component Services
 Data Sources (ODBC)
 Event Viewer
 Local Security Policy
 Performance
 Services
 Computer
Management.
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21. Power Options
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22. Scheduled Tasks
 Automate starting and running various tasks
 Add Scheduled Task Wizard
 Step-by-step scheduling
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23. System
 Most important
Control Panel applet
 Driver signing
 Identifies drivers that
have passed the
Microsoft Windows
Hardware Quality
Labs evaluation and
tests
 Device Manager
 Lists all installed and
known devices
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 Indicates device

24. Printers and Other Hardware
Game Controllers, Keyboard, Mouse, Phone and
Modem Options, Printers and Faxes, Scanners and
Cameras
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25. Game Controllers
 Install and configure
 Joysticks
 Other gaming controls
 Device-specific properties and troubleshooting aid
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26. Keyboard and Mouse
 Keyboard applet
 Modify keyboard functions
 Mouse applet
 Modify mouse settings
 Switch left and right buttons
 Pointers Settings
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27. Phone and Modem Options
 Define dialing locations
 Install and configure modems
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28. Printers and Faxes
 Install, share, and configure many types of output
devices
 Not just for physical print devices:
 Film printers
 Faxes
 Manage print queue
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29. Scanners and Cameras
 Install drivers
 Configure digital cameras and optical scanners
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30. Sounds, Speech, and Audio
Devices
Speech, Sounds, and Audio Devices
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31. Speech
 Text-to-speech capability reads document text
 Microsoft’s Speech API (SAPI)
 Distinct from the Narrator Accessibility Accessory
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32. Sounds and Audio Devices
 Customize the sound
scheme
 Set master volume
 Configure speakers
 Set audio device
preferences
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33. Security Center
Automatic Updates, Windows Firewall, Internet Options
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34. Automatic Updates
 Keep Windows
working properly.
 Configure Automatic
Updates to download
and install critical
updates automatically.
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35. Windows Firewall
 Helps protect your
computer by
preventing
unauthorized users
from gaining access
to your computer
through the Internet or
a network.
 Always have ON
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36. User Accounts
 Create and manage
 Local user accounts
 Passwords
 Access the Local Users and Groups tool
 Specify whether Ctrl+Alt+Delete is required to log
on
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