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tl: “modern” means “less usable UI” and “streamlined” means “less functionality”
It's somewhat bizarre to me that the settings menu isn't just a reskinned control panel that either launches the new or old items depending on what they've finished so far.
I can't imagine what they've done is easier than rewriting control panel items in full one by one.
You can do a halfway decent job of modernizing just by having an "advanced" toggle that shows the more arcane/less used settings.
I understand the desire to race towards a minimum viable product and get the core functionality into the glossy new thing, but they already had a minimum viable product in the control panel.
Maybe. I use Settings for quick things like Bluetooth pairing, changing monitor settings, etc. I do use Control Panel a decent amount and would never want it deprecated though.
Less functionality as in "unable to open more than one panel at a time"
I stg Windows, every new UI is aggravating half-baked drivel.
(obligatory remark about the fact I mostly use Linux here)
I'd classify that as under "less usable UI". There's two different concepts in interface design: utility (i.e. can it do what you need it to) and usability (i.e. how easy and effective to use is it).
With utility/"less functionality" I was thinking about people saying they have to still open Control Panel because the "new" Settings still can't do everything Control Panel can do after what, 12 years?
No no, "modern" means "includes blank space specifically for us to stick ads on".