Click on the Control Panel menu option. When the control panel opens you will see a screen similar to Figure 1 below. Figure 1. ... How to create a new user account in Windows 8.

You can, however, create a shortcut that lists all your Control Panel options in one list. If you're a tech news follower, you might have seen this listed recently as a "God mode" explorer hack.

Even so, the Control Panel is still very necessary, and I’d much rather have it in the WinX menu than Settings right now. Here’s how to switch back. First, you need a Control Panel shortcut.