In this post, I'll talked about how to open control panels.
Traditional Control Panel
There're 2 ways to open the traditional control panel.
1. By Run Command
To open it directly, we first call a run command dialog, then type the following command in the box.

Run Command Box - type "control panel"
Click OK to confirm it, then you'll see the control panel.
2. By Navigation
You may find the path to open it.
- Navigate to letter "W" applications.
- Click on "Windows System".
- Click on "Control Panel".

Windows System - Control Panel
Then it opens the traditional control panel like this:

Traditional Control Panel
New Control Panel - Settings
Since windows 8 and windows server 2012, we have a new looking control panel, which repackages all functions of traditional control panel.
To open new control panel called "Settings", you can click it on the "Start" menu.

Start Menu - Click on "Settings"
Then it opens the new looking control panel like this:

New Control Panel - Settings