Win7 – Set Control Panel View

Getting tired of clicking through the default Category settings for the Windows 7 Control Panel? Change it to where you can see all of the Control Panel icons at once.

Windows 7 by default shows the control panel as:

Windows 7 Default Control Panel: Category View

Windows 7 Default Control Panel: Category View

For me, I have no idea where they put what I am looking for offhand. So to make it easier, I would rather see all the icons. To do this I click where it has Category and a drop down arrow in the top right hand corner of the control panel

Control Panel - Default Category View

Control Panel - Default Category View

Next step is to pull that arrow down and click on Small Icons (Or Large Icons if you prefer)

Menu - Small Icons

Menu - Small Icons

And the result is something more similar to what I am used to working with.

Control Panel - Small Icon View

Control Panel - Small Icon View

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