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Microsoft is finally updating a Windows 8 relic that hung on all the way to Windows 11

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Microsoft is finally updating a Windows 8 relic that hung on all the way to Windows 11
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Windows 11 is built on top of some pretty old tech that has been hanging around for a decade or two now. However, Microsoft is doing its best to update the older parts of the app, such as slowly moving features from the older Control Panel to the newer, shinier Settings page. However, there's a Windows 8 relic that has stuck around all the way to Windows 11, and you see it every time you use the OS.

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