Windows - Control Panel Icons Missing

This document describes how to display Control Panel icons in Windows XP/Vista/7/8 when they appear to be missing or not available in the Control Panel at all.

Control Panel Category View

By default, Windows versions XP, Vista, 7, and 8 hide certain Control Panel icons from view. The screen initially has a handful of categories, but does not display all the icons that are available.

XP

Control Panel: category view - click switch to classic view from the control panel panel

Vista

Control Panel: category view - click switch to classic view from the control panel panel

7 & 8

Control Panel: category view - click switch to icon view from the control panel panel

Control Panel Classic View

XP

Control Panel: icon view - click switch to category view from the control panel panel

Vista

Control Panel: icon view - click switch to category view from the control panel panel

7 & 8

Control Panel: icon view - click switch to category view from the control panel panel

10

Control Panel: icon view - click switch to category view from the control panel panel

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