I don’t know why I even bother opening the settings app

  • cyberpunk007@lemmy.world
    36·
    10 months ago

    I still extensively use:

    Win+R

    ncpa.cpl

    It’s still the only way I know how to easily and quickly change my NIC settings.

    The worst part is to change some things it adds like an extra 4 clicks to the old method.

    • purplemonkeymad@programming.dev
      18·
      10 months ago

      Windows 11 had a link to that in under the advanced network options.

      I say had as a recent update just took it away. They added a new advanced settings to replace the network connections part you linked to, but it is still missing options. Almost 10 years of the new settings and still no way to enable split tunneling on a vpn in the new UI.

    • DefederateLemmyMl@feddit.nlEnglish
      16·
      10 months ago

      The worst part is to change some things it adds like an extra 4 clicks to the old method.

      And then at the final click, it takes you to that control panel screen anyway lol

    • w2tpmf@lemmy.world
      52·
      10 months ago

      You can reduce keystrokes on that. Just tap the Win key instead of Win+R. Type ncpa.cpl and hit enter.

      • cyberpunk007@lemmy.world
        6·
        10 months ago

        If you work on as many servers and desktops as I do, you’ll eventually encounter machines that have slow loading start menus and search, or search the web for some stupid ass reason instead. I’ll save that time with adding R. Still a 1 handed move anyhow

        • BaskinRobbins@sh.itjust.works
          6·
          10 months ago

          or search the web for some stupid ass reason

          The reason was actually documented at the end of Halo 3; when Cortana got rampancy and subsequently infected all of our windows 10 start menus.

        • w2tpmf@lemmy.world
          1·
          10 months ago

          If you’re such a server and desktop expert, why are you not setting a GPO to disable the start menu web features??

    • BirdyBoogleBop@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      3·
      10 months ago

      I’m 90% sure that is the only way to change settings past just showing what you are connected to. Does/can anyone actually use settings over the control panel tools?