Workbench 1.0

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Workbench 2.04

Settings menu in Workbench 2.04 (Prefs)

DeskTop 1.1
GS/OS 5.0.4

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

GS/OS 6.0.1

Settings menu in GS/OS 6.0.1 (Control Panels)

BeOS R5.0.1 PE

Settings menu in BeOS R5.0.1 PE (Preferences)

CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9

Settings menu in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Desktop Controls)

Settings menu in CDE 1.5 in Solaris 9 (Style Manager)

GEOS 2 for C64
GEOS 2.1 for Apple II

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0

Settings menu in GeoWorks Ensemble 2.0 (Preferences)

NewDeal Office 3 Eval.

Settings menu in NewDeal Office 3 Eval. (Preferences)

BreadBox Ensemble Lite

Settings menu in BreadBox Ensemble Lite (Preferences)

GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9

Settings menu in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (Preferences) Red Hat Linux 9 contains two settings menus. This one contains preferences for the current user.

Settings menu in GNOME 2.2.0 in RedHat 9 (System Settings) Red Hat Linux 9 contains two settings menus. This one deals with hardware-related settings of the system devices.

IRIX 5.3

Settings menu in IRIX 5.3 with thanks to Ian Young. The screenshot is a reproduction.

Lisa OS 1.0
Lisa OS 3.1

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

System 1.1
System 3.0
System 4.2

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

System 7.0

Settings menu in System 7.0 (Control Panels)

System 7.5.3

Settings menu in System 7.5.3 (Control Panels)

Mac OS 8.0

Settings menu in Mac OS 8.0 (Control Panels)

Mac OS 9.0

Settings menu in Mac OS 9.0 (Control Panels)

Mac OS X DP
Mac OS X DP 2
Mac OS X DP 3
Mac OS X DP 4

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

Mac OS X Public Beta

Settings menu in Mac OS X Public Beta (System Preferences)

Mac OS 10.0.4

Settings menu in Mac OS 10.0.4 (System Preferences)

Mac OS 10.1

Settings menu in Mac OS 10.1 (System Preferences)

Mac OS X Jaguar

Settings menu in Mac OS X Jaguar (System Preferences)

Mac OS X Panther

Settings menu in Mac OS X Panther (System Preferences) with thanks to Jonathan Westin

OPENSTEP 4.2

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Rhapsody DR2

Settings menu in Rhapsody DR2 (Preferences) Rhapsody abandoned OPENSTEP’s one-window Settings panel in favour of a menu launching one of 11 setting windows.

MS OS/2 1.30.1

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

OS/2 2.1

Settings menu in OS/2 2.1 (System Setup)

OS/2 Warp 3

Settings menu in OS/2 Warp 3 (System Setup)

OS/2 Warp 4

Settings menu in OS/2 Warp 4 (System Setup)

QNX 6.2.1 NC

This GUI doesn’t have this feature. There is no designated Control Panel window in QNX.

ArthurOS 1.2

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

RISC OS 3.11

Settings menu in RISC OS 3.11 (Configuration)

RISC OS 3.7

Settings menu in RISC OS 3.7 (Configuration)

Sibo/Psion Series 3a

This GUI doesn’t have this feature.

Sibo/Psion Siena

Settings menu in Sibo/Psion Siena (Control)

EPOC R5/Psion Revo

Settings menu in EPOC R5/Psion Revo with thanks to Daniel Beardsmore

EPOC R5/Psion Series 7

Settings menu in EPOC R5/Psion Series 7

Windows 1.01
Windows 2.03

These GUIs don’t have this feature.

Windows 3.0

Settings menu in Windows 3.0 (Control Panel)

Windows 3.1

Settings menu in Windows 3.1 (Control Panel)

WfW 3.11

Settings menu in WfW 3.11 (Control Panel)

Windows NT 3.1 Workstation

Settings menu in Windows NT 3.1 Workstation (Control Panel)

Windows NT 3.51 Workstation

Settings menu in Windows NT 3.51 Workstation (Control Panel)

Windows 95

Settings menu in Windows 95 (Control Panel)

Windows 95B

Settings menu in Windows 95B (Control Panel)

Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Windows NT 4.0 Server

Settings menu in Windows NT 4.0 Workstation (Control Panel)

Windows 98

Settings menu in Windows 98 (Control Panel)

Windows 98 SE

Settings menu in Windows 98 SE (Control Panel)

Windows 2000 Pro

Settings menu in Windows 2000 Pro (Control Panel)

Windows 2000 Advanced Server

Settings menu in Windows 2000 Advanced Server (Control Panel)

Windows Me

Settings menu in Windows Me (Control Panel) As Control Panel grew more and more complicated, the designers of Windows Me decided to show by default only the most common features with descriptions. The whole set of icons is available for advanced users.

Whistler 2257

Settings menu in Whistler 2257 (Control Panel) Whistler’s menu looked very similar to the finished version in Windows XP, with a distinction between “classic” and “simple” Control Panels. However, it had unique icons for categories in the latter.

Windows XP Pro

Settings menu in Windows XP Pro (Control Panel) Windows XP went even further with the idea of simplifying Control Panel than Windows Me. It was divided into global categories, and enhanced by Windows XP most common tasks-related suggestions. The “Classic View,” known from earlier editions of Windows, is still available.

Windows Server 2003 Web

Settings menu in Windows Server 2003 Web (Control Panel). The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).

Longhorn 4015

Settings menu in Longhorn 4015 (Control Panel). The screenshot has an extra border (remove)(show).