After many years of using Windows as the primary operating system on most computers, all system menus have become largely familiar to users. Even with changes from one version to another, some menus and windows remained the same until the release of Windows 10. Microsoft attempted to make some fundamental changes to the system, including the idea of moving Control Panel elements inside the Windows 10 settings screen gradually to eventually eliminate the Control Panel screen entirely.
With the October 2020 update for Windows 10, the part related to system settings or “system” was removed. This was where users could access detailed information about computer components in addition to operating system version information and many other options such as accessing Windows updates and Device Manager. Some data from that screen was moved to the “About” tab inside Windows 10 settings after this update. If you prefer the old interface and want to use the traditional system information screen in Windows 10 after the latest update, we will explain how in this article.
If you have downloaded and installed the October 2020 update for Windows 10, and when you right-click on the “This PC” icon on the desktop and select “Properties,” you will be directed to the Settings screen instead of opening the old “System” window. Therefore, you will not be able to access the same screen again. Fortunately, you can still access it indirectly by executing a certain code in Windows, as we will explain in the following lines through two different methods.
Opening the “System” window through the “Run” window
You can quickly access the traditional “System” interface by executing a quick command from the “Run” window. To do this, first open the “Run” window quickly by pressing the “WIN + R” key on the keyboard and then copy and paste the following command and press OK:
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Once the command is executed, you will see the appearance of the system information window in its traditional interface that you are used to. It is important to note that this method will open the window only once, so you will need to repeat the same steps every time you want to open that window. If you want continuous access to the window, you can follow the second method.
Opening the “System” window by creating a specific shortcut
If you want continuous access to the system information screen, you can create a shortcut for it on the desktop or any other folder you prefer by right-clicking inside the location where you want to create the shortcut, then clicking on New and then Shortcut, a new window will appear to create the shortcut.
Then paste the following code in the “Location” box, which is the same code as before, and click Next to continue:
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Then name the shortcut as you like so you can distinguish it from any other shortcuts, then click Finish to create your shortcut. Now, every time you click on this shortcut, the old system information screen will open directly.
After creating the shortcut, by right-clicking on it and selecting “Properties,” you can specify a specific shortcut key from the keyboard to open that screen by clicking inside the “Shortcut Key” box and then pressing the keys you want to assign from the keyboard before clicking “OK” when done.
