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Re:State of the Windows: How many layers of UI inconsistenci... by code_duck on Saturday June 19, 2021 @01:51AM (#27558145)
Backwards compatibility would be the most likely explanation for why the settings panel has interfaces from the last five operating systems versions. Considering how flaky Windows settings have been historically, and how complex it must be (in part due to the 40 years of backwards compatibility) it surely wasn’t practical to completely rewrite those components.

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