In Windows 11, Microsoft removed that shortcut. They really want you to use the new "Quick Settings" flyout (clicking the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar). You now have to dig through two or three layers of menus to find the legacy panel. "Change Adapter Options" in Windows 11 is a museum piece of an interface that still holds absolute power over your connectivity. While the average user will never need it, anyone who runs a homelab, troubleshoots family printers, or values privacy via custom DNS will visit this screen weekly.
That deep end is called
Memorize Win + R > ncpa.cpl . It bypasses all of Microsoft's UI redesigns and gets you straight to work.
In Windows 11, Microsoft removed that shortcut. They really want you to use the new "Quick Settings" flyout (clicking the Wi-Fi icon in the taskbar). You now have to dig through two or three layers of menus to find the legacy panel. "Change Adapter Options" in Windows 11 is a museum piece of an interface that still holds absolute power over your connectivity. While the average user will never need it, anyone who runs a homelab, troubleshoots family printers, or values privacy via custom DNS will visit this screen weekly.
That deep end is called
Memorize Win + R > ncpa.cpl . It bypasses all of Microsoft's UI redesigns and gets you straight to work.