Now this one’s a real simple tip. You are basically making Windows 7 Search work for you.
You open your Control Panel and you see it as you have set it, viz by Category view or by Icons (Large/Small) view.
Now if you wish to instantly see all the Control Panel options neatly classified as a list, simply type ‘ a ‘ in the search panel.

You will be able to see all the Control Panel options classified, function-wise.
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