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Aero7's All Control Panel Items view reproduces the Windows 7 Professional reference VM's 45 public names and five-column order. Windows 7 names are used on fresh accounts. Open View by > Use KDE Plasma names... to switch visible labels; search continues to match both naming systems.
The public Windows names are compatibility entry points. Their real backends are Aero7 applications and Linux services such as pacman, UFW, NetworkManager, PipeWire, UPower, power-profiles-daemon, CUPS and Plasma configuration.
Working native or companion-backed groups
- Action Center, Date and Time, Default Programs, Display, Folder Options,
Fonts, Getting Started, Indexing Options, Network and Sharing Center, Performance Information and Tools, Personalization, Power Options, Programs and Features, Region and Language, Sound, System, Taskbar and Start Menu, User Accounts, Windows Firewall and Windows Update.
- Administrative Tools launches Aero7 Computer Management.
- Desktop Gadgets launches the native Aero7 gadget gallery.
- Device Manager launches the standalone Aero7 Device Manager.
- Devices and Printers uses CUPS, Bluetooth and detected Linux hardware.
Optional and unavailable equivalents
Backup and Restore, HomeGroup/SMB sharing, Parental Controls, Recovery, RemoteApp, Sync Center, Windows Defender, advanced accessibility, modem support and color management use the shared Aero7 Optional Features system. Their Control Panel entries stay discoverable and provide a feature-required page when the backend is absent. Speech Recognition remains unavailable until a supported recognition backend exists, and CardSpace remains a non-installable legacy entry. Credential storage and location permissions are still honest partial equivalents.
The complete 45-row backend and limitation matrix is maintained in docs/WINDOWS-7-CONTROL-PANEL-PARITY.md.
KDE/Wayland-only settings
Modern Plasma settings that Windows 7 did not have stay out of the 45-item inventory. They are searchable and placed in the closest Aero7 hub: Night Light under Display; KWin effects, rules, screen edges, Activities and virtual desktops under Window Behavior; touch/pen/game input under Input Devices; PowerDevil policies under Power Options; spell checking under Region and Language; autostart/session/lock services under Startup and Shutdown; and automount/renderer settings under Storage and Advanced System Settings.