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While the term applet is sometimes used to describe small programs included with a computer's operating system, it usually refers to Java applets, or small applications written in the Java programming language. Unlike ordinary applications, Java applets cannot be run directly by the operating system.
The Control Panel itself is really just a collection of individual Control Panel applets so to use the Control Panel really means to use an individual applet to change some part of how Windows works.See my Complete List of Control Panel Applets for more information on the individual applets and what they are for.he Control Panel is used to make changes to nearly every aspect of Windows including keyboard and mouse function, passwords and users, network settings, power management, desktop backgrounds, sounds, hardware, program installation and removal, speech recognition, parental control, etc.