The new Windows 10 Settings menu lets you quickly find basic settings without digging through the not-so-user-friendly Control Panel. The Network & Internet tab does a good job of combining the traditional Network and Sharing Center from the Control Panel with Windows 8's watered-down settings menu. If you're looking for connection settings -- this is where you'll find them.
The Network & Internet tab can be accessed several ways, you can access it through the Settings menu, by clicking your network icon in the system tray or by clicking Network settings from the Networks sidebar. The Network & Internet tab has a few different sections, depending on your machine -- my desktop, for example, has no wireless card, and thus the Wi-Fi section doesn't appear in my Network & Internet tab.
Data usage
This section is probably going to be useful for tablet users who get their data from multiple sources, including Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Here, you'll see a breakdown of your data usage from the last 30 days (how much data you've used from each source), and you can click Usage details under each source to see a further breakdown of data usage by app. Definitely useful if you're trying to figure out which app is sucking data while you're on a cellular connection, but not particularly useful if you're using a wired PC.
VPN
This section is similar to what you see if you go to PC Settings > Network in Windows 8. Here, you can add a VPN by clicking Add a VPN connection (you'll be able to designate VPN provider, connection name, server name/address and sign-in information). This section also has a pretty extensive Related settings area -- click Show available connections to open up the network sidebar, or click one of the other links to go directly to the corresponding Control Panel window.
Dial-up and Ethernet
After the VPN section, you'll see several network-specific sections depending on your PC or tablet's internal workings. My Windows 10 test PC is pretty old, and so has the capacity for a dial-up connection -- which is why the Dial-up menu is displayed as an option. If you're using a tablet, you'll see a Wi-Fi section, and if your tablet has cellular access, you'll see a Cellular section.
All of these network connection sections are similar -- if you're connected to a network via that connection type, you'll see that network as a clickable option. Click on the network, and you'll be able to see details such as your IPv4 address, DNS servers, manufacturer, description, driver version and physical address. There's also a button that lets you copy that information, in case you need to paste it somewhere (such as in a troubleshooting email to your tech support).
Proxy
The Windows 10 Proxy section is exactly like Windows 8's Proxy section (which you can get to by going to PC Settings > Network > Proxy). Here, you can use an automatic proxy or you can manually set up your proxy by entering in the IP address (domain name) and port of your proxy server. Using a proxy server lets you do a variety of things, such as hiding your IP address or accessing websites that aren't available in your country.
The Network & Internet tab is one of the only Settings tabs in which each section has a link to Advanced settings. Clicking this link (which appears at the bottom of every connection section) will take you to a list of links that go to various parts of the Control Panel, such as the Network and Sharing Center, HomeGroup, advanced sharing settings, and Internet options.
Editor's Note:This How To post was originally published on February 24 and was updated on June 5 to reflect new information regarding Windows 10 Pro Insider Preview Build 10130.