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Most developers add a link to their module prefs in the module admin 'home' screen, but some older modules only include a link to prefs in the mouse-over menu.
I agree that it is a bit clunky to use (I often wind up scrolling up or down and then losing the menu completely), but you had better double-check user access to prefs before disabling it.
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