Excuse me, can I apply for a patent for the software operation control interface?

I can't.

The appearance design protected by the patent law refers to a new design that is aesthetically pleasing and suitable for industrial application, which is made by the shape, pattern or combination of products and the combination of color and shape and pattern. And the products here refer to industrial products. A control interface like software obviously does not belong to the category of industrial products, so it is impossible. But you can go to the copyright office to register the copyright.