Bug - User Account - Tied to PC Settings "App"

Accounts, or at least the main administrator account, are tied to the PC Settings App
Upon removing the PC Settings Application, there are certain commands that still require the app rather than running in the Windows GUI. This results in a silent fail when attempting to launch from either Control Panel or App Commands within
the Apps.
The following screenshot shows the link highlighted. When clicking the link, it does nothing. (Assuming it fails to launch silently since it isn't there.
unDrac86 - K2Systems
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Probably not what your talking about at all but does show allot of good info about default user account customizations,
http://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/2110-default-user-profile-customize-windows-10-a.html

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