Well i have managed to block all the settings so now this bloated second control panel doesn't even show anymore when i click it, so does anyone know how to remove this settings icon?
why they chose to add a second control panel is beyond me!
cheers.

Maybe this will get you there? https://www.tenforums.com/software-apps/...u-all-apps.html
Or, I see Brink mentioned in above thread, option 1 reg file from here may get what you want too, not sure, but I think above route is probably more what you need to do
https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/7000...ndows-10-a.html

I assume you know how to hide the one on the far left above power button, if not let me know and I'll link you to that info, it has a setting to hide it.

I think it disables both of the control panels