> This seems to completely disregard the existence of help screens, exploration, and (to some degree) documentation.
Looking at Windows settings: help screens - link to some article on internet, exploration - i really don't have time to learn every version of Settings, documentation - good luck with that.
The new settings page exists because of a misguided onus on "intuitive". Now half of the settings are in the new interface and half remain in the old Control Panel... definitely not an improvement for users, but I'm sure someone got to put "built a more intuitive control panel" in their yearly review.
Looking at Windows settings: help screens - link to some article on internet, exploration - i really don't have time to learn every version of Settings, documentation - good luck with that.