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Is there a setting that tells Excel to stop treating blanks as zeros?
I’m not looking for a workaround like =IsBlank() but a universal setting that shuts-down the blank->0 feature.
I think this question is misleading. Excel doesn’t treat blanks as zeros, certain functions do that depending on the way you build your formulas.
It is not a workaround to test if a cell is blank, it is necessary depending on the functions you are employing. So I think the answer to your question is “no”. You will always have to specifically decide how to treat empty cells based on the formulas you are constructing. It’s not always necessary to do so.
What you’re calling a problem is actually the diverse nature of the program at your disposal.
If you have a specific formula you find troublesome, post it as a new question to see if there is perhaps an alternate method to your goal. More diversity!
(added as an answer as requested).