Index: Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets/app.config
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diff -u -ra8f80f236e48e52189148e3a6449823279185b76 -r0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52
--- Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets/app.config	(.../app.config)	(revision a8f80f236e48e52189148e3a6449823279185b76)
+++ Application/Ringtoets/src/Application.Ringtoets/app.config	(.../app.config)	(revision 0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52)
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@
       <appender-ref ref="messageWindow" />
     </root>
   </log4net>
-  <userSettings>
-    <Application.Ringtoets.Properties.Settings />
-  </userSettings>
   <system.web>
     <membership defaultProvider="ClientAuthenticationMembershipProvider">
       <providers>
Index: Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/Core.Common.Gui.csproj
===================================================================
diff -u -r043516e6ae215ccc09fdfd7d8193a8885a143bf7 -r0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52
--- Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/Core.Common.Gui.csproj	(.../Core.Common.Gui.csproj)	(revision 043516e6ae215ccc09fdfd7d8193a8885a143bf7)
+++ Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/Core.Common.Gui.csproj	(.../Core.Common.Gui.csproj)	(revision 0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52)
@@ -219,11 +219,6 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Forms\ViewHost\IViewHost.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Forms\ViewHost\DocumentViewController.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-    </Compile>
     <Compile Include="IGui.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ViewPropertyEditor.cs" />
@@ -259,7 +254,6 @@
     <None Include="..\..\..\..\build\Copying.Lesser.licenseheader">
       <Link>Copying.Lesser.licenseheader</Link>
     </None>
-    <None Include="app.config" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -338,11 +332,6 @@
     </Page>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
-    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>PublicSettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-      <SubType>Designer</SubType>
-    </None>
     <Resource Include="Resources\application_import_blue.ico" />
     <Resource Include="Resources\application_import_blue.png" />
     <Resource Include="Resources\application_view_list.png" />
Index: Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/GuiCore.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -ra8f80f236e48e52189148e3a6449823279185b76 -r0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52
--- Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/GuiCore.cs	(.../GuiCore.cs)	(revision a8f80f236e48e52189148e3a6449823279185b76)
+++ Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/GuiCore.cs	(.../GuiCore.cs)	(revision 0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52)
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 using System.Collections;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Configuration;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
@@ -116,8 +115,6 @@
 
             Plugins = new List<PluginBase>();
 
-            UserSettings = Properties.Settings.Default;
-
             viewCommandHandler = new ViewCommandHandler(this, this, this);
             storageCommandHandler = new StorageCommandHandler(projectStore, this, MainWindow);
             exportImportCommandHandler = new ExportImportCommandHandler(MainWindow,
@@ -180,13 +177,6 @@
 
             isExiting = true;
 
-            if (userSettingsDirty)
-            {
-                UserSettings.Save();
-            }
-
-            UserSettings = null;
-
             // close faster (hide main window)
             mainWindow.Visible = false;
 
@@ -680,40 +670,8 @@
 
         #region Implementation: ISettingsOwner
 
-        private bool userSettingsDirty;
-        private ApplicationSettingsBase userSettings;
-
         public GuiCoreSettings FixedSettings { get; private set; }
 
-        public ApplicationSettingsBase UserSettings
-        {
-            get
-            {
-                return userSettings;
-            }
-            private set
-            {
-                if (userSettings != null)
-                {
-                    userSettings.PropertyChanged -= UserSettingsPropertyChanged;
-                }
-
-                userSettings = value;
-
-                if (userSettings != null)
-                {
-                    userSettings.PropertyChanged += UserSettingsPropertyChanged;
-                }
-
-                userSettingsDirty = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void UserSettingsPropertyChanged(object sender, PropertyChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            userSettingsDirty = true;
-        }
-
         #endregion
 
         #region Implementation: IGuiPluginHost
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Index: Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/Settings/ISettingsOwner.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r4512af7782ee31b36941bb280b54d9da2953dd71 -r0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52
--- Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/Settings/ISettingsOwner.cs	(.../ISettingsOwner.cs)	(revision 4512af7782ee31b36941bb280b54d9da2953dd71)
+++ Core/Common/src/Core.Common.Gui/Settings/ISettingsOwner.cs	(.../ISettingsOwner.cs)	(revision 0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52)
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 // Stichting Deltares and remain full property of Stichting Deltares at all times.
 // All rights reserved.
 
-using System.Configuration;
-
 namespace Core.Common.Gui.Settings
 {
     /// <summary>
@@ -32,10 +30,5 @@
         /// Gets the fixed settings of the user interface.
         /// </summary>
         GuiCoreSettings FixedSettings { get; }
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the user specific settings of the user interface.
-        /// </summary>
-        ApplicationSettingsBase UserSettings { get; }
     }
 }
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Index: Core/Common/test/Core.Common.Gui.Test/Forms/MainWindow/MainWindowTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -r3fdd2bee85bdf8b556c52d6706ed887c2b70bed4 -r0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52
--- Core/Common/test/Core.Common.Gui.Test/Forms/MainWindow/MainWindowTest.cs	(.../MainWindowTest.cs)	(revision 3fdd2bee85bdf8b556c52d6706ed887c2b70bed4)
+++ Core/Common/test/Core.Common.Gui.Test/Forms/MainWindow/MainWindowTest.cs	(.../MainWindowTest.cs)	(revision 0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52)
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
-using System.Configuration;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -126,13 +125,11 @@
         {
             // Setup
             var mocks = new MockRepository();
-            var settings = mocks.Stub<ApplicationSettingsBase>();
 
             var viewHost = mocks.Stub<IViewHost>();
             viewHost.Stub(vm => vm.ToolViews).Return(new IView[0]);
 
             var gui = mocks.Stub<IGui>();
-            gui.Stub(g => g.UserSettings).Return(settings);
             gui.Stub(g => g.FixedSettings).Return(new GuiCoreSettings());
             gui.Stub(g => g.Plugins).Return(Enumerable.Empty<PluginBase>().ToList());
             gui.Stub(g => g.ViewHost).Return(viewHost);
@@ -159,13 +156,11 @@
         {
             // Setup
             var mocks = new MockRepository();
-            var settings = mocks.Stub<ApplicationSettingsBase>();
 
             var viewHost = mocks.Stub<IViewHost>();
             viewHost.Stub(vm => vm.ToolViews).Return(new IView[0]);
 
             var gui = mocks.Stub<IGui>();
-            gui.Stub(g => g.UserSettings).Return(settings);
             gui.Stub(g => g.FixedSettings).Return(new GuiCoreSettings());
             gui.Stub(g => g.Plugins).Return(Enumerable.Empty<PluginBase>().ToList());
             gui.Stub(g => g.ViewHost).Return(viewHost);
Index: Core/Common/test/Core.Common.Gui.Test/GuiCoreTest.cs
===================================================================
diff -u -ra8f80f236e48e52189148e3a6449823279185b76 -r0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52
--- Core/Common/test/Core.Common.Gui.Test/GuiCoreTest.cs	(.../GuiCoreTest.cs)	(revision a8f80f236e48e52189148e3a6449823279185b76)
+++ Core/Common/test/Core.Common.Gui.Test/GuiCoreTest.cs	(.../GuiCoreTest.cs)	(revision 0a30c1488bb2d215a84c02566382244fa2dcfd52)
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 // All rights reserved.
 
 using System;
-using System.Configuration;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows.Forms;
 using System.Windows.Forms.VisualStyles;
@@ -101,7 +100,6 @@
                     Assert.AreEqual(null, gui.ViewHost);
                     Assert.AreEqual(null, gui.DocumentViewController);
 
-                    AssertDefaultUserSettings(gui.UserSettings);
                     Assert.AreSame(guiCoreSettings, gui.FixedSettings);
 
                     CollectionAssert.IsEmpty(gui.Plugins);
@@ -1039,11 +1037,5 @@
             }
             mocks.VerifyAll();
         }
-
-        private static void AssertDefaultUserSettings(SettingsBase settings)
-        {
-            Assert.IsNotNull(settings);
-            CollectionAssert.IsEmpty(settings.Properties);
-        }
     }
 }
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