diff --git a/SendNSWMessageService/App.config b/SendNSWMessageService/App.config
index 2690fe06..f3b57c34 100644
--- a/SendNSWMessageService/App.config
+++ b/SendNSWMessageService/App.config
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 <configuration>
   <configSections>
     <section name="log4net" type="log4net.Config.Log4NetConfigurationSectionHandler,Log4net"/>
-    <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
-      <section name="SendNSWMessageService.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false"/>
+    <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
+      <section name="SendNSWMessageService.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
     </sectionGroup>
   </configSections>
   <log4net>
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   <startup>
     <supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/>
   </startup>
-  <userSettings>
+  <applicationSettings>
     <SendNSWMessageService.Properties.Settings>
       <setting name="SleepSeconds" serializeAs="String">
         <value>0</value>
@@ -35,5 +35,5 @@
         <value>Data Source=(localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB;Initial Catalog=E:\DATA\DB\NSW.MDF;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=False;ApplicationIntent=ReadWrite;MultiSubnetFailover=False</value>
       </setting>
     </SendNSWMessageService.Properties.Settings>
-  </userSettings>
+  </applicationSettings>
 </configuration>
diff --git a/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 3bab8059..d4392aba 100644
--- a/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -23,19 +23,16 @@ namespace SendNSWMessageService.Properties {
             }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("0")]
         public int SleepSeconds {
             get {
                 return ((int)(this["SleepSeconds"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["SleepSeconds"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("Data Source=(localdb)\\MSSQLLocalDB;Initial Catalog=E:\\DATA\\DB\\NSW.MDF;Integrated " +
             "Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=False;Appl" +
@@ -44,9 +41,6 @@ namespace SendNSWMessageService.Properties {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["ConnectionString"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["ConnectionString"] = value;
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.settings b/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.settings
index 5ec10162..4cefe37c 100644
--- a/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/SendNSWMessageService/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 <SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)" GeneratedClassNamespace="SendNSWMessageService.Properties" GeneratedClassName="Settings">
   <Profiles />
   <Settings>
-    <Setting Name="SleepSeconds" Type="System.Int32" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="SleepSeconds" Type="System.Int32" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">0</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="ConnectionString" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="ConnectionString" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">Data Source=(localdb)\MSSQLLocalDB;Initial Catalog=E:\DATA\DB\NSW.MDF;Integrated Security=True;Connect Timeout=30;Encrypt=False;TrustServerCertificate=False;ApplicationIntent=ReadWrite;MultiSubnetFailover=False</Value>
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
diff --git a/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 2ec53193..54f77b9b 100644
--- a/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -23,100 +23,76 @@ namespace bsmd.hisnord.Properties {
             }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("1")]
         public int BatchTimeoutMins {
             get {
                 return ((int)(this["BatchTimeoutMins"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["BatchTimeoutMins"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\Transmitter-Tool\\IMP")]
         public string OutputDir {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["OutputDir"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["OutputDir"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\Transmitter-Tool\\client.bat")]
         public string Transmitter {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["Transmitter"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["Transmitter"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\Transmitter-Tool\\RESULTS")]
         public string ResultDir {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["ResultDir"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["ResultDir"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\Transmitter-Tool\\ANSWERS")]
         public string AnswerDir {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["AnswerDir"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["AnswerDir"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\Transmitter-Tool\\ANSWERS_DONE")]
         public string AnswerArchiveDir {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["AnswerArchiveDir"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["AnswerArchiveDir"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\Transmitter-Tool\\ANSWERS_CORRUPT")]
         public string AnswerCorruptDir {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["AnswerCorruptDir"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["AnswerCorruptDir"] = value;
-            }
         }
         
-        [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
+        [global::System.Configuration.ApplicationScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
         [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("E:\\svnlager\\BSMD\\nsw\\HIS-NORD\\")]
         public string TransmitterRoot {
             get {
                 return ((string)(this["TransmitterRoot"]));
             }
-            set {
-                this["TransmitterRoot"] = value;
-            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.settings b/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.settings
index 6d22ad4c..6e8b3071 100644
--- a/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/bsmd.hisnord/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -2,28 +2,28 @@
 <SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)" GeneratedClassNamespace="bsmd.hisnord.Properties" GeneratedClassName="Settings">
   <Profiles />
   <Settings>
-    <Setting Name="BatchTimeoutMins" Type="System.Int32" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="BatchTimeoutMins" Type="System.Int32" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">1</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="OutputDir" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="OutputDir" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\Transmitter-Tool\IMP</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="Transmitter" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="Transmitter" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\Transmitter-Tool\client.bat</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="ResultDir" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="ResultDir" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\Transmitter-Tool\RESULTS</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="AnswerDir" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="AnswerDir" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\Transmitter-Tool\ANSWERS</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="AnswerArchiveDir" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="AnswerArchiveDir" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\Transmitter-Tool\ANSWERS_DONE</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="AnswerCorruptDir" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="AnswerCorruptDir" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\Transmitter-Tool\ANSWERS_CORRUPT</Value>
     </Setting>
-    <Setting Name="TransmitterRoot" Type="System.String" Scope="User">
+    <Setting Name="TransmitterRoot" Type="System.String" Scope="Application">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\</Value>
     </Setting>
   </Settings>
diff --git a/bsmd.hisnord/app.config b/bsmd.hisnord/app.config
index f67cb3d6..ca96bc37 100644
--- a/bsmd.hisnord/app.config
+++ b/bsmd.hisnord/app.config
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <configuration>
     <configSections>
-        <sectionGroup name="userSettings" type="System.Configuration.UserSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089">
-            <section name="bsmd.hisnord.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" allowExeDefinition="MachineToLocalUser" requirePermission="false"/>
+        <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
+            <section name="bsmd.hisnord.Properties.Settings" type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" requirePermission="false" />
         </sectionGroup>
     </configSections>
-    <userSettings>
+<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup><applicationSettings>
         <bsmd.hisnord.Properties.Settings>
             <setting name="BatchTimeoutMins" serializeAs="String">
                 <value>1</value>
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@
                 <value>E:\svnlager\BSMD\nsw\HIS-NORD\</value>
             </setting>
         </bsmd.hisnord.Properties.Settings>
-    </userSettings>
-<startup><supportedRuntime version="v4.0" sku=".NETFramework,Version=v4.8"/></startup></configuration>
+    </applicationSettings>
+</configuration>