diff --git a/DS4Windows/DS4Windows.csproj b/DS4Windows/DS4Windows.csproj
index b86cc0c..207e232 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/DS4Windows.csproj
+++ b/DS4Windows/DS4Windows.csproj
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
     <Compile Include="HidLibrary\HidDevices.cs" />
     <Compile Include="HidLibrary\NativeMethods.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Settings.cs" />
     <EmbeddedResource Include="DS4Forms\DS4Form.ar.resx">
       <DependentUpon>DS4Form.cs</DependentUpon>
       <SubType>Designer</SubType>
@@ -1070,20 +1071,11 @@
     <EmbeddedResource Include="Properties\Resources.zh-Hant.resx" />
     <None Include="app.manifest" />
     <None Include="packages.config" />
-    <None Include="Properties\Settings.settings">
-      <Generator>SettingsSingleFileGenerator</Generator>
-      <LastGenOutput>Settings.Designer.cs</LastGenOutput>
-    </None>
     <Compile Include="Properties\Resources.Designer.cs">
       <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
       <DesignTime>True</DesignTime>
       <DependentUpon>Resources.resx</DependentUpon>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
-      <AutoGen>True</AutoGen>
-      <DependentUpon>Settings.settings</DependentUpon>
-      <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>
-    </Compile>
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="App.config" />
diff --git a/DS4Windows/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/DS4Windows/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
deleted file mode 100644
index 8249a9b..0000000
--- a/DS4Windows/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// <auto-generated>
-//     This code was generated by a tool.
-//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.42000
-//
-//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
-//     the code is regenerated.
-// </auto-generated>
-//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-namespace DS4Windows.Properties {
-    
-    
-    [global::System.Runtime.CompilerServices.CompilerGeneratedAttribute()]
-    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCodeAttribute("Microsoft.VisualStudio.Editors.SettingsDesigner.SettingsSingleFileGenerator", "15.7.0.0")]
-    internal sealed partial class Settings : global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase {
-        
-        private static Settings defaultInstance = ((Settings)(global::System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsBase.Synchronized(new Settings())));
-        
-        public static Settings Default {
-            get {
-                return defaultInstance;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/DS4Windows/Properties/Settings.settings b/DS4Windows/Properties/Settings.settings
deleted file mode 100644
index 3964565..0000000
--- a/DS4Windows/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
-<SettingsFile xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/2004/01/settings" CurrentProfile="(Default)">
-  <Profiles>
-    <Profile Name="(Default)" />
-  </Profiles>
-  <Settings />
-</SettingsFile>
diff --git a/DS4Windows/Settings.cs b/DS4Windows/Settings.cs
index ac0570e..f2827e0 100644
--- a/DS4Windows/Settings.cs
+++ b/DS4Windows/Settings.cs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     //  The PropertyChanged event is raised after a setting's value is changed.
     //  The SettingsLoaded event is raised after the setting values are loaded.
     //  The SettingsSaving event is raised before the setting values are saved.
-    internal sealed partial class Settings {
+    public sealed partial class Settings {
         
         public Settings() {
             // // To add event handlers for saving and changing settings, uncomment the lines below: