diff --git a/PKHeX.WinForms/App.config b/PKHeX.WinForms/App.config
index 49cc43e1d..08d5c11a6 100644
--- a/PKHeX.WinForms/App.config
+++ b/PKHeX.WinForms/App.config
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
 <configuration>
+    <configSections>
+        <sectionGroup name="applicationSettings" 
+                      type="System.Configuration.ApplicationSettingsGroup, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" >
+
+            <section name="PKHeX.WinForms.Properties.Settings" 
+                     type="System.Configuration.ClientSettingsSection, System, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089" 
+                     requirePermission="false" />
+        </sectionGroup>
+    </configSections>
 </configuration>
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