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To provide practical insights into managing configurations for Windows business applications.

July 29, 2026Open Access

More Than appsettings.json — A Practical Guide to Configuration Management in Windows Business Apps (Per-Environment Settings, Secrets, and Where to Write) (archived 2026-07-27)

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To provide practical insights into managing configurations for Windows business applications.
Examined layering of appsettings.json for different environments.
Discussed usage of IConfiguration and IOptions interfaces.
Outlined strategies for handling secrets and writable settings.
Identified effective practices for per-environment settings management.
Provided solutions for changing configurations at runtime.
Highlighted the process and benefits of migrating from app.config.

Abstract

A practical look at configuration management for Windows business apps: layering appsettings.json, choosing between IConfiguration and the IOptions/IOptionsSnapshot/IOptionsMonitor family, per-environment settings, where to put writable settings, handling secrets, changing configuration at runtime, and migrating from app.config. Archived version of https://comcomponent.com/en/blog/dotnet-configuration-management-guide/, as published on 2026-07-27. The live article is maintained and may change after this date. First published 2026-07-04.

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