Merge pull request #1 from microsoft/master

merge from master

README.md

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ Preview Pane is an existing feature in the File Explorer.  To enable it, you jus
 
 ### Video Conference Mute (Experimental)
 
-[<img align="left" src="https://aka.ms/powerToysVideoConferenceImageSmall" />](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_VideoConference)  [Video Conference Mute](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_VideoConference) is a quick and easy way to do an global "mute" of both your microphone and webcam via <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>N</kbd>. Just set your webcam in the target application to the PowerToys VideoConference camera.
+[<img align="left" src="https://aka.ms/powerToysVideoConferenceImageSmall" />](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_VideoConference)  [Video Conference Mute](https://aka.ms/PowerToysOverview_VideoConference) is a quick and easy way to do a global "mute" of both your microphone and webcam via <kbd>Win</kbd>+<kbd>N</kbd>. Just set your webcam in the target application to the PowerToys VideoConference camera.
 
 **Note:** This is only included in the [pre-release version of PowerToys installer][github-prerelease-link]. This PowerToy requires Windows 10 1903 (build 18362) or later.
 <br/>

installer/PowerToysSetup/Product.wxs

@@ -438,18 +438,18 @@
         </RegistryKey>
         <!-- Registry Key for Class Registration of Svg Thumbnail Provider -->
         <RegistryKey Root="HKCR" Key="CLSID\{36B27788-A8BB-4698-A756-DF9F11F64F84}">
-            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="SvgThumbnailProvider.SvgThumbnailProvider" />
+            <RegistryValue Type="string" Value="Microsoft.PowerToys.ThumbnailHandler.Svg.SvgThumbnailProvider" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="DisplayName" Value="Svg Thumbnail Provider" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Name="AppID" Value="{CF142243-F059-45AF-8842-DBBE9783DB14}" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="Implemented Categories\{62C8FE65-4EBB-45e7-B440-6E39B2CDBF29}" Value=""/>
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Value="mscoree.dll" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="Assembly" Value="SvgThumbnailProvider, Version=$(var.Version).0, Culture=neutral" />
-            <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="Class" Value="SvgThumbnailProvider.SvgThumbnailProvider" />
+            <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="Class" Value="Microsoft.PowerToys.ThumbnailHandler.Svg.SvgThumbnailProvider" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="RuntimeVersion" Value="v4.0.30319" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="ThreadingModel" Value="Both" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32" Name="CodeBase" Value="file:///[FileExplorerPreviewInstallFolder]SvgThumbnailProvider.dll" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32\$(var.Version).0" Name="Assembly" Value="SvgThumbnailProvider, Version=$(var.Version).0, Culture=neutral" />
-            <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32\$(var.Version).0" Name="Class" Value="SvgThumbnailProvider.SvgThumbnailProvider" />
+            <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32\$(var.Version).0" Name="Class" Value="Microsoft.PowerToys.ThumbnailHandler.Svg.SvgThumbnailProvider" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32\$(var.Version).0" Name="RuntimeVersion" Value="v4.0.30319" />
             <RegistryValue Type="string" Key="InprocServer32\$(var.Version).0" Name="CodeBase" Value="file:///[FileExplorerPreviewInstallFolder]SvgThumbnailProvider.dll" />
         </RegistryKey>

src/action_runner/action_runner.cpp

@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ int WINAPI WinMain(HINSTANCE, HINSTANCE, LPSTR, int)
             }
             else
             {
-                params = args[nextArg];
+                params += args[nextArg];
+                params += L' ';
                 nextArg++;
             }
         }

src/common/interop/interop.h

@@ -127,5 +127,10 @@ public
     {
     public:
         literal int VK_WIN_BOTH = CommonSharedConstants::VK_WIN_BOTH;
+        
+        static String^ PowerLauncherSharedEvent()
+        {
+            return gcnew String(CommonSharedConstants::POWER_LAUNCHER_SHARED_EVENT);
+        }
     };
 }

src/common/settings_objects.cpp

@@ -343,6 +343,11 @@ namespace PowerToysSettings
         return m_json.GetNamedObject(L"properties").GetNamedObject(property_name).GetNamedObject(L"value");
     }
 
+    json::JsonObject PowerToyValues::get_raw_json()
+    {
+        return m_json;
+    }
+
     std::wstring PowerToyValues::serialize()
     {
         set_version();

src/common/settings_objects.h

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ namespace PowerToysSettings
         std::optional<int> get_int_value(std::wstring_view property_name);
         std::optional<std::wstring> get_string_value(std::wstring_view property_name);
         std::optional<json::JsonObject> get_json(std::wstring_view property_name);
+        json::JsonObject get_raw_json();
 
         std::wstring serialize();
         void save_to_settings_file();

src/common/shared_constants.h

@@ -8,4 +8,7 @@ namespace CommonSharedConstants
 
     // Fake key code to represent VK_WIN.
     inline const DWORD VK_WIN_BOTH = 0x104;
+
+    // Path to the event used by PowerLauncher
+    const wchar_t POWER_LAUNCHER_SHARED_EVENT[] = L"Local\\PowerToysRunInvokeEvent-30f26ad7-d36d-4c0e-ab02-68bb5ff3c4ab";
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ColorPickerSettings.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class ColorPickerSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class ColorPickerSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "ColorPicker";
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             Name = ModuleName;
         }
 
-        public virtual void Save()
+        public virtual void Save(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils)
         {
             // Save settings to file
             var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
@@ -29,7 +30,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
                 WriteIndented = true,
             };
 
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options), ModuleName);
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options), ModuleName);
+        }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/FancyZonesSettings.cs

@@ -3,19 +3,33 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class FancyZonesSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class FancyZonesSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
+        public const string ModuleName = "FancyZones";
+
         public FancyZonesSettings()
         {
-            Version = string.Empty;
-            Name = string.Empty;
+            Version = "1.0";
+            Name = ModuleName;
             Properties = new FZConfigProperties();
         }
 
         [JsonPropertyName("properties")]
         public FZConfigProperties Properties { get; set; }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/GeneralSettings.cs

@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class GeneralSettings
+    public class GeneralSettings : ISettingsConfig
     {
         // Gets or sets a value indicating whether packaged.
         [JsonPropertyName("packaged")]
@@ -82,5 +85,32 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         {
             return interop.CommonManaged.GetProductVersion();
         }
+
+        // This function is to implement the ISettingsConfig interface.
+        // This interface helps in getting the settings configurations.
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            // The SettingsUtils functions access general settings when the module name is an empty string.
+            return string.Empty;
+        }
+
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                if (Helper.CompareVersions(PowertoysVersion, Helper.GetProductVersion()) < 0)
+                {
+                    // Update settings
+                    PowertoysVersion = Helper.GetProductVersion();
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (FormatException)
+            {
+                // If there is an issue with the version number format, don't migrate settings.
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ISettingsUtils.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
+{
+    public interface ISettingsUtils
+    {
+        T GetSettings<T>(string powertoy = "", string fileName = "settings.json")
+            where T : ISettingsConfig, new();
+
+        void SaveSettings(string jsonSettings, string powertoy = "", string fileName = "settings.json");
+
+        bool SettingsExists(string powertoy = "", string fileName = "settings.json");
+
+        void DeleteSettings(string powertoy = "");
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ImageResizerSettings.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class ImageResizerSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class ImageResizerSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "Image Resizer";
 
@@ -29,5 +30,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             };
             return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options);
         }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/Interface/ISettingsConfig.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface
+{
+    // Common interface to be implemented by all the objects which get and store settings properties.
+    public interface ISettingsConfig
+    {
+        string ToJsonString();
+
+        string GetModuleName();
+
+        bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration();
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/Interface/ISettingsRepository`1.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface
+{
+    public interface ISettingsRepository<T>
+    {
+        T SettingsConfig { get; set; }
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/KeyboardManagerProfile.cs

@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class KeyboardManagerProfile
+    public class KeyboardManagerProfile : ISettingsConfig
     {
         [JsonPropertyName("remapKeys")]
         public RemapKeysDataModel RemapKeys { get; set; }
@@ -19,5 +21,21 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             RemapKeys = new RemapKeysDataModel();
             RemapShortcuts = new ShortcutsKeyDataModel();
         }
+
+        public string ToJsonString()
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);
+        }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return KeyboardManagerSettings.ModuleName;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the default.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/KeyboardManagerSettings.cs

@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class KeyboardManagerSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class KeyboardManagerSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
+        public const string ModuleName = "Keyboard Manager";
+
         [JsonPropertyName("properties")]
         public KeyboardManagerProperties Properties { get; set; }
 
@@ -15,14 +18,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         {
             Properties = new KeyboardManagerProperties();
             Version = "1";
-            Name = "_unset_";
+            Name = ModuleName;
         }
 
-        public KeyboardManagerSettings(string ptName)
+        public string GetModuleName()
         {
-            Properties = new KeyboardManagerProperties();
-            Version = "1";
-            Name = ptName;
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/KeysDataModel.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 
@@ -35,5 +36,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         {
             return MapKeys(NewRemapKeys);
         }
+
+        public string ToJsonString()
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/PowerLauncherSettings.cs

@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@
 
 using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class PowerLauncherSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class PowerLauncherSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "PowerToys Run";
 
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             Name = ModuleName;
         }
 
-        public virtual void Save()
+        public virtual void Save(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils)
         {
             // Save settings to file
             var options = new JsonSerializerOptions
@@ -29,7 +30,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
                 WriteIndented = true,
             };
 
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options), ModuleName);
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(JsonSerializer.Serialize(this, options), ModuleName);
+        }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/PowerPreviewSettings.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class PowerPreviewSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class PowerPreviewSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "File Explorer";
 
@@ -20,11 +21,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             Name = ModuleName;
         }
 
-        public PowerPreviewSettings(string ptName)
+        public string GetModuleName()
         {
-            Properties = new PowerPreviewProperties();
-            Version = "1";
-            Name = ptName;
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
         }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/PowerRenameLocalProperties.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class PowerRenameLocalProperties
+    public class PowerRenameLocalProperties : ISettingsConfig
     {
         public PowerRenameLocalProperties()
         {
@@ -51,5 +52,18 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         {
             return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);
         }
+
+        // This function is required to implement the ISettingsConfig interface and obtain the settings configurations.
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            string moduleName = PowerRenameSettings.ModuleName;
+            return moduleName;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/PowerRenameSettings.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class PowerRenameSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class PowerRenameSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "PowerRename";
 
@@ -39,5 +40,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             Version = "1";
             Name = ptName;
         }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the power-rename-settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/RemapKeysDataModel.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
@@ -16,5 +17,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         {
             InProcessRemapKeys = new List<KeysDataModel>();
         }
+
+        public string ToJsonString()
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/SettingsRepository`1.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
+{
+    // This Singleton class is a wrapper around the settings configurations that are accessed by viewmodels.
+    // This class can have only one instance and therefore the settings configurations are common to all.
+    public class SettingsRepository<T> : ISettingsRepository<T>
+        where T : class, ISettingsConfig, new()
+    {
+        private static readonly object _SettingsRepoLock = new object();
+
+        private static ISettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
+
+        private static SettingsRepository<T> settingsRepository;
+
+        private T settingsConfig;
+
+        public static SettingsRepository<T> GetInstance(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils)
+        {
+            // To ensure that only one instance of Settings Repository is created in a multi-threaded environment.
+            lock (_SettingsRepoLock)
+            {
+                if (settingsRepository == null)
+                {
+                    settingsRepository = new SettingsRepository<T>();
+                    _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
+                }
+
+                return settingsRepository;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // The Singleton class must have a private constructor so that it cannot be instantiated by any other object other than itself.
+        private SettingsRepository()
+        {
+        }
+
+        // Settings configurations shared across all viewmodels
+        public T SettingsConfig
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                if (settingsConfig == null)
+                {
+                    T settingsItem = new T();
+                    settingsConfig = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<T>(settingsItem.GetModuleName());
+                }
+
+                return settingsConfig;
+            }
+
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != null)
+                {
+                    settingsConfig = value;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/SettingsUtils.cs

@@ -3,30 +3,36 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using System.Text.Json;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public static class SettingsUtils
+    public class SettingsUtils : ISettingsUtils
     {
         private const string DefaultFileName = "settings.json";
         private const string DefaultModuleName = "";
+        private IIOProvider _ioProvider;
 
-        public static void DeleteSettings(string powertoy, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
+        public SettingsUtils(IIOProvider ioProvider)
         {
-            File.Delete(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName));
+            _ioProvider = ioProvider ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(ioProvider));
         }
 
-        public static bool SettingsFolderExists(string powertoy)
+        private bool SettingsFolderExists(string powertoy)
         {
-            return Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"));
+            return _ioProvider.DirectoryExists(System.IO.Path.Combine(LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"));
         }
 
-        public static void CreateSettingsFolder(string powertoy)
+        private void CreateSettingsFolder(string powertoy)
         {
-            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"));
+            _ioProvider.CreateDirectory(System.IO.Path.Combine(LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"));
+        }
+
+        public void DeleteSettings(string powertoy = "")
+        {
+            _ioProvider.DeleteDirectory(System.IO.Path.Combine(LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -37,38 +43,64 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(powertoy))
             {
-                return Path.Combine(
+                return System.IO.Path.Combine(
                     LocalApplicationDataFolder(),
                     $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{fileName}");
             }
 
-            return Path.Combine(
+            return System.IO.Path.Combine(
                 LocalApplicationDataFolder(),
                 $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}\\{fileName}");
         }
 
-        public static bool SettingsExists(string powertoy = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
+        public bool SettingsExists(string powertoy = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
         {
-            return File.Exists(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName));
+            return _ioProvider.FileExists(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Get a Deserialized object of the json settings string.
+        /// This function creates a file in the powertoy folder if it does not exist and returns an object with default properties.
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>Deserialized json settings object.</returns>
-        public static T GetSettings<T>(string powertoy = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
+        public T GetSettings<T>(string powertoy = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
+            where T : ISettingsConfig, new()
+        {
+            if (SettingsExists(powertoy, fileName))
+            {
+                // Given the file already exists, to deserialize the file and read it's content.
+                T deserializedSettings = GetFile<T>(powertoy, fileName);
+
+                // IF the file needs to be modified, to save the new configurations accordingly.
+                if (deserializedSettings.UpgradeSettingsConfiguration())
+                {
+                    SaveSettings(deserializedSettings.ToJsonString(), powertoy, fileName);
+                }
+
+                return deserializedSettings;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // If the settings file does not exist, to create a new object with default parameters and save it to a newly created settings file.
+                T newSettingsItem = new T();
+                SaveSettings(newSettingsItem.ToJsonString(), powertoy, fileName);
+                return newSettingsItem;
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Given the powerToy folder name and filename to be accessed, this function deserializes and returns the file.
+        private T GetFile<T>(string powertoyFolderName = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
         {
             // Adding Trim('\0') to overcome possible NTFS file corruption.
             // Look at issue https://github.com/microsoft/PowerToys/issues/6413 you'll see the file has a large sum of \0 to fill up a 4096 byte buffer for writing to disk
             // This, while not totally ideal, does work around the problem by trimming the end.
             // The file itself did write the content correctly but something is off with the actual end of the file, hence the 0x00 bug
-            var jsonSettingsString = File.ReadAllText(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName)).Trim('\0');
-
+            var jsonSettingsString = _ioProvider.ReadAllText(GetSettingsPath(powertoyFolderName, fileName)).Trim('\0');
             return JsonSerializer.Deserialize<T>(jsonSettingsString);
         }
 
         // Save settings to a json file.
-        public static void SaveSettings(string jsonSettings, string powertoy = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
+        public void SaveSettings(string jsonSettings, string powertoy = DefaultModuleName, string fileName = DefaultFileName)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -79,7 +111,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
                         CreateSettingsFolder(powertoy);
                     }
 
-                    File.WriteAllText(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName), jsonSettings);
+                    _ioProvider.WriteAllText(GetSettingsPath(powertoy, fileName), jsonSettings);
                 }
             }
             catch
@@ -87,7 +119,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             }
         }
 
-        public static string LocalApplicationDataFolder()
+        private static string LocalApplicationDataFolder()
         {
             return Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData);
         }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ShortcutGuideSettings.cs

@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
 {
-    public class ShortcutGuideSettings : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class ShortcutGuideSettings : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public const string ModuleName = "Shortcut Guide";
 
@@ -19,5 +20,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             Properties = new ShortcutGuideProperties();
             Version = "1.0";
         }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        // This can be utilized in the future if the settings.json file is to be modified/deleted.
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ShortcutsKeyDataModel.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json;
 using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
@@ -20,5 +21,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib
             GlobalRemapShortcuts = new List<KeysDataModel>();
             AppSpecificRemapShortcuts = new List<AppSpecificKeysDataModel>();
         }
+
+        public string ToJsonString()
+        {
+            return JsonSerializer.Serialize(this);
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/Utilities/IIOProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities
+{
+    public interface IIOProvider
+    {
+        bool FileExists(string path);
+
+        bool DirectoryExists(string path);
+
+        bool CreateDirectory(string path);
+
+        void DeleteDirectory(string path);
+
+        void WriteAllText(string path, string content);
+
+        string ReadAllText(string path);
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/Utilities/SystemIOProvider.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System.IO;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities
+{
+    public class SystemIOProvider : IIOProvider
+    {
+        public bool CreateDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            var directioryInfo = Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
+            return directioryInfo != null;
+        }
+
+        public void DeleteDirectory(string path)
+        {
+            Directory.Delete(path, recursive: true);
+        }
+
+        public bool DirectoryExists(string path)
+        {
+            return Directory.Exists(path);
+        }
+
+        public bool FileExists(string path)
+        {
+            return File.Exists(path);
+        }
+
+        public string ReadAllText(string path)
+        {
+            return File.ReadAllText(path);
+        }
+
+        public void WriteAllText(string path, string content)
+        {
+            File.WriteAllText(path, content);
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/ColorPickerViewModel.cs

@@ -5,32 +5,38 @@
 using System;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class ColorPickerViewModel : Observable
     {
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly ISettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
+
         private ColorPickerSettings _colorPickerSettings;
+
         private bool _isEnabled;
 
         private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
 
-        public ColorPickerViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc)
+        public ColorPickerViewModel(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils, ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc)
         {
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsExists(ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName))
+            // Obtain the general PowerToy settings configurations
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+
+            _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
+            if (_settingsUtils.SettingsExists(ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName))
             {
-                _colorPickerSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<ColorPickerSettings>(ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName);
+                _colorPickerSettings = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<ColorPickerSettings>(ColorPickerSettings.ModuleName);
             }
             else
             {
                 _colorPickerSettings = new ColorPickerSettings();
             }
 
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsExists())
-            {
-                var generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
-                _isEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.ColorPicker;
-            }
+            _isEnabled = GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.ColorPicker;
 
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
@@ -50,10 +56,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                     _isEnabled = value;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsEnabled));
 
-                    // grab the latest version of settings
-                    var generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
-                    generalSettings.Enabled.ColorPicker = value;
-                    OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
+                    // Set the status of ColorPicker in the general settings
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.ColorPicker = value;
+                    OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
+
                     SendConfigMSG(outgoing.ToString());
                 }
             }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/FancyZonesViewModel.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ using System;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels.Commands;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class FancyZonesViewModel : Observable
     {
-        private const string ModuleName = "FancyZones";
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
+        private const string ModuleName = FancyZonesSettings.ModuleName;
 
         public ButtonClickCommand LaunchEditorEventHandler { get; set; }
 
@@ -22,19 +25,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         private string settingsConfigFileFolder = string.Empty;
 
-        public FancyZonesViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
+        public FancyZonesViewModel(ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, ISettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings> moduleSettingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
         {
+            // To obtain the general settings configurations of PowerToys Settings.
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
             settingsConfigFileFolder = configFileSubfolder;
 
-            try
-            {
-                Settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<FancyZonesSettings>(GetSettingsSubPath());
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                Settings = new FancyZonesSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), GetSettingsSubPath());
-            }
+            // To obtain the settings configurations of Fancy zones.
+            Settings = moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             LaunchEditorEventHandler = new ButtonClickCommand(LaunchEditor);
 
@@ -68,18 +66,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             string highlightColor = Settings.Properties.FancyzonesZoneHighlightColor.Value;
             _zoneHighlightColor = highlightColor != string.Empty ? highlightColor : "#0078D7";
 
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings;
-            try
-            {
-                generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
-            }
-
-            _isEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.FancyZones;
+            _isEnabled = GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.FancyZones;
         }
 
         private bool _isEnabled;
@@ -117,9 +104,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 if (value != _isEnabled)
                 {
                     _isEnabled = value;
-                    GeneralSettings generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-                    generalSettings.Enabled.FancyZones = value;
-                    OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
+
+                    // Set the status of FancyZones in the general settings configuration
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.FancyZones = value;
+                    OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
 
                     SendConfigMSG(snd.ToString());
                     OnPropertyChanged("IsEnabled");

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/GeneralViewModel.cs

@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
-using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels.Commands;
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class GeneralViewModel : Observable
     {
-        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfigs { get; set; }
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
 
         public ButtonClickCommand CheckFoUpdatesEventHandler { get; set; }
 
@@ -33,32 +33,13 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         private string _settingsConfigFileFolder = string.Empty;
 
-        public GeneralViewModel(string runAsAdminText, string runAsUserText, bool isElevated, bool isAdmin, Func<string, int> updateTheme, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGRestartAsAdminMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCheckForUpdatesCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
+        public GeneralViewModel(ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, string runAsAdminText, string runAsUserText, bool isElevated, bool isAdmin, Func<string, int> updateTheme, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGRestartAsAdminMSGCallBackFunc, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCheckForUpdatesCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
         {
             CheckFoUpdatesEventHandler = new ButtonClickCommand(CheckForUpdates_Click);
             RestartElevatedButtonEventHandler = new ButtonClickCommand(Restart_Elevated);
 
-            try
-            {
-                GeneralSettingsConfigs = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-
-                if (Helper.CompareVersions(GeneralSettingsConfigs.PowertoysVersion, Helper.GetProductVersion()) < 0)
-                {
-                    // Update settings
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.PowertoysVersion = Helper.GetProductVersion();
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(GeneralSettingsConfigs.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
-                }
-            }
-            catch (FormatException e)
-            {
-                // If there is an issue with the version number format, don't migrate settings.
-                Debug.WriteLine(e.Message);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                GeneralSettingsConfigs = new GeneralSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(GeneralSettingsConfigs.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
-            }
+            // To obtain the general settings configuration of PowerToys if it exists, else to create a new file and return the default configurations.
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
@@ -67,12 +48,12 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
             // set the callback function value to update the UI theme.
             UpdateUIThemeCallBack = updateTheme;
-            UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme.ToLower());
+            UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme.ToLower());
 
             // Update Settings file folder:
             _settingsConfigFileFolder = configFileSubfolder;
 
-            switch (GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme.ToLower())
+            switch (GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme.ToLower())
             {
                 case "light":
                     _isLightThemeRadioButtonChecked = true;
@@ -85,10 +66,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                     break;
             }
 
-            _startup = GeneralSettingsConfigs.Startup;
-            _autoDownloadUpdates = GeneralSettingsConfigs.AutoDownloadUpdates;
+            _startup = GeneralSettingsConfig.Startup;
+            _autoDownloadUpdates = GeneralSettingsConfig.AutoDownloadUpdates;
             _isElevated = isElevated;
-            _runElevated = GeneralSettingsConfigs.RunElevated;
+            _runElevated = GeneralSettingsConfig.RunElevated;
 
             RunningAsUserDefaultText = runAsUserText;
             RunningAsAdminDefaultText = runAsAdminText;
@@ -139,7 +120,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 if (_startup != value)
                 {
                     _startup = value;
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.Startup = value;
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Startup = value;
                     RaisePropertyChanged();
                 }
             }
@@ -211,7 +192,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 if (_runElevated != value)
                 {
                     _runElevated = value;
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.RunElevated = value;
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.RunElevated = value;
                     RaisePropertyChanged();
                 }
             }
@@ -238,7 +219,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 if (_autoDownloadUpdates != value)
                 {
                     _autoDownloadUpdates = value;
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.AutoDownloadUpdates = value;
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.AutoDownloadUpdates = value;
                     RaisePropertyChanged();
                 }
             }
@@ -255,11 +236,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             {
                 if (value == true)
                 {
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme = "dark";
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme = "dark";
                     _isDarkThemeRadioButtonChecked = value;
                     try
                     {
-                        UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme);
+                        UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme);
                     }
                     catch
                     {
@@ -281,11 +262,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             {
                 if (value == true)
                 {
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme = "light";
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme = "light";
                     _isLightThemeRadioButtonChecked = value;
                     try
                     {
-                        UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme);
+                        UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme);
                     }
                     catch
                     {
@@ -307,11 +288,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             {
                 if (value == true)
                 {
-                    GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme = "system";
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme = "system";
                     _isSystemThemeRadioButtonChecked = value;
                     try
                     {
-                        UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfigs.Theme);
+                        UpdateUIThemeCallBack(GeneralSettingsConfig.Theme);
                     }
                     catch
                     {
@@ -352,7 +333,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
         {
             // Notify UI of property change
             OnPropertyChanged(propertyName);
-            OutGoingGeneralSettings outsettings = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfigs);
+            OutGoingGeneralSettings outsettings = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
 
             SendConfigMSG(outsettings.ToString());
         }
@@ -360,10 +341,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
         // callback function to launch the URL to check for updates.
         private void CheckForUpdates_Click()
         {
-            GeneralSettings settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(_settingsConfigFileFolder);
-            settings.CustomActionName = "check_for_updates";
+            GeneralSettingsConfig.CustomActionName = "check_for_updates";
 
-            OutGoingGeneralSettings outsettings = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(settings);
+            OutGoingGeneralSettings outsettings = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
             GeneralSettingsCustomAction customaction = new GeneralSettingsCustomAction(outsettings);
 
             SendCheckForUpdatesConfigMSG(customaction.ToString());
@@ -371,10 +351,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         public void Restart_Elevated()
         {
-            GeneralSettings settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(_settingsConfigFileFolder);
-            settings.CustomActionName = "restart_elevation";
+            GeneralSettingsConfig.CustomActionName = "restart_elevation";
 
-            OutGoingGeneralSettings outsettings = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(settings);
+            OutGoingGeneralSettings outsettings = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
             GeneralSettingsCustomAction customaction = new GeneralSettingsCustomAction(outsettings);
 
             SendRestartAsAdminConfigMSG(customaction.ToString());

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/ImageResizerViewModel.cs

@@ -7,45 +7,44 @@ using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class ImageResizerViewModel : Observable
     {
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly ISettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
+
         private ImageResizerSettings Settings { get; set; }
 
+        // NOTE: Not using ImageResizerSettings.ModuleName ("Image Resizer") to be backward compatible.
         private const string ModuleName = "ImageResizer";
 
         private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
 
-        public ImageResizerViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc)
+        public ImageResizerViewModel(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils, ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc)
         {
+            _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
+
+            // To obtain the general settings configurations of PowerToys.
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+
             try
             {
-                Settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<ImageResizerSettings>(ModuleName);
+                Settings = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<ImageResizerSettings>(ModuleName);
             }
             catch
             {
                 Settings = new ImageResizerSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
-            }
-
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings;
-
-            try
-            {
-                generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
             }
 
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
 
-            _isEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.ImageResizer;
+            _isEnabled = GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.ImageResizer;
             _advancedSizes = Settings.Properties.ImageresizerSizes.Value;
             _jpegQualityLevel = Settings.Properties.ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel.Value;
             _pngInterlaceOption = Settings.Properties.ImageresizerPngInterlaceOption.Value;
@@ -83,10 +82,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             {
                 if (value != _isEnabled)
                 {
+                    // To set the status of ImageResizer in the General PowerToys settings.
                     _isEnabled = value;
-                    GeneralSettings generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-                    generalSettings.Enabled.ImageResizer = value;
-                    OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.ImageResizer = value;
+                    OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
+
                     SendConfigMSG(snd.ToString());
                     OnPropertyChanged("IsEnabled");
                 }
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 {
                     _jpegQualityLevel = value;
                     Settings.Properties.ImageresizerJpegQualityLevel.Value = value;
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+                    _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
                     OnPropertyChanged("JPEGQualityLevel");
                 }
             }
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 {
                     _pngInterlaceOption = value;
                     Settings.Properties.ImageresizerPngInterlaceOption.Value = value;
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+                    _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
                     OnPropertyChanged("PngInterlaceOption");
                 }
             }
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 {
                     _tiffCompressOption = value;
                     Settings.Properties.ImageresizerTiffCompressOption.Value = value;
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+                    _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
                     OnPropertyChanged("TiffCompressOption");
                 }
             }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 {
                     _fileName = value;
                     Settings.Properties.ImageresizerFileName.Value = value;
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+                    _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
                     OnPropertyChanged("FileName");
                 }
             }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             {
                 _keepDateModified = value;
                 Settings.Properties.ImageresizerKeepDateModified.Value = value;
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
                 OnPropertyChanged("KeepDateModified");
             }
         }
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 if (_encoderGuidId != value)
                 {
                     _encoderGuidId = value;
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.Properties.ImageresizerSizes.ToJsonString(), ModuleName, "sizes.json");
+                    _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.Properties.ImageresizerSizes.ToJsonString(), ModuleName, "sizes.json");
                     Settings.Properties.ImageresizerFallbackEncoder.Value = GetEncoderGuid(value);
-                    SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+                    _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
                     OnPropertyChanged("Encoder");
                 }
             }
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         public void SavesImageSizes(ObservableCollection<ImageSize> imageSizes)
         {
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.Properties.ImageresizerSizes.ToJsonString(), ModuleName, "sizes.json");
+            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.Properties.ImageresizerSizes.ToJsonString(), ModuleName, "sizes.json");
             Settings.Properties.ImageresizerSizes = new ImageResizerSizes(imageSizes);
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
+            _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), ModuleName);
         }
 
         public string GetEncoderGuid(int value)

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/KeyboardManagerViewModel.cs

@@ -4,11 +4,13 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Windows.Input;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels.Commands;
 
@@ -16,7 +18,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class KeyboardManagerViewModel : Observable
     {
-        private const string PowerToyName = "Keyboard Manager";
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly ISettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
+
+        private const string PowerToyName = KeyboardManagerSettings.ModuleName;
         private const string RemapKeyboardActionName = "RemapKeyboard";
         private const string RemapKeyboardActionValue = "Open Remap Keyboard Window";
         private const string EditShortcutActionName = "EditShortcut";
@@ -30,22 +36,25 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
         private ICommand _remapKeyboardCommand;
         private ICommand _editShortcutCommand;
         private KeyboardManagerProfile _profile;
-        private GeneralSettings _generalSettings;
 
         private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
 
         private Func<List<KeysDataModel>, int> FilterRemapKeysList { get; }
 
-        public KeyboardManagerViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, Func<List<KeysDataModel>, int> filterRemapKeysList)
+        public KeyboardManagerViewModel(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils, ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, Func<List<KeysDataModel>, int> filterRemapKeysList)
         {
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
             FilterRemapKeysList = filterRemapKeysList;
 
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerToyName))
+            _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
+
+            if (_settingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerToyName))
             {
                 // Todo: Be more resilient while reading and saving settings.
-                Settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<KeyboardManagerSettings>(PowerToyName);
+                Settings = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<KeyboardManagerSettings>(PowerToyName);
 
                 // Load profile.
                 if (!LoadProfile())
@@ -55,18 +64,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             }
             else
             {
-                Settings = new KeyboardManagerSettings(PowerToyName);
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), PowerToyName);
-            }
-
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsExists())
-            {
-                _generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                _generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(_generalSettings.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
+                Settings = new KeyboardManagerSettings();
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), PowerToyName);
             }
         }
 
@@ -74,16 +73,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
         {
             get
             {
-                return _generalSettings.Enabled.KeyboardManager;
+                return GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.KeyboardManager;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (_generalSettings.Enabled.KeyboardManager != value)
+                if (GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.KeyboardManager != value)
                 {
-                    _generalSettings.Enabled.KeyboardManager = value;
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.KeyboardManager = value;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(Enabled));
-                    OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(_generalSettings);
+                    OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
 
                     SendConfigMSG(outgoing.ToString());
                 }
@@ -173,8 +172,19 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                         // update the UI element here.
                         try
                         {
-                            _profile = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<KeyboardManagerProfile>(PowerToyName, Settings.Properties.ActiveConfiguration.Value + JsonFileType);
-                            FilterRemapKeysList(_profile.RemapKeys.InProcessRemapKeys);
+                            string fileName = Settings.Properties.ActiveConfiguration.Value + JsonFileType;
+
+                            if (_settingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerToyName, fileName))
+                            {
+                                _profile = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<KeyboardManagerProfile>(PowerToyName, fileName);
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                // The KBM process out of runner creates the default.json file if it does not exist.
+                                success = false;
+                            }
+
+                            FilterRemapKeysList(_profile?.RemapKeys?.InProcessRemapKeys);
                         }
                         finally
                         {

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/PowerLauncherViewModel.cs

@@ -6,13 +6,17 @@ using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class PowerLauncherViewModel : Observable
     {
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly ISettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
+
         private PowerLauncherSettings settings;
-        private GeneralSettings generalSettings;
 
         public delegate void SendCallback(PowerLauncherSettings settings);
 
@@ -20,11 +24,15 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
 
-        public PowerLauncherViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, int defaultKeyCode)
+        public PowerLauncherViewModel(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils, ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, int defaultKeyCode)
         {
+            _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
+
+            // To obtain the general Settings configurations of PowerToys
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
+
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
-
             callback = (PowerLauncherSettings settings) =>
             {
                 // Propagate changes to Power Launcher through IPC
@@ -32,9 +40,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                     string.Format("{{ \"powertoys\": {{ \"{0}\": {1} }} }}", PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName, JsonSerializer.Serialize(settings)));
             };
 
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName))
+            if (_settingsUtils.SettingsExists(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName))
             {
-                settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<PowerLauncherSettings>(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName);
+                settings = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<PowerLauncherSettings>(PowerLauncherSettings.ModuleName);
             }
             else
             {
@@ -44,15 +52,6 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 settings.Properties.MaximumNumberOfResults = 4;
                 callback(settings);
             }
-
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsExists())
-            {
-                generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>();
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            }
         }
 
         public PowerLauncherViewModel(PowerLauncherSettings settings, SendCallback callback)
@@ -73,16 +72,16 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
         {
             get
             {
-                return generalSettings.Enabled.PowerLauncher;
+                return GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.PowerLauncher;
             }
 
             set
             {
-                if (generalSettings.Enabled.PowerLauncher != value)
+                if (GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.PowerLauncher != value)
                 {
-                    generalSettings.Enabled.PowerLauncher = value;
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.PowerLauncher = value;
                     OnPropertyChanged(nameof(EnablePowerLauncher));
-                    OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
+                    OutGoingGeneralSettings outgoing = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
                     SendConfigMSG(outgoing.ToString());
                 }
             }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/PowerPreviewViewModel.cs

@@ -5,12 +5,13 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class PowerPreviewViewModel : Observable
     {
-        private const string ModuleName = "File Explorer";
+        private const string ModuleName = PowerPreviewSettings.ModuleName;
 
         private PowerPreviewSettings Settings { get; set; }
 
@@ -18,20 +19,14 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         private string _settingsConfigFileFolder = string.Empty;
 
-        public PowerPreviewViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
+        public PowerPreviewViewModel(ISettingsRepository<PowerPreviewSettings> moduleSettingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
         {
             // Update Settings file folder:
             _settingsConfigFileFolder = configFileSubfolder;
 
-            try
-            {
-                Settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<PowerPreviewSettings>(GetSettingsSubPath());
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                Settings = new PowerPreviewSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), GetSettingsSubPath());
-            }
+            // To obtain the PowerPreview settings if it exists.
+            // If the file does not exist, to create a new one and return the default settings configurations.
+            Settings = moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/PowerRenameViewModel.cs

@@ -5,12 +5,17 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class PowerRenameViewModel : Observable
     {
-        private const string ModuleName = "PowerRename";
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
+        private readonly ISettingsUtils _settingsUtils;
+
+        private const string ModuleName = PowerRenameSettings.ModuleName;
 
         private string _settingsConfigFileFolder = string.Empty;
 
@@ -18,21 +23,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 
         private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
 
-        public PowerRenameViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
+        public PowerRenameViewModel(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils, ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
         {
             // Update Settings file folder:
             _settingsConfigFileFolder = configFileSubfolder;
+            _settingsUtils = settingsUtils ?? throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(settingsUtils));
+
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             try
             {
-                PowerRenameLocalProperties localSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<PowerRenameLocalProperties>(GetSettingsSubPath(), "power-rename-settings.json");
+                PowerRenameLocalProperties localSettings = _settingsUtils.GetSettings<PowerRenameLocalProperties>(GetSettingsSubPath(), "power-rename-settings.json");
                 Settings = new PowerRenameSettings(localSettings);
             }
             catch
             {
                 PowerRenameLocalProperties localSettings = new PowerRenameLocalProperties();
                 Settings = new PowerRenameSettings(localSettings);
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(localSettings.ToJsonString(), GetSettingsSubPath(), "power-rename-settings.json");
+                _settingsUtils.SaveSettings(localSettings.ToJsonString(), GetSettingsSubPath(), "power-rename-settings.json");
             }
 
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
@@ -43,19 +51,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             _powerRenameRestoreFlagsOnLaunch = Settings.Properties.PersistState.Value;
             _powerRenameMaxDispListNumValue = Settings.Properties.MaxMRUSize.Value;
             _autoComplete = Settings.Properties.MRUEnabled.Value;
-
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings;
-            try
-            {
-                generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
-            }
-
-            _powerRenameEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.PowerRename;
+            _powerRenameEnabled = GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.PowerRename;
         }
 
         private bool _powerRenameEnabled = false;
@@ -76,9 +72,9 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
             {
                 if (value != _powerRenameEnabled)
                 {
-                        GeneralSettings generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-                        generalSettings.Enabled.PowerRename = value;
-                        OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
+                        GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.PowerRename = value;
+                        OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
+
                         SendConfigMSG(snd.ToString());
 
                         _powerRenameEnabled = value;

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib/ViewModels/ShortcutGuideViewModel.cs

@@ -5,50 +5,38 @@
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Helpers;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
 {
     public class ShortcutGuideViewModel : Observable
     {
+        private GeneralSettings GeneralSettingsConfig { get; set; }
+
         private ShortcutGuideSettings Settings { get; set; }
 
-        private const string ModuleName = "Shortcut Guide";
+        private const string ModuleName = ShortcutGuideSettings.ModuleName;
 
         private Func<string, int> SendConfigMSG { get; }
 
         private string _settingsConfigFileFolder = string.Empty;
 
-        public ShortcutGuideViewModel(Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
+        public ShortcutGuideViewModel(ISettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> settingsRepository, ISettingsRepository<ShortcutGuideSettings> moduleSettingsRepository, Func<string, int> ipcMSGCallBackFunc, string configFileSubfolder = "")
         {
             // Update Settings file folder:
             _settingsConfigFileFolder = configFileSubfolder;
 
-            try
-            {
-                Settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<ShortcutGuideSettings>(GetSettingsSubPath());
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                Settings = new ShortcutGuideSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(Settings.ToJsonString(), GetSettingsSubPath());
-            }
+            // To obtain the general PowerToys settings.
+            GeneralSettingsConfig = settingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings;
-
-            try
-            {
-                generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-            }
-            catch
-            {
-                generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-                SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString(), string.Empty);
-            }
+            // To obtain the shortcut guide settings, if the file exists.
+            // If not, to create a file with the default settings and to return the default configurations.
+            Settings = moduleSettingsRepository.SettingsConfig;
 
             // set the callback functions value to hangle outgoing IPC message.
             SendConfigMSG = ipcMSGCallBackFunc;
 
-            _isEnabled = generalSettings.Enabled.ShortcutGuide;
+            _isEnabled = GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.ShortcutGuide;
             _pressTime = Settings.Properties.PressTime.Value;
             _opacity = Settings.Properties.OverlayOpacity.Value;
 
@@ -87,9 +75,11 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels
                 if (value != _isEnabled)
                 {
                     _isEnabled = value;
-                    GeneralSettings generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
-                    generalSettings.Enabled.ShortcutGuide = value;
-                    OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(generalSettings);
+
+                    // To update the status of shortcut guide in General PowerToy settings.
+                    GeneralSettingsConfig.Enabled.ShortcutGuide = value;
+                    OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = new OutGoingGeneralSettings(GeneralSettingsConfig);
+
                     SendConfigMSG(snd.ToString());
                     OnPropertyChanged("IsEnabled");
                 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.NET.Test.Sdk" Version="16.7.1" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Moq" Version="4.14.5" />
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestAdapter" Version="2.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="MSTest.TestFramework" Version="2.1.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="coverlet.collector" Version="1.3.0">

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/Mocks/IIOProviderMocks.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
+using Moq;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks
+{
+    internal static class IIOProviderMocks
+    {
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// This method mocks an IO provider to validate tests wich required saving to a file, and then reading the contents of that file, or verifying it exists
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        internal static Mock<IIOProvider> GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists()
+        {
+            string savePath = string.Empty;
+            string saveContent = string.Empty;
+            var mockIOProvider = new Mock<IIOProvider>();
+            mockIOProvider.Setup(x => x.WriteAllText(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>()))
+                          .Callback<string, string>((path, content) =>
+                          {
+                              savePath = path;
+                              saveContent = content;
+                          });
+            mockIOProvider.Setup(x => x.ReadAllText(It.Is<string>(x => x.Equals(savePath, StringComparison.Ordinal))))
+                          .Returns(() => saveContent);
+
+            mockIOProvider.Setup(x => x.FileExists(It.Is<string>(x => x.Equals(savePath, StringComparison.Ordinal))))
+                          .Returns(true);
+            mockIOProvider.Setup(x => x.FileExists(It.Is<string>(x => !x.Equals(savePath, StringComparison.Ordinal))))
+                          .Returns(false);
+
+            return mockIOProvider;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/Mocks/ISettingsUtilsMocks.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
+using Moq;
+using System;
+
+namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks
+{
+    internal static class ISettingsUtilsMocks
+    {
+        //Stubs out empty values for imageresizersettings and general settings as needed by the imageresizer viewmodel
+        internal static Mock<ISettingsUtils> GetStubSettingsUtils<T>()
+            where T : ISettingsConfig, new()
+        {
+            var settingsUtils = new Mock<ISettingsUtils>();
+            settingsUtils.Setup(x => x.GetSettings<T>(It.IsAny<string>(), It.IsAny<string>()))
+            .Returns(new T());
+
+            return settingsUtils;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/BasePTModuleSettingsTest.cs

@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 
 using System;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UnitTest;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Schema;
 
@@ -21,6 +24,13 @@ namespace CommonLibTest
         [Obsolete]
         public void ToJsonString_ShouldReturnValidJSONOfModel_WhenSuccessful()
         {
+            //Mock Disk access
+            string saveContent = string.Empty;
+            string savePath = string.Empty;
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
+
             // Arrange
             string file_name = "test\\BasePTModuleSettingsTest";
             string expectedSchemaText = @"
@@ -39,11 +49,11 @@ namespace CommonLibTest
                 }";
 
             string testSettingsConfigs = new BasePTSettingsTest().ToJsonString();
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(testSettingsConfigs, file_name);
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(testSettingsConfigs, file_name);
             JsonSchema expectedSchema = JsonSchema.Parse(expectedSchemaText);
 
             // Act
-            JObject actualSchema = JObject.Parse(SettingsUtils.GetSettings<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_name).ToJsonString());
+            JObject actualSchema = JObject.Parse(settingsUtils.GetSettings<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_name).ToJsonString());
             bool valid = actualSchema.IsValid(expectedSchema);
 
             // Assert

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/BasePTSettingsTest.cs

@@ -3,15 +3,26 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Interface;
 
 namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UnitTest
 {
-    public class BasePTSettingsTest : BasePTModuleSettings
+    public class BasePTSettingsTest : BasePTModuleSettings, ISettingsConfig
     {
         public BasePTSettingsTest()
         {
             Name = string.Empty;
             Version = string.Empty;
         }
+
+        public string GetModuleName()
+        {
+            return Name;
+        }
+
+        public bool UpgradeSettingsConfiguration()
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/SettingsRepositoryTest.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
+// The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
+// See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
+
+namespace CommonLibTest
+{
+    [TestClass]
+    public class SettingsRepositoryTest
+    {
+        private Task<SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>> GetSettingsRepository(ISettingsUtils settingsUtils)
+        {
+
+            return Task.Run(() =>
+            {
+                return SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils);
+            });
+        }
+
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SettingsRepositoryInstanceWhenCalledMustReturnSameObject()
+        {
+            // The singleton class Settings Repository must always have a single instance
+            var mockSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
+
+            // Arrange and Act
+            SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> firstInstance = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockSettingsUtils.Object);
+            SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings> secondInstance = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockSettingsUtils.Object);
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.IsTrue(object.ReferenceEquals(firstInstance, secondInstance));
+        }
+
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void SettingsRepositoryInstanceMustBeTheSameAcrossThreads()
+        {
+            // Multiple tasks try to access and initialize the settings repository class, however they must all access the same settings Repository object.
+
+            // Arrange
+            var mockSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
+            List<Task<SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>>> settingsRepoTasks = new List<Task<SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>>>();
+            int numberOfTasks = 100;
+
+            for(int i = 0; i < numberOfTasks; i++)
+            {
+                settingsRepoTasks.Add(GetSettingsRepository(mockSettingsUtils.Object));
+            }
+
+            // Act
+            Task.WaitAll(settingsRepoTasks.ToArray());
+
+            // Assert
+            for(int i=0; i< numberOfTasks-1; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.IsTrue(object.ReferenceEquals(settingsRepoTasks[i].Result, settingsRepoTasks[i + 1].Result));
+            }
+
+        }
+    }
+}

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ModelsTests/SettingsUtilsTests.cs

@@ -7,45 +7,34 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UnitTest;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace CommonLibTest
 {
     [TestClass]
     public class SettingsUtilsTests
     {
-        public SettingsUtilsTests()
-        {
-            string file_name = "\\test";
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(file_name);
-            }
-        }
 
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void Cleanup()
-        {
-            string file_name = "\\test";
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(file_name);
-            }
-        }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void SaveSettings_SaveSettingsToFile_WhenFilePathExists()
         {
             // Arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
+            
             string file_name = "\\test";
             string file_contents_correct_json_content = "{\"name\":\"powertoy module name\",\"version\":\"powertoy version\"}";
 
             BasePTSettingsTest expected_json = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_contents_correct_json_content);
 
             // Act
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(file_contents_correct_json_content, file_name);
-            BasePTSettingsTest actual_json = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_name);
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(file_contents_correct_json_content, file_name);
+            BasePTSettingsTest actual_json = settingsUtils.GetSettings<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_name);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.AreEqual(expected_json.ToJsonString(), actual_json.ToJsonString());
@@ -55,19 +44,15 @@ namespace CommonLibTest
         public void SaveSettings_ShouldCreateFile_WhenFilePathIsNotFound()
         {
             // Arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             string file_name = "test\\Test Folder";
             string file_contents_correct_json_content = "{\"name\":\"powertoy module name\",\"version\":\"powertoy version\"}";
 
             BasePTSettingsTest expected_json = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_contents_correct_json_content);
 
-            // Act
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(file_name);
-            }
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(file_contents_correct_json_content, file_name);
-            BasePTSettingsTest actual_json = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_name);
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(file_contents_correct_json_content, file_name);
+            BasePTSettingsTest actual_json = settingsUtils.GetSettings<BasePTSettingsTest>(file_name);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.AreEqual(expected_json.ToJsonString(), actual_json.ToJsonString());
@@ -77,39 +62,23 @@ namespace CommonLibTest
         public void SettingsFolderExists_ShouldReturnFalse_WhenFilePathIsNotFound()
         {
             // Arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             string file_name_random = "test\\" + RandomString();
             string file_name_exists = "test\\exists";
             string file_contents_correct_json_content = "{\"name\":\"powertoy module name\",\"version\":\"powertoy version\"}";
 
             // Act
-            bool pathNotFound = SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(file_name_random);
+            bool pathNotFound = settingsUtils.SettingsExists(file_name_random);
 
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(file_contents_correct_json_content, file_name_exists);
-            bool pathFound = SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(file_name_exists);
+            settingsUtils.SaveSettings(file_contents_correct_json_content, file_name_exists);
+            bool pathFound = settingsUtils.SettingsExists(file_name_exists);
 
             // Assert
             Assert.IsFalse(pathNotFound);
             Assert.IsTrue(pathFound);
         }
 
-        [TestMethod]
-        public void CreateSettingsFolder_ShouldCreateFolder_WhenSuccessful()
-        {
-            // Arrange
-            string file_name = "test\\" + RandomString();
-
-            // Act
-            SettingsUtils.CreateSettingsFolder(file_name);
-
-            // Assert
-            Assert.IsTrue(SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(file_name));
-        }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
-        }
-
         public static string RandomString()
         {
             Random random = new Random();

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/ColorPicker.cs

@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
-using System.IO;
-using System.Text.Json;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
-using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
@@ -13,51 +9,6 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     [TestClass]
     public class ColorPicker
     {
-        private const string ModuleName = "ColorPicker";
 
-        [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
-        {
-            var generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            var colorPickerSettings = new ColorPickerSettings();
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(colorPickerSettings.ToJsonString(), colorPickerSettings.Name, ModuleName + ".json");
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            string generalSettings_file_name = string.Empty;
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(generalSettings_file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(generalSettings_file_name);
-            }
-
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(ModuleName))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(ModuleName);
-            }
-        }
-
-        [TestMethod]
-        public void ColorPickerIsEnabledByDefault()
-        {
-            var viewModel = new ColorPickerViewModel(ColorPickerIsEnabledByDefault_IPC);
-
-            Assert.IsTrue(viewModel.IsEnabled);
-        }
-
-        public int ColorPickerIsEnabledByDefault_IPC(string msg)
-        {
-            OutGoingGeneralSettings snd = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OutGoingGeneralSettings>(msg);
-            Assert.IsTrue(snd.GeneralSettings.Enabled.ColorPicker);
-            return 0;
-        }
-
-        private static void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
-        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/FancyZones.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using CommonLibTest;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
@@ -18,37 +20,15 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     {
         public const string FancyZonesTestFolderName = "Test\\FancyZones";
 
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockGeneralSettingsUtils;
+
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils;
+
         [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
+        public void SetUp_StubSettingUtils()
         {
-            // initialize creation of test settings file.
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            FZConfigProperties fZConfigProperties = new FZConfigProperties();
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(fZConfigProperties.ToJsonString(), FancyZonesTestFolderName);
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            // delete general settings folder created.
-            string generalSettings_file_name = string.Empty;
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(string.Empty))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(string.Empty);
-            }
-
-            // delete fancy zones folder created.
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(FancyZonesTestFolderName))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(FancyZonesTestFolderName);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
+            mockGeneralSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
+            mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<FancyZonesSettings>();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -62,7 +42,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsTrue(viewModel.IsEnabled); // check if the module is enabled.
 
             // act
@@ -81,7 +61,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsTrue(viewModel.ShiftDrag); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -100,7 +80,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.OverrideSnapHotkeys); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -119,7 +99,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.MoveWindowsBasedOnPosition); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -138,7 +118,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.MakeDraggedWindowsTransparent); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -157,7 +137,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.MouseSwitch); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -176,7 +156,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.DisplayChangeMoveWindows); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -195,7 +175,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.ZoneSetChangeMoveWindows); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -214,7 +194,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.AppLastZoneMoveWindows); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -232,7 +212,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.OpenWindowOnActiveMonitor); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -251,7 +231,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.RestoreSize); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -270,7 +250,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsTrue(viewModel.UseCursorPosEditorStartupScreen); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -289,7 +269,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.IsFalse(viewModel.ShowOnAllMonitors); // check if value was initialized to false.
 
             // act
@@ -308,7 +288,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(ConfigDefaults.DefaultFancyZonesZoneHighlightColor, viewModel.ZoneHighlightColor);
 
             // act
@@ -327,7 +307,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(ConfigDefaults.DefaultFancyzonesBorderColor, viewModel.ZoneBorderColor);
 
             // act
@@ -346,7 +326,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(ConfigDefaults.DefaultFancyZonesInActiveColor, viewModel.ZoneInActiveColor);
 
             // act
@@ -365,7 +345,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, viewModel.ExcludedApps);
 
             // act
@@ -384,7 +364,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
+            FancyZonesViewModel viewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(mockFancyZonesSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, FancyZonesTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(50, viewModel.HighlightOpacity);
 
             // act

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/General.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
+using Moq;
+using NuGet.Frameworks;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
@@ -16,27 +19,12 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     {
         public const string generalSettings_file_name = "Test\\GenealSettings";
 
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockGeneralSettingsUtils;
+
         [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
+        public void SetUp_StubSettingUtils()
         {
-            // initialize creation of test settings file.
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString(), generalSettings_file_name);
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            // delete folder created.
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(generalSettings_file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(generalSettings_file_name);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
+            mockGeneralSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -47,6 +35,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             Func<string, int> SendRestartAdminIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             Func<string, int> SendCheckForUpdatesIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             GeneralViewModel viewModel = new GeneralViewModel(
+                SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object),
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsAdminText",
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsUserText",
                 false,
@@ -83,6 +72,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             Func<string, int> SendRestartAdminIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             Func<string, int> SendCheckForUpdatesIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             GeneralViewModel viewModel = new GeneralViewModel(
+                SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object),
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsAdminText",
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsUserText",
                 false,
@@ -114,6 +104,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
 
             // Arrange
             GeneralViewModel viewModel = new GeneralViewModel(
+                SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object),
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsAdminText",
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsUserText",
                 false,
@@ -146,6 +137,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             Func<string, int> SendRestartAdminIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             Func<string, int> SendCheckForUpdatesIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             viewModel = new GeneralViewModel(
+                SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object),
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsAdminText",
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsUserText",
                 false,
@@ -176,6 +168,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             Func<string, int> SendRestartAdminIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             Func<string, int> SendCheckForUpdatesIPCMessage = msg => { return 0; };
             GeneralViewModel viewModel = new GeneralViewModel(
+                SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object),
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsAdminText",
                 "GeneralSettings_RunningAsUserText",
                 false,
@@ -193,6 +186,24 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             viewModel.IsDarkThemeRadioButtonChecked = true;
         }
 
+        [TestMethod]
+        public void AllModulesAreEnabledByDefault()
+        {
+            //arrange 
+            EnabledModules modules = new EnabledModules();
+
+
+            //Assert
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.FancyZones);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.ImageResizer);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.FileExplorerPreview);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.ShortcutGuide);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.PowerRename);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.KeyboardManager);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.PowerLauncher);
+            Assert.IsTrue(modules.ColorPicker);
+        }
+
         public int UpdateUIThemeMethod(string themeName)
         {
             return 0;

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/ImageResizer.cs

@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
@@ -17,38 +20,15 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     {
         public const string Module = "ImageResizer";
 
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockGeneralSettingsUtils;
+
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockImgResizerSettingsUtils;
+
         [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
+        public void SetUp_StubSettingUtils()
         {
-            // initialize creation of test settings file.
-            // Test base path:
-            // C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Packages\08e1807b-8b6d-4bfa-adc4-79c64aae8e78_9abkseg265h2m\LocalState\Microsoft\PowerToys\
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            ImageResizerSettings imageResizer = new ImageResizerSettings();
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(imageResizer.ToJsonString(), imageResizer.Name);
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            // delete folder created.
-            string generalSettings_file_name = string.Empty;
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(generalSettings_file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(generalSettings_file_name);
-            }
-
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(Module))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(Module);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
+            mockGeneralSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
+            mockImgResizerSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<ImageResizerSettings>();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -63,7 +43,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockImgResizerSettingsUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
 
             // act
             viewModel.IsEnabled = true;
@@ -73,14 +53,16 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void JPEGQualityLevel_ShouldSetValueToTen_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var mockSettingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
 
             // act
             viewModel.JPEGQualityLevel = 10;
 
             // Assert
-            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             Assert.AreEqual(10, viewModel.JPEGQualityLevel);
         }
 
@@ -88,14 +70,16 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void PngInterlaceOption_ShouldSetValueToTen_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var mockSettingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
 
             // act
             viewModel.PngInterlaceOption = 10;
 
             // Assert
-            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             Assert.AreEqual(10, viewModel.PngInterlaceOption);
         }
 
@@ -103,14 +87,16 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void TiffCompressOption_ShouldSetValueToTen_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var mockSettingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
 
             // act
             viewModel.TiffCompressOption = 10;
 
             // Assert
-            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             Assert.AreEqual(10, viewModel.TiffCompressOption);
         }
 
@@ -118,15 +104,17 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void FileName_ShouldUpdateValue_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var mockSettingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             string expectedValue = "%1 (%3)";
 
             // act
             viewModel.FileName = expectedValue;
 
             // Assert
-            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             Assert.AreEqual(expectedValue, viewModel.FileName);
         }
 
@@ -134,29 +122,39 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void KeepDateModified_ShouldUpdateValue_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var settingUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<ImageResizerSettings>();
+
+            var expectedSettingsString = new ImageResizerSettings() { Properties = new ImageResizerProperties() { ImageresizerKeepDateModified = new BoolProperty() { Value = true } } }.ToJsonString();
+            settingUtils.Setup(x => x.SaveSettings(
+                                        It.Is<string>(content => content.Equals(expectedSettingsString, StringComparison.Ordinal)),
+                                        It.Is<string>(module => module.Equals(Module, StringComparison.Ordinal)),
+                                        It.IsAny<string>()))
+                                     .Verifiable();
+
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(settingUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
 
             // act
             viewModel.KeepDateModified = true;
 
             // Assert
-            ImageResizerSettings settings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<ImageResizerSettings>(Module);
-            Assert.AreEqual(true, settings.Properties.ImageresizerKeepDateModified.Value);
+            settingUtils.Verify();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
         public void Encoder_ShouldUpdateValue_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockIOProvider = IIOProviderMocks.GetMockIOProviderForSaveLoadExists();
+            var mockSettingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(mockIOProvider.Object);
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
 
             // act
             viewModel.Encoder = 3;
 
             // Assert
-            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             Assert.AreEqual("163bcc30-e2e9-4f0b-961d-a3e9fdb788a3", viewModel.GetEncoderGuid(viewModel.Encoder));
             Assert.AreEqual(3, viewModel.Encoder);
         }
@@ -165,8 +163,9 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void AddRow_ShouldAddEmptyImageSize_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<ImageResizerSettings>();
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             int sizeOfOriginalArray = viewModel.Sizes.Count;
 
             // act
@@ -180,8 +179,9 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void DeleteImageSize_ShouldDeleteImageSize_WhenSuccessful()
         {
             // arrange
+            var mockSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<ImageResizerSettings>();
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
+            ImageResizerViewModel viewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(mockSettingsUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG);
             int sizeOfOriginalArray = viewModel.Sizes.Count;
             ImageSize deleteCandidate = viewModel.Sizes.Where<ImageSize>(x => x.Id == 0).First();
 

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/KeyboardManager.cs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     [TestClass]
     public class KeyboardManager
     {
-        public const string Module = "Keyboard Manager";
+        public const string Module = KeyboardManagerSettings.ModuleName;
 
         [TestInitialize]
         public void Setup()

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/PowerLauncherViewModelTest.cs

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
@@ -24,13 +25,11 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         private PowerLauncherViewModel viewModel;
         private PowerLauncherSettings mockSettings;
         private SendCallbackMock sendCallbackMock;
-
         [TestInitialize]
         public void Initialize()
         {
             mockSettings = new PowerLauncherSettings();
             sendCallbackMock = new SendCallbackMock();
-
             viewModel = new PowerLauncherViewModel(
                 mockSettings,
                 new PowerLauncherViewModel.SendCallback(sendCallbackMock.OnSend));

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/PowerPreview.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
@@ -16,36 +18,12 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     {
         public const string Module = "Test\\File Explorer";
 
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockPowerPreviewSettingsUtils;
+
         [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
+        public void SetUp_StubSettingUtils()
         {
-            // initialize creation of test settings file.
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            PowerPreviewSettings powerpreview = new PowerPreviewSettings();
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(powerpreview.ToJsonString(), powerpreview.Name);
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            // delete folder created.
-            string generalSettings_file_name = string.Empty;
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(generalSettings_file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(generalSettings_file_name);
-            }
-
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(Module))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(Module);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
+            mockPowerPreviewSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<PowerPreviewSettings>();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -60,7 +38,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerPreviewViewModel viewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, Module);
+            PowerPreviewViewModel viewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SettingsRepository<PowerPreviewSettings>.GetInstance(mockPowerPreviewSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, Module);
 
             // act
             viewModel.SVGRenderIsEnabled = true;
@@ -78,7 +56,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerPreviewViewModel viewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, Module);
+            PowerPreviewViewModel viewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SettingsRepository<PowerPreviewSettings>.GetInstance(mockPowerPreviewSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, Module);
 
             // act
             viewModel.SVGThumbnailIsEnabled = true;
@@ -96,7 +74,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerPreviewViewModel viewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, Module);;
+            PowerPreviewViewModel viewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SettingsRepository<PowerPreviewSettings>.GetInstance(mockPowerPreviewSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, Module); ;
 
             // act
             viewModel.MDRenderIsEnabled = true;

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/PowerRename.cs

@@ -7,34 +7,27 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
     [TestClass]
     public class PowerRename
     {
-        public const string ModuleName = "PowerRename";
+        public const string ModuleName = PowerRenameSettings.ModuleName;
         public const string generalSettings_file_name = "Test\\PowerRename";
+
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockGeneralSettingsUtils;
+
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils;
+
         [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
+        public void SetUp_StubSettingUtils()
         {
-            // initialize creation of test settings file.
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            PowerRenameSettings powerRename = new PowerRenameSettings();
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(powerRename.ToJsonString(), generalSettings_file_name, "power-rename-settings.json");
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            // delete folder created.
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(generalSettings_file_name))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(generalSettings_file_name);
-            }
+            mockGeneralSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
+            mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<PowerRenameLocalProperties>();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -49,7 +42,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             // act
             viewModel.IsEnabled = true;
@@ -67,7 +60,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             // act
             viewModel.MRUEnabled = true;
@@ -77,7 +70,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void WhenIsEnabledIsOffAndMRUEnabledIsOffGlobalAndMruShouldBeOff()
         {
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             viewModel.IsEnabled = false;
             viewModel.MRUEnabled = false;
@@ -89,7 +82,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void WhenIsEnabledIsOffAndMRUEnabledIsOnGlobalAndMruShouldBeOff()
         {
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             viewModel.IsEnabled = false;
             viewModel.MRUEnabled = true;
@@ -101,7 +94,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void WhenIsEnabledIsOnAndMRUEnabledIsOffGlobalAndMruShouldBeOff()
         {
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             viewModel.IsEnabled = true;
             viewModel.MRUEnabled = false;
@@ -113,7 +106,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
         public void WhenIsEnabledIsOnAndMRUEnabledIsOnGlobalAndMruShouldBeOn()
         {
             Func<string, int> SendMockIPCConfigMSG = msg => { return 0; };
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             viewModel.IsEnabled = true;
             viewModel.MRUEnabled = true;
@@ -133,7 +126,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             // act
             viewModel.EnabledOnContextMenu = true;
@@ -151,7 +144,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             // act
             viewModel.EnabledOnContextMenu = true;
@@ -169,7 +162,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             // act
             viewModel.RestoreFlagsOnLaunch = true;
@@ -187,15 +180,10 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // arrange
-            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
+            PowerRenameViewModel viewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(mockPowerRenamePropertiesUtils.Object, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, generalSettings_file_name);
 
             // act
             viewModel.MaxDispListNum = 20;
         }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
-        }
     }
 }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests/ViewModelTests/ShortcutGuide.cs

@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ using System.IO;
 using System.Text.Json;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.UnitTests.Mocks;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using Moq;
 
 namespace ViewModelTests
 {
@@ -16,40 +18,15 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
     {
         public const string ShortCutGuideTestFolderName = "Test\\ShortCutGuide";
 
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockGeneralSettingsUtils;
+
+        private Mock<ISettingsUtils> mockShortcutGuideSettingsUtils;
+
         [TestInitialize]
-        public void Setup()
+        public void SetUp_StubSettingUtils()
         {
-            // initialize creation of test settings file.
-            // Test base path:
-            // C:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\Packages\08e1807b-8b6d-4bfa-adc4-79c64aae8e78_9abkseg265h2m\LocalState\Microsoft\PowerToys\
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = new GeneralSettings();
-            ShortcutGuideSettings shortcutGuide = new ShortcutGuideSettings();
-
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(generalSettings.ToJsonString());
-            SettingsUtils.SaveSettings(shortcutGuide.ToJsonString(), ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
-        }
-
-        [TestCleanup]
-        public void CleanUp()
-        {
-            // delete folder created.
-            // delete general settings folder.
-            string ShortCutGuideTestFolderName = string.Empty;
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(string.Empty))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(string.Empty);
-            }
-
-            // delete power rename folder.
-            if (SettingsUtils.SettingsFolderExists(ShortCutGuideTestFolderName))
-            {
-                DeleteFolder(ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void DeleteFolder(string powertoy)
-        {
-            Directory.Delete(Path.Combine(SettingsUtils.LocalApplicationDataFolder(), $"Microsoft\\PowerToys\\{powertoy}"), true);
+            mockGeneralSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<GeneralSettings>();
+            mockShortcutGuideSettingsUtils = ISettingsUtilsMocks.GetStubSettingsUtils<ShortcutGuideSettings>();
         }
 
         [TestMethod]
@@ -65,7 +42,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // Arrange
-            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
+            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<ShortcutGuideSettings>.GetInstance(mockShortcutGuideSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
 
             // Act
             viewModel.IsEnabled = true;
@@ -84,7 +61,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // Arrange
-            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
+            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<ShortcutGuideSettings>.GetInstance(mockShortcutGuideSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(1, viewModel.ThemeIndex);
 
             // Act
@@ -104,7 +81,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // Arrange
-            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
+            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<ShortcutGuideSettings>.GetInstance(mockShortcutGuideSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(900, viewModel.PressTime);
 
             // Act
@@ -126,7 +103,7 @@ namespace ViewModelTests
             };
 
             // Arrange
-            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
+            ShortcutGuideViewModel viewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(mockGeneralSettingsUtils.Object), SettingsRepository<ShortcutGuideSettings>.GetInstance(mockShortcutGuideSettingsUtils.Object), SendMockIPCConfigMSG, ShortCutGuideTestFolderName);
             Assert.AreEqual(90, viewModel.OverlayOpacity);
 
             // Act

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Converters/ModuleEnabledToForegroundConverter.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Data;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Media;
@@ -12,15 +13,17 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Converters
 {
     public sealed class ModuleEnabledToForegroundConverter : IValueConverter
     {
+        private readonly ISettingsUtils settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+
+        private string selectedTheme = string.Empty;
+
         public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, string language)
         {
             bool isEnabled = (bool)value;
-            GeneralSettings generalSettings = SettingsUtils.GetSettings<GeneralSettings>(string.Empty);
 
             var defaultTheme = new Windows.UI.ViewManagement.UISettings();
             var uiTheme = defaultTheme.GetColorValue(Windows.UI.ViewManagement.UIColorType.Background).ToString();
-
-            string selectedTheme = generalSettings.Theme.ToLower();
+            selectedTheme = SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils).SettingsConfig.Theme.ToLower();
 
             if (selectedTheme == "dark" || (selectedTheme == "system" && uiTheme == "#FF000000"))
             {

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.csproj

@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
       <Version>6.1.2</Version>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.UI.Xaml">
-      <Version>2.5.0-prerelease.200812001</Version>
+      <Version>2.5.0-prerelease.200923002</Version>
     </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.Uwp.Managed">
       <Version>2.0.1</Version>

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ColorPickerPage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -13,7 +15,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 
         public ColorPickerPage()
         {
-            ViewModel = new ColorPickerViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new ColorPickerViewModel(settingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
             DataContext = ViewModel;
             InitializeComponent();
         }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/FancyZonesPage.xaml

@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
                      Margin="{StaticResource SmallTopMargin}"
                      Text="{x:Bind Mode=TwoWay, Path=ViewModel.ExcludedApps}"
                      IsEnabled="{x:Bind Mode=OneWay, Path=ViewModel.IsEnabled}"
-                     Width="380"
+                     Width="375"
                      Height="160"
                      HorizontalAlignment="Left"
                      ScrollViewer.VerticalScrollBarVisibility ="Visible"

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/FancyZonesPage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -14,7 +16,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         public FancyZonesPage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            ViewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new FancyZonesViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), SettingsRepository<FancyZonesSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
             DataContext = ViewModel;
         }
     }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/GeneralPage.xaml.cs

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
 using System;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources;
 using Windows.Data.Json;
@@ -31,8 +33,10 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
 
             // Load string resources
             ResourceLoader loader = ResourceLoader.GetForViewIndependentUse();
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
 
             ViewModel = new GeneralViewModel(
+                SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils),
                 loader.GetString("GeneralSettings_RunningAsAdminText"),
                 loader.GetString("GeneralSettings_RunningAsUserText"),
                 ShellPage.IsElevated,

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ImageResizerPage.xaml

@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@
                       ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.Sizes, Mode=TwoWay}"
                       Padding="0"
                       IsEnabled="{x:Bind Mode=OneWay, Path=ViewModel.IsEnabled}"
-                      SelectionMode="None">
+                      SelectionMode="None"
+                      ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollMode="Enabled"
+                      ScrollViewer.HorizontalScrollBarVisibility="Auto"
+                      ScrollViewer.IsHorizontalRailEnabled="True">
 
                 <ListView.ItemContainerStyle>
                     <Style TargetType="ListViewItem">

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ImageResizerPage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
@@ -15,8 +17,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         public ImageResizerPage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-
-            ViewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new ImageResizerViewModel(settingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
             DataContext = ViewModel;
         }
 

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/KeyboardManagerPage.xaml.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         {
             dispatcher = Window.Current.Dispatcher;
 
-            ViewModel = new KeyboardManagerViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage, FilterRemapKeysList);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new KeyboardManagerViewModel(settingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage, FilterRemapKeysList);
 
             watcher = Helper.GetFileWatcher(
                 PowerToyName,

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/PowerLauncherPage.xaml.cs

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -19,7 +21,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         public PowerLauncherPage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            ViewModel = new PowerLauncherViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage, (int)Windows.System.VirtualKey.Space);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new PowerLauncherViewModel(settingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage, (int)Windows.System.VirtualKey.Space);
             DataContext = ViewModel;
 
             var loader = Windows.ApplicationModel.Resources.ResourceLoader.GetForCurrentView();

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/PowerPreviewPage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -17,7 +19,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         public PowerPreviewPage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            ViewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new PowerPreviewViewModel(SettingsRepository<PowerPreviewSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
             DataContext = ViewModel;
         }
     }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/PowerRenamePage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -14,7 +16,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         public PowerRenamePage()
         {
             InitializeComponent();
-            ViewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new PowerRenameViewModel(settingsUtils, SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
 
             DataContext = ViewModel;
         }

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShellPage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.ViewModels;
 using Windows.Data.Json;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;

src/core/Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI/Views/ShortcutGuidePage.xaml.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // The Microsoft Corporation licenses this file to you under the MIT license.
 // See the LICENSE file in the project root for more information.
 
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib;
+using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.Utilities;
 using Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Lib.ViewModels;
 using Windows.UI.Xaml.Controls;
 
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerToys.Settings.UI.Views
         {
             InitializeComponent();
 
-            ViewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
+            var settingsUtils = new SettingsUtils(new SystemIOProvider());
+            ViewModel = new ShortcutGuideViewModel(SettingsRepository<GeneralSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), SettingsRepository<ShortcutGuideSettings>.GetInstance(settingsUtils), ShellPage.SendDefaultIPCMessage);
             DataContext = ViewModel;
         }
     }

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/cs/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="cs-CZ" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/de/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="de-DE" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/es/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="es-ES" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/fr/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="fr-FR" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/hu/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="hu-HU" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/it/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="it-IT" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/ja/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="ja-JP" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/ko/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="ko-KR" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/nl/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="nl-NL" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/pl/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="pl-PL" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/pt-BR/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="pt-BR" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/pt-PT/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="pt-PT" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/ru/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="ru-RU" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/sv/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="sv-SE" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/tr/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LCX SchemaVersion="6.0" Name="S:\src\modules\colorPicker\ColorPicker\Resources.resx" PsrId="211" FileType="1" SrcCul="en-US" TgtCul="tr-TR" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/locstudio/2006/6/lcx">
+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>

src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/loc/zh-Hans/src/modules/colorPicker/ColorPicker/Resources.resx.lcl

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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
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+  <OwnedComments>
+    <Cmt Name="Dev" />
+    <Cmt Name="LcxAdmin" />
+    <Cmt Name="Rccx" />
+  </OwnedComments>
+  <Settings Name="@SettingsPath@\default.lss" Type="Lss" />
+  <Item ItemId=";Resources.resx" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+    <Disp Icon="Expand" Expand="true" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+    <Item ItemId=";Strings" ItemType="0" PsrId="211" Leaf="false">
+      <Disp Icon="Str" Disp="true" LocTbl="false" />
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Name" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[ColorPicker]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+      <Item ItemId=";ColorPicker_Settings_Desc" ItemType="0;.resx" PsrId="211" Leaf="true">
+        <Str Cat="Text">
+          <Val><![CDATA[This feature requires Windows 10 version 1903 or higher]]></Val>
+        </Str>
+        <Disp Icon="Str" />
+      </Item>
+    </Item>
+  </Item>
+</LCX>