Why aren't .NET “application settings” stored in the registry?

Question

Some time back in the nineties, Microsoft introduced the Windows Registry. Applications could store settings in different hives. There were hives for application-wide and us

Answer 1

• The registry is huge so it can be cumbersome to locate the relevant information (even with searching).
• It is possible to affect other applications by accident when modifying the registry.
• If the registry is corrupted all applications may be affected (including the OS).
• You need special purpose tools to search, modify and even copy the registry.

I prefer config files.