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title: "What is difference between App config and web config"  
description: "What is difference between App config and web config"  
author: "Jonas Stuart"  
published: 2016-07-15  
updated: 2020-09-21  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/23027/what-is-difference-between-app-config-and-web-config  
category: "web development"  
tags: ["web services"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# What is difference between App config and web config

App config file is used to windows application and console application where as web config file is used to web services and web forms.

If you change any web config file then web application will immediately load the changed but in case of app config you have to restart the application.

## Answers

### Answer by Jonas Stuart

App config file is used to windows application and console application where as web config file is used to web services and web forms.

If you change any web config file then web application will immediately load the changed but in case of app config you have to restart the application.


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