diff --git a/src/main/index.ts b/src/main/index.ts
index fcdc4217..dff10748 100644
--- a/src/main/index.ts
+++ b/src/main/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { app, BrowserWindow, Menu, globalShortcut, shell, ipcMain } from 'electr
 import { NsisUpdater } from 'electron-updater';
 import installExtension, { REDUX_DEVTOOLS, REACT_DEVELOPER_TOOLS } from 'electron-devtools-installer';
 import * as packageInfo from '../../package.json';
-import settings, { persistWindowSettings } from 'common/settings';
+import settings, { persistWindowSettings } from './mainSettings';
 import channels from 'common/channels';
 import * as remote from '@electron/remote/main';
 import { InstallManager } from 'main/InstallManager';
diff --git a/src/main/mainSettings.ts b/src/main/mainSettings.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f39fe636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/mainSettings.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import Store, { Schema } from 'electron-store';
+
+export const persistWindowSettings = (window: Electron.BrowserWindow): void => {
+  store.set('cache.main.maximized', window.isMaximized());
+
+  const winSize = window.getSize();
+  store.set('cache.main.lastWindowX', winSize[0]);
+  store.set('cache.main.lastWindowY', winSize[1]);
+};
+
+interface Settings {
+  cache: {
+    main: {
+      lastWindowX: number;
+      lastWindowY: number;
+      maximized: boolean;
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+const schema: Schema<Settings> = {
+  cache: {
+    type: 'object',
+    default: {},
+    properties: {
+      main: {
+        type: 'object',
+        default: {},
+        properties: {
+          lastWindowX: {
+            type: 'integer',
+          },
+          lastWindowY: {
+            type: 'integer',
+          },
+          maximized: {
+            type: 'boolean',
+            default: false,
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};
+
+const store = new Store({ schema, clearInvalidConfig: true });
+
+export default store;
diff --git a/src/renderer/actions/install-path.utils.tsx b/src/renderer/actions/install-path.utils.tsx
index 3d511df5..e43e9cfd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/actions/install-path.utils.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/actions/install-path.utils.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { Directories } from 'renderer/utils/Directories';
 import { dialog } from '@electron/remote';
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/ReleaseNotes/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/ReleaseNotes/index.tsx
index a4095bd0..49513027 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/ReleaseNotes/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/ReleaseNotes/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { useInView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
 import { ReleaseData } from 'renderer/redux/types';
 import { GitVersions } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';
 import { addReleases } from 'renderer/redux/features/releaseNotes';
-import { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import dateFormat from 'dateformat';
 import { ArrowUp } from 'react-bootstrap-icons';
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/index.tsx
index 8bacabd9..ae5250bf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/AddonSection/index.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Addon, AddonCategoryDefinition, AddonTrack } from 'renderer/utils/Insta
 import { Directories } from 'renderer/utils/Directories';
 import { NavLink, Redirect, Route, useHistory, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { Gear, InfoCircle, JournalText, Sliders } from 'react-bootstrap-icons';
-import settings, { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import settings, { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import { AddonBar, AddonBarItem } from '../App/AddonBar';
 import { NoAvailableAddonsSection } from '../NoAvailableAddonsSection';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/App/AddonBar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/App/AddonBar.tsx
index 562be227..c68508a3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/App/AddonBar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/App/AddonBar.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ArrowRepeat, Check2, CloudArrowDownFill, Icon } from 'react-bootstrap-i
 import { useHistory, useParams } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'renderer/redux/store';
 import { AircraftSectionURLParams } from '../AddonSection';
-import { useIsDarkTheme } from 'common/settings';
+import { useIsDarkTheme } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { Button } from 'renderer/components/Button';
 import { ChevronRight } from 'tabler-icons-react';
 import { InstallStatus } from 'renderer/components/AddonSection/Enums';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/App/NavBar.tsx b/src/renderer/components/App/NavBar.tsx
index 51126a82..3e45c8c6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/App/NavBar.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/App/NavBar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { FC } from 'react';
 import { NavLink } from 'react-router-dom';
-import { useIsDarkTheme } from 'common/settings';
+import { useIsDarkTheme } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { Publisher } from 'renderer/utils/InstallerConfiguration';
 import { useAppSelector } from 'renderer/redux/store';
 import { Gear, Wrench } from 'react-bootstrap-icons';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/App/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/App/index.tsx
index 2e988a36..0f69920e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/App/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/App/index.tsx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { NavBar, NavBarPublisher } from 'renderer/components/App/NavBar';
 import { Redirect, Route, Switch, useHistory, useLocation } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { store, useAppSelector } from 'renderer/redux/store';
 import { setAddonAndTrackLatestReleaseInfo } from 'renderer/redux/features/latestVersionNames';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import './index.css';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import channels from 'common/channels';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/ErrorModal/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/ErrorModal/index.tsx
index d9992a1c..6ae88470 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/ErrorModal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/ErrorModal/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { setupInstallPath } from 'renderer/actions/install-path.utils';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { Directories } from 'renderer/utils/Directories';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { Button, ButtonType } from 'renderer/components/Button';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/Modal/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/Modal/index.tsx
index 3a54b114..a5148ae3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/Modal/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/Modal/index.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import settings, { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import settings, { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import React, { createContext, FC, useContext, useState } from 'react';
 import { Dot, X } from 'react-bootstrap-icons';
 import ReactMarkdown from 'react-markdown';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Customization.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Customization.tsx
index ecda7565..e378a675 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Customization.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Customization.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
-import settings, { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import settings, { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { Toggle } from '../Toggle';
 
 const SettingsItem: FC<{ name: string }> = ({ name, children }) => (
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Developer.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Developer.tsx
index d17fc7a4..819bcfcc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Developer.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Developer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FC, useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 
 const SettingsItem: FC<{ name: string }> = ({ name, children }) => (
   <div className="flex flex-row items-center justify-between py-3.5">
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Download.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Download.tsx
index c867067b..1b8c33e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Download.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/Download.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
 import { setupMsfsCommunityPath, setupInstallPath, setupTempLocation } from 'renderer/actions/install-path.utils';
-import settings, { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import settings, { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { Toggle } from '../Toggle';
 
 const SettingsItem: FC<{ name: string }> = ({ name, children }) => (
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/General.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/General.tsx
index 3c8ae306..256afe9d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/General.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/General.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
-import settings, { useSetting } from 'common/settings';
+import settings, { useSetting } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { ipcRenderer } from 'electron';
 import { Toggle } from '../Toggle';
 
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/index.tsx
index bf146ef5..e333bcad 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SettingsSection/index.tsx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { SideBar, SideBarLink, SideBarTitle } from 'renderer/components/SideBar'
 import { CustomizationSettings } from './Customization';
 import { DownloadSettings } from './Download';
 import { DeveloperSettings } from './Developer';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import * as packageInfo from '../../../../package.json';
 import { Button, ButtonType } from '../Button';
 import { PromptModal, useModals } from 'renderer/components/Modal';
diff --git a/src/renderer/components/SideBar/index.tsx b/src/renderer/components/SideBar/index.tsx
index e42456dd..e4fbc200 100644
--- a/src/renderer/components/SideBar/index.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/components/SideBar/index.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React, { FC } from 'react';
-import { useIsDarkTheme } from 'common/settings';
+import { useIsDarkTheme } from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { NavLink, useRouteMatch } from 'react-router-dom';
 
 export interface SideBarProps {
diff --git a/src/common/settings.ts b/src/renderer/rendererSettings.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from src/common/settings.ts
rename to src/renderer/rendererSettings.ts
index ad998bf5..21b8a8e8 100644
--- a/src/common/settings.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/rendererSettings.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import { Dispatch, SetStateAction, useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import * as packageInfo from '../../package.json';
+import { Directories } from 'renderer/utils/Directories';
 
 const defaultCommunityDir = (): string => {
   if (os.platform().toString() === 'linux') {
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@ const defaultCommunityDir = (): string => {
   // Ensure proper functionality in main- and renderer-process
   let msfsConfigPath = null;
 
-  const steamPath = path.join(process.env.APPDATA, '\\Microsoft Flight Simulator\\UserCfg.opt');
+  const steamPath = path.join(Directories.appData(), '\\Microsoft Flight Simulator\\UserCfg.opt');
   const storePath = path.join(
-    process.env.LOCALAPPDATA,
+    Directories.localAppData(),
     '\\Packages\\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\\LocalCache\\UserCfg.opt',
   );
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ const defaultCommunityDir = (): string => {
   } else if (fs.existsSync(storePath)) {
     msfsConfigPath = storePath;
   } else {
-    walk(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA, (path) => {
+    walk(Directories.localAppData(), (path) => {
       if (path.includes('Flight') && path.includes('UserCfg.opt')) {
         msfsConfigPath = path;
       }
@@ -50,14 +51,6 @@ const defaultCommunityDir = (): string => {
   }
 };
 
-export const persistWindowSettings = (window: Electron.BrowserWindow): void => {
-  store.set('cache.main.maximized', window.isMaximized());
-
-  const winSize = window.getSize();
-  store.set('cache.main.lastWindowX', winSize[0]);
-  store.set('cache.main.lastWindowY', winSize[1]);
-};
-
 export const useSetting = <T>(key: string, defaultValue?: T): [T, Dispatch<SetStateAction<T>>] => {
   const [storedValue, setStoredValue] = useState(store.get<string, T>(key, defaultValue));
 
@@ -84,7 +77,7 @@ export const useIsDarkTheme = (): boolean => {
   return true;
 };
 
-interface Settings {
+interface RendererSettings {
   mainSettings: {
     autoStartApp: boolean;
     disableExperimentalWarning: boolean;
@@ -100,9 +93,6 @@ interface Settings {
   };
   cache: {
     main: {
-      lastWindowX: number;
-      lastWindowY: number;
-      maximized: boolean;
       lastShownSection: string;
       lastShownAddonKey: string;
     };
@@ -113,7 +103,7 @@ interface Settings {
   };
 }
 
-const schema: Schema<Settings> = {
+const schema: Schema<RendererSettings> = {
   mainSettings: {
     type: 'object',
     // Empty defaults are required when using type: "object" (https://github.com/sindresorhus/conf/issues/85#issuecomment-531651424)
@@ -217,16 +207,6 @@ const schema: Schema<Settings> = {
         type: 'object',
         default: {},
         properties: {
-          lastWindowX: {
-            type: 'integer',
-          },
-          lastWindowY: {
-            type: 'integer',
-          },
-          maximized: {
-            type: 'boolean',
-            default: false,
-          },
           lastShownSection: {
             type: 'string',
             default: '',
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/AddonData.ts b/src/renderer/utils/AddonData.ts
index a7671138..0e341bcb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/AddonData.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/AddonData.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { GitVersions } from '@flybywiresim/api-client';
 import { Directories } from './Directories';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import { getCurrentInstall, FragmenterUpdateChecker } from '@flybywiresim/fragmenter';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { store } from 'renderer/redux/store';
 import { setInstalledTrack } from 'renderer/redux/features/installedTrack';
 import { setSelectedTrack } from 'renderer/redux/features/selectedTrack';
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/BackgroundServices.ts b/src/renderer/utils/BackgroundServices.ts
index 6256bc8d..08351236 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/BackgroundServices.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/BackgroundServices.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class BackgroundServices {
 
     let folderEntries;
     try {
-      folderEntries = await promises.readdir(path.join(process.env.APPDATA, STARTUP_FOLDER_PATH), {
+      folderEntries = await promises.readdir(path.join(Directories.appData(), STARTUP_FOLDER_PATH), {
         withFileTypes: true,
       });
     } catch (e) {
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export class BackgroundServices {
     );
     const commandLineArgs = backgroundService.commandLineArgs ? ` ${backgroundService.commandLineArgs.join(' ')}` : '';
 
-    const shortcutDir = path.join(process.env.APPDATA, STARTUP_FOLDER_PATH);
+    const shortcutDir = path.join(Directories.appData(), STARTUP_FOLDER_PATH);
     const shortcutPath = path.join(shortcutDir, `${backgroundService.executableFileBasename}.lnk`);
 
     if (enabled) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/Directories.ts b/src/renderer/utils/Directories.ts
index f3635e7a..ba359b57 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/Directories.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/Directories.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import path from 'path';
 import { Addon } from 'renderer/utils/InstallerConfiguration';
 import fs from 'fs';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
+import { app } from '@electron/remote';
 
 const TEMP_DIRECTORY_PREFIX = 'flybywire-current-install';
 
@@ -15,6 +16,14 @@ export class Directories {
     return path.normalize(suffix).replace(/^(\.\.(\/|\\|$))+/, '');
   }
 
+  static appData(): string {
+    return app.getPath('appData');
+  }
+
+  static localAppData(): string {
+    return path.join(app.getPath('appData'), '..', 'Local');
+  }
+
   static communityLocation(): string {
     return settings.get('mainSettings.msfsCommunityPath') as string;
   }
@@ -60,11 +69,11 @@ export class Directories {
   }
 
   static inPackagesMicrosoftStore(targetDir: string): string {
-    return path.join(process.env.LOCALAPPDATA, MSFS_APPDATA_PATH, this.sanitize(targetDir));
+    return path.join(Directories.localAppData(), MSFS_APPDATA_PATH, this.sanitize(targetDir));
   }
 
   static inPackagesSteam(targetDir: string): string {
-    return path.join(process.env.APPDATA, MSFS_STEAM_PATH, this.sanitize(targetDir));
+    return path.join(Directories.localAppData(), MSFS_STEAM_PATH, this.sanitize(targetDir));
   }
 
   static inPackageCache(addon: Addon, targetDir: string): string {
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/InstallManager.tsx b/src/renderer/utils/InstallManager.tsx
index 00406593..a2576405 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/InstallManager.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/InstallManager.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   FragmenterOperation,
   FragmenterUpdateChecker,
 } from '@flybywiresim/fragmenter';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 import { store } from 'renderer/redux/store';
 import { InstallState, setInstallStatus } from 'renderer/redux/features/installStatus';
 import { setSelectedTrack } from 'renderer/redux/features/selectedTrack';
diff --git a/src/renderer/utils/InstallerConfiguration.ts b/src/renderer/utils/InstallerConfiguration.ts
index 361d1b91..1ce3a55d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/utils/InstallerConfiguration.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/utils/InstallerConfiguration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { defaultConfiguration } from 'renderer/data';
-import settings from 'common/settings';
+import settings from 'renderer/rendererSettings';
 
 export interface ExternalLink {
   url: string;