diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/MainWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/MainWindow.xaml
index 7c33fd33b..0b3e10473 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -463,15 +463,15 @@
 
                     <!--Button to add spectra files-->
                     <Button Name="AddSpectraButton" Grid.Row="2" Content="+ADD SPECTRA" Click="AddSpectraFile_Click" HorizontalAlignment="Right" 
-                            Style="{StaticResource ImportantButtonStyle}" Margin="0,0,10,0"/>
+                             Style="{StaticResource ImportantButtonStyle}" Margin="0,0,10,0"/>
 
                     <Button Name="SetFileSpecificSettingsButton" Grid.Row="2" Content="SET FILE-SPECIFIC SETTINGS" Click="SetFileSpecificParameters_Click" 
                             HorizontalAlignment="Right" Style="{StaticResource ImportantButtonStyle}"
-                        Margin="0,0,211,0"/>
+                            Margin="0,0,211,0"/>
 
                     <Button Name="SetExperimentalDesignButton" Grid.Row="2" Content="SET EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN" Click="SetExperimentalDesign_Click" 
                             HorizontalAlignment="Right" Style="{StaticResource ImportantButtonStyle}"
-                        Margin="0,0,412,0"/>
+                            Margin="0,0,412,0"/>
 
                     <!--The list of spectra files-->
                     <DataGrid Name="dataGridSpectraFiles" ItemsSource="{Binding}" Grid.Row="3" Style="{StaticResource x:DataGridStyle}"
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml
index 0769a279a..ae786081f 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml
@@ -18,9 +18,14 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
             <DockPanel>
-                <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
+                <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="5,0,0,0">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                     <Label Content="Task Name" />
-                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150">
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150" Grid.Column="1">
                         <TextBox.Style>
                             <Style TargetType="TextBox" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
                                 <Style.Resources>
@@ -44,7 +49,11 @@
                             </Style>
                         </TextBox.Style>
                     </TextBox>
-                </StackPanel>
+                    <!-- save settings -->
+                    <local:SaveSettingsControl x:Name="TaskSettingsCtrl" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                               DataContext="{Binding TaskSettingViewModel}" />
+                </Grid>
+                
                 <GroupBox Header="Search Parameters" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
                     <Expander x:Name="SearchModeExpander">
                         <StackPanel>
@@ -422,7 +431,8 @@
         <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5">
             <Button x:Name="CancelButton" Content="Cancel" Click="CancelButton_Click" />
             <Button x:Name="SaveButton" Content="Save Calibrate Task" Click="SaveButton_Click" FontSize="24" />
-            <Button x:Name="SetDefaultbutton" Click="SaveAsDefault_Click" Width="100" >
+            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" 
+                    Command="{Binding SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand}"  Width="100" >
                 <TextBlock Text="Save As Default" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center"/>
                 <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                     <ToolTip Content="Save these parameters as the default. MetaMorpheus can return to original defaults by deleting the folder 'DefaultParameters'" ToolTipService.ShowDuration="999999" ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="500" />
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml.cs
index 68aa2fc4c..269ded68f 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/CalibrateTaskWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public partial class CalibrateTaskWindow : Window
         private readonly ObservableCollection<ModTypeForLoc> LocalizeModTypeForTreeViewObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<ModTypeForLoc>();
         private bool AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = true;
         private CustomFragmentationWindow CustomFragmentationWindow;
+        private TaskSettingViewModel TaskSettingViewModel;
 
         public CalibrateTaskWindow(CalibrationTask myCalibrateTask)
         {
@@ -36,8 +37,12 @@ public CalibrateTaskWindow(CalibrationTask myCalibrateTask)
 
             AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = false;
             PopulateChoices();
-            UpdateFieldsFromTask(TheTask);
+            var updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction = (MetaMorpheusTask task) => UpdateFieldsFromTask(task as CalibrationTask);
+            TaskSettingViewModel = new(TheTask, updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction, GetTaskFromGui);
+            TaskSettingsCtrl.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
+            setDefaultbutton.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
             AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = true;
+            
 
             if (myCalibrateTask == null)
             {
@@ -187,15 +192,25 @@ private void CancelButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         }
 
         private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            CalibrationTask task = GetTaskFromGui();
+            if (task == null)
+                return;
+
+            TheTask = task;
+            DialogResult = true;
+        }
+
+        private CalibrationTask GetTaskFromGui()
         {
             string fieldNotUsed = "1";
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.CheckTaskSettingsValidity(PrecursorMassToleranceTextBox.Text, ProductMassToleranceTextBox.Text, MissedCleavagesTextBox.Text,
                  MaxModificationIsoformsTextBox.Text, MinPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, MaxPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, MaxThreadsTextBox.Text, MinScoreAllowed.Text,
-                 fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, null, null, fieldNotUsed, MaxModsPerPeptideTextBox.Text, fieldNotUsed, 
+                 fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, null, null, fieldNotUsed, MaxModsPerPeptideTextBox.Text, fieldNotUsed,
                  null, null, null))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             Protease protease = (Protease)ProteaseComboBox.SelectedItem;
@@ -226,7 +241,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.VariableModCheck(listOfModsVariable))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             var listOfModsFixed = new List<(string, string)>();
@@ -296,7 +311,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             }
 
             TheTask.CalibrationParameters.WriteIndexedMzml = writeIndexMzmlCheckbox.IsChecked.Value;
-            DialogResult = true;
+            return TheTask;
         }
 
         private void CheckIfNumber(object sender, TextCompositionEventArgs e)
@@ -357,13 +372,7 @@ private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
             // remove event handler from timer
             // keeping it will trigger an exception because the closed window stops existing
 
-            CustomFragmentationWindow.Close();
-        }
-
-        private void SaveAsDefault_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            SaveButton_Click(sender, e);
-            Toml.WriteFile(TheTask, Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters", @"CalibrationTaskDefault.toml"), MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            CustomFragmentationWindow?.Close();
         }
 
         private void ProteaseSpecificUpdate(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml
index 48060ddd7..693234d5d 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
             <DockPanel>
-                <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
-                    <Label Content="Task Name" />
-                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150">
+                <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="5,0,0,0">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <Label Content="Task Name" Grid.Column="0"/>
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150" Grid.Column="1">
                         <TextBox.Style>
-                            <Style TargetType="TextBox" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
+                            <Style TargetType="TextBox">
                                 <Style.Resources>
-                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center" Stretch="None">
+                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center"
+                                                 Stretch="None">
                                         <VisualBrush.Visual>
                                             <Label Content="GPTMDTask" Foreground="Gray" />
                                         </VisualBrush.Visual>
@@ -44,7 +50,13 @@
                             </Style>
                         </TextBox.Style>
                     </TextBox>
-                </StackPanel>
+                    <!-- save settings -->
+                    <local:SaveSettingsControl x:Name="TaskSettingsCtrl" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                               DataContext="{Binding TaskSettingViewModel}" />
+
+                </Grid>
+
+
                 <GroupBox Header="File Loading Parameters" DockPanel.Dock="Top">
                     <Expander x:Name="FileLoadExpander" >
                         <StackPanel>
@@ -499,7 +511,8 @@
         <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5">
             <Button x:Name="cancelButton" Content="Cancel" Click="CancelButton_Click" />
             <Button x:Name="saveButton" Content="Save GPTMD task" Click="SaveButton_Click" FontSize="24" />
-            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" Click="SaveAsDefault_Click" Width="100" >
+            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" 
+                    Command="{Binding SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand}"  Width="100" >
                 <TextBlock Text="Save As Default" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center"/>
                 <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                     <ToolTip Content="Save these parameters as the default. MetaMorpheus can return to original defaults by deleting the folder 'DefaultParameters'" ToolTipService.ShowDuration="999999" ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="500" />
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml.cs
index fa0270c33..0a978af2c 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GPTMDTaskWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public partial class GptmdTaskWindow : Window
         private readonly ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel> GptmdModTypeForTreeViewObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel>();
         private bool AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = true;
         private CustomFragmentationWindow CustomFragmentationWindow;
+        private TaskSettingViewModel TaskSettingViewModel;
 
         public GptmdTaskWindow(GptmdTask myGPTMDtask)
         {
@@ -37,8 +38,12 @@ public GptmdTaskWindow(GptmdTask myGPTMDtask)
 
             AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = false;
             PopulateChoices();
-            UpdateFieldsFromTask(TheTask);
+            var updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction = (MetaMorpheusTask task) => UpdateFieldsFromTask(task as GptmdTask);
+            TaskSettingViewModel = new(TheTask, updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction, GetTaskFromGui);
+            TaskSettingsCtrl.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
+            setDefaultbutton.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
             AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = true;
+            PopulateChoices();
 
             if (myGPTMDtask == null)
             {
@@ -349,15 +354,25 @@ private void ProteaseSpecificUpdate(object sender, TextChangedEventArgs e)
         }
 
         private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            GptmdTask task = GetTaskFromGui();
+            if (task is null)
+                return;
+
+            TheTask = task;
+            DialogResult = true;
+        }
+
+        public GptmdTask GetTaskFromGui()
         {
             string fieldNotUsed = "1";
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.CheckTaskSettingsValidity(PrecursorMassToleranceTextBox.Text, ProductMassToleranceTextBox.Text, MissedCleavagesTextBox.Text,
                  MaxModificationIsoformsTextBox.Text, MinPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, MaxPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, MaxThreadsTextBox.Text, MinScoreAllowed.Text,
-                fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, DeconvolutionMaxAssumedChargeStateTextBox.Text, NumberOfPeaksToKeepPerWindowTextBox.Text, MinimumAllowedIntensityRatioToBasePeakTexBox.Text, 
+                fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, DeconvolutionMaxAssumedChargeStateTextBox.Text, NumberOfPeaksToKeepPerWindowTextBox.Text, MinimumAllowedIntensityRatioToBasePeakTexBox.Text,
                 null, null, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, null, null, null))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             Protease protease = (Protease)ProteaseComboBox.SelectedItem;
@@ -400,7 +415,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.VariableModCheck(listOfModsVariable))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             bool TrimMs1Peaks = TrimMs1.IsChecked.Value;
@@ -416,7 +431,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 else
                 {
                     MessageBox.Show("The value that you entered for number of peaks to keep is not acceptable. Try again.");
-                    return;
+                    return null;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -430,7 +445,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 else
                 {
                     MessageBox.Show("The value that you entered for minimum allowed intensity ratio to keep is not acceptable. Try again.");
-                    return;
+                    return null;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -458,7 +473,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                     dissociationType: dissociationType,
                     scoreCutoff: double.Parse(MinScoreAllowed.Text, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture),
                     precursorMassTolerance: precursorMassTolerance,
-                    productMassTolerance: productMassTolerance,                    
+                    productMassTolerance: productMassTolerance,
                     trimMs1Peaks: TrimMs1Peaks,
                     trimMsMsPeaks: TrimMsMsPeaks,
                     numberOfPeaksToKeepPerWindow: numPeaksToKeep,
@@ -477,8 +492,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             }
 
             TheTask.CommonParameters = commonParamsToSave;
-
-            DialogResult = true;
+            return TheTask;
         }
 
         private void CheckIfNumber(object sender, TextCompositionEventArgs e)
@@ -551,13 +565,7 @@ private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
             // remove event handler from timer
             // keeping it will trigger an exception because the closed window stops existing
 
-            CustomFragmentationWindow.Close();
-        }
-
-        private void SaveAsDefault_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            SaveButton_Click(sender, e);
-            Toml.WriteFile(TheTask, Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters", @"GptmdTaskDefault.toml"), MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            CustomFragmentationWindow?.Close();
         }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml
index 5572a2db2..8c725298c 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
         xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MetaMorpheusGUI"
         xmlns:guiFunctions="clr-namespace:GuiFunctions;assembly=GuiFunctions"
+        xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=System.Runtime"
         mc:Ignorable="d"
         KeyDown="KeyPressed"
         Title="Glyco Search Task" Height="750" Width="750" WindowStartupLocation="CenterScreen">
@@ -42,13 +43,19 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
             <DockPanel>
-                <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
-                    <Label Content="Task Name" />
-                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150">
+                <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="5,0,0,0">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <Label Content="Task Name" Grid.Column="0"/>
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150" Grid.Column="1">
                         <TextBox.Style>
-                            <Style TargetType="TextBox" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
+                            <Style TargetType="TextBox">
                                 <Style.Resources>
-                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center" Stretch="None">
+                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center"
+                                                 Stretch="None">
                                         <VisualBrush.Visual>
                                             <Label Content="SearchTask" Foreground="Gray" />
                                         </VisualBrush.Visual>
@@ -68,7 +75,13 @@
                             </Style>
                         </TextBox.Style>
                     </TextBox>
-                </StackPanel>
+
+                    <!-- save settings -->
+                    <local:SaveSettingsControl x:Name="TaskSettingsCtrl" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                               DataContext="{Binding TaskSettingViewModel}" />
+
+                </Grid>
+
                 <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
                     <Grid>
                         
@@ -500,9 +513,16 @@
                 
             </DockPanel>
         </ScrollViewer>
-        <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1"  Margin="188.333,5,261,5" Grid.Column="1">
+        <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1"  Margin="5" Grid.Column="1">
             <Button x:Name="cancelButton" Content="Cancel" Click="CancelButton_Click" />
             <Button x:Name="saveButton" Content="Save GlycoSearch Task" Click="SaveButton_Click" FontSize="24" />
+            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" 
+                    Command="{Binding SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand}"  Width="100" >
+                <TextBlock Text="Save As Default" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center"/>
+                <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
+                    <ToolTip Content="Save these parameters as the default. MetaMorpheus can return to original defaults by deleting the folder 'DefaultParameters'" ToolTipService.ShowDuration="999999" ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="500" />
+                </ToolTipService.ToolTip>
+            </Button>
         </StackPanel>
     </Grid>
 </Window>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
index b3d7847e3..4b9aa9217 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/GlycoSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public partial class GlycoSearchTaskWindow : Window
         private readonly ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel> FixedModTypeForTreeViewObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel>();
         private readonly ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel> VariableModTypeForTreeViewObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel>();
         private CustomFragmentationWindow CustomFragmentationWindow;
-
+        private TaskSettingViewModel TaskSettingViewModel;
         public GlycoSearchTaskWindow() : this(null)
         {
         }
@@ -39,7 +39,13 @@ public GlycoSearchTaskWindow(GlycoSearchTask task)
             InitializeComponent();
             PopulateChoices();
             TheTask = task ?? new GlycoSearchTask();
-            UpdateFieldsFromTask(TheTask);
+
+           
+            var updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction = (MetaMorpheusTask task) => UpdateFieldsFromTask(task as GlycoSearchTask);
+            TaskSettingViewModel = new(TheTask, updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction, GetTaskFromGui);
+            TaskSettingsCtrl.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
+            setDefaultbutton.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
+
 
             if (task == null)
             {
@@ -242,15 +248,25 @@ private void CancelButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         }
 
         private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            GlycoSearchTask task = GetTaskFromGui();
+            if (task is null)
+                return;
+
+            TheTask = task;
+            DialogResult = true;
+        }
+
+        private GlycoSearchTask GetTaskFromGui()
         {
             string fieldNotUsed = "1";
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.CheckTaskSettingsValidity(PrecusorMsTlTextBox.Text, productMassToleranceTextBox.Text, missedCleavagesTextBox.Text,
                 maxModificationIsoformsTextBox.Text, MinPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, MaxPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, maxThreadsTextBox.Text, minScoreAllowed.Text,
-                fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, TopNPeaksTextBox.Text, MinRatioTextBox.Text, null, null, numberOfDatabaseSearchesTextBox.Text, TxtBoxMaxModPerPep.Text, 
+                fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, TopNPeaksTextBox.Text, MinRatioTextBox.Text, null, null, numberOfDatabaseSearchesTextBox.Text, TxtBoxMaxModPerPep.Text,
                 fieldNotUsed, null, null, null))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             DissociationType dissociationType = GlobalVariables.AllSupportedDissociationTypes[DissociationTypeComboBox.SelectedItem.ToString()];
@@ -393,8 +409,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 assumeOrphanPeaksAreZ1Fragments: protease.Name != "top-down");
 
             TheTask.CommonParameters = commonParamsToSave;
-
-            DialogResult = true;
+            return TheTask;
         }
 
         private void ApmdExpander_Collapsed(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -478,7 +493,7 @@ private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
             // remove event handler from timer
             // keeping it will trigger an exception because the closed window stops existing
 
-            CustomFragmentationWindow.Close();
+            CustomFragmentationWindow?.Close();
         }
 
         private void NonSpecificUpdate(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml
index 12a517324..d21f2748a 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         <local:BooleanOrConverter x:Key="boolOrConverter"/>
         <local:BooleanOrToVisibilityConverter x:Key="boolOr2VisConverter"/>
 
-            <!-- Style GroupBoxes -->
+        <!-- Style GroupBoxes -->
         <Style TargetType="GroupBox">
             <Setter Property="BorderThickness" Value="3 1 1 1"/>
             <Setter Property="Padding" Value="5"/>
@@ -47,15 +47,22 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto">
             <DockPanel>
-                <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="5,0,0,0">
-                    <Label Content="Enter Task Name:" />
-                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150">
+                <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="5,0,0,0">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+
+                    <Label Content="Enter Task Name:" Grid.Column="0" />
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150" Grid.Column="1">
                         <TextBox.Style>
                             <Style TargetType="TextBox" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
                                 <Style.Resources>
-                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center" Stretch="None">
+                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center"
+                                                 Stretch="None">
                                         <VisualBrush.Visual>
-                                            <Label Content="SearchTask" Foreground="Gray" Padding="5 0 0 0"/>
+                                            <Label Content="SearchTask" Foreground="Gray" Padding="5 0 0 0" />
                                         </VisualBrush.Visual>
                                     </VisualBrush>
                                 </Style.Resources>
@@ -68,22 +75,27 @@
                                     </Trigger>
                                     <Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="True">
                                         <Setter Property="Background" Value="White" />
-                                        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="5 0 0 0"/>
-                                        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
+                                        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="5 0 0 0" />
+                                        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
                                     </Trigger>
                                     <Trigger Property="IsKeyboardFocused" Value="False">
-                                        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="5 0 0 0"/>
-                                        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center"/>
+                                        <Setter Property="Padding" Value="5 0 0 0" />
+                                        <Setter Property="VerticalContentAlignment" Value="Center" />
                                     </Trigger>
                                 </Style.Triggers>
                             </Style>
                         </TextBox.Style>
                     </TextBox>
-                </StackPanel>
+
+                    <!-- save settings -->
+                    <local:SaveSettingsControl x:Name="TaskSettingsCtrl" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                               DataContext="{Binding TaskSettingViewModel}" />
+                </Grid>
 
                 <!-- BASIC SETTINGS -->
                 <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="10">
 
+
                     <!-- Search Parameters -->
                     <GroupBox Header="Search Parameters" DockPanel.Dock="Top" >
                         <StackPanel>
@@ -562,7 +574,7 @@
                                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
 
                             </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-                            
+
                             <!-- writing options -->
                             <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="5" Grid.Column="0">
                                 <CheckBox x:Name="CkbMzId" Content="Write .mzID" IsEnabled="{Binding IsChecked, ElementName=CheckBoxParsimony}" ToolTipService.ShowOnDisabled="True">
@@ -578,9 +590,8 @@
                                 <CheckBox x:Name="WriteSpectralLibraryCheckBox" Content="Write spectral library" IsEnabled="{Binding IsChecked, Converter={local:BooleanInverter}, ElementName=CheckBoxLFQwSpectralRecovery }"/>
                                 <CheckBox x:Name="UpdateSpectralLibraryCheckBox" Content="Update spectral library" />
                                 <CheckBox x:Name="CompressIndividualResultsCheckBox" Content="Compress individual file results" IsEnabled="{Binding IsChecked, ElementName=WriteIndividualResultsCheckBox}"/>
-                                
                             </StackPanel>
-                            
+
                             <!-- filtering options -->
                             <StackPanel Orientation="Vertical" Margin="5" Grid.Column="1">
 
@@ -603,10 +614,10 @@
                                     </TextBox>
                                 </Grid>
                             </StackPanel>
-                            
+
                         </Grid>
-                        
-                        
+
+
                         <!--</Expander>-->
                     </GroupBox>
                 </StackPanel>
@@ -1196,10 +1207,11 @@
 
             </DockPanel>
         </ScrollViewer>
-        <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5">
+        <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1" Margin="5" >
             <Button x:Name="cancelButton" Content="Cancel" Click="CancelButton_Click" />
             <Button x:Name="saveButton" Content="Save Search Task" Click="SaveButton_Click" FontSize="24" />
-            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" Click="SaveAsDefault_Click" Width="100" >
+            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" 
+                    Command="{Binding SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand}"  Width="100" >
                 <TextBlock Text="Save As Default" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center"/>
                 <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                     <ToolTip Content="Save these parameters as the default. MetaMorpheus can return to original defaults by deleting the folder 'DefaultParameters'" ToolTipService.ShowDuration="999999" ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="500" />
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
index e39d52ea4..480fbbf9b 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 using GuiFunctions;
 using Proteomics;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using static System.Net.WebRequestMethods;
 using Omics.Digestion;
 using Omics.Modifications;
 
@@ -38,8 +39,10 @@ public partial class SearchTaskWindow : Window
         private readonly ObservableCollection<SilacInfoForDataGrid> StaticSilacLabelsObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<SilacInfoForDataGrid>();
         private bool AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = true;
         private CustomFragmentationWindow CustomFragmentationWindow;
+        public TaskSettingViewModel TaskSettingViewModel { get; init; }
         private string _defaultMultiplexType = "TMT10";
 
+
         internal SearchTask TheTask { get; private set; }
 
         public SearchTaskWindow(SearchTask task)
@@ -49,7 +52,10 @@ public SearchTaskWindow(SearchTask task)
 
             AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = false;
             PopulateChoices();
-            UpdateFieldsFromTask(TheTask);
+            var updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction = (MetaMorpheusTask task) => UpdateFieldsFromTask(task as SearchTask);
+            TaskSettingViewModel = new(TheTask, updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction, GetTaskFromGui);
+            TaskSettingsCtrl.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
+            setDefaultbutton.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
             AutomaticallyAskAndOrUpdateParametersBasedOnProtease = true;
 
             if (task == null)
@@ -157,8 +163,10 @@ private void PopulateChoices()
                 MultiplexComboBox.Items.Add(labelModType);
             }
             MultiplexComboBox.SelectedItem = _defaultMultiplexType;
+
         }
 
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes the fields in the search task window upon opening to the settings of the param Task
         /// </summary>
@@ -426,34 +434,44 @@ private void CancelButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         }
 
         private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            SearchTask task = GetTaskFromGui();
+            if (task == null)
+                return;
+
+            TheTask = task;
+            DialogResult = true;
+        }
+
+        private SearchTask GetTaskFromGui()
         {
             CleavageSpecificity searchModeType = GetSearchModeType(); //change search type to semi or non if selected
             SnesUpdates(searchModeType); //decide on singleN/C, make comp ion changes
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.CheckTaskSettingsValidity(
-                PrecursorMassToleranceTextBox.Text, 
-                ProductMassToleranceTextBox.Text, 
+                PrecursorMassToleranceTextBox.Text,
+                ProductMassToleranceTextBox.Text,
                 MissedCleavagesTextBox.Text,
-                maxModificationIsoformsTextBox.Text, 
-                MinPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, 
+                maxModificationIsoformsTextBox.Text,
+                MinPeptideLengthTextBox.Text,
                 MaxPeptideLengthTextBox.Text,
-                MaxThreadsTextBox.Text, 
+                MaxThreadsTextBox.Text,
                 MinScoreAllowed.Text,
-                PeakFindingToleranceTextBox.Text, 
-                HistogramBinWidthTextBox.Text, 
-                DeconvolutionMaxAssumedChargeStateTextBox.Text, 
+                PeakFindingToleranceTextBox.Text,
+                HistogramBinWidthTextBox.Text,
+                DeconvolutionMaxAssumedChargeStateTextBox.Text,
                 NumberOfPeaksToKeepPerWindowTextBox.Text,
-                MinimumAllowedIntensityRatioToBasePeakTexBox.Text, 
-                WindowWidthThomsonsTextBox.Text, 
-                NumberOfWindowsTextBox.Text, 
-                NumberOfDatabaseSearchesTextBox.Text, 
-                MaxModNumTextBox.Text, 
-                MaxFragmentMassTextBox.Text, 
-                QValueThresholdTextBox.Text, 
-                PepQValueThresholdTextBox.Text, 
+                MinimumAllowedIntensityRatioToBasePeakTexBox.Text,
+                WindowWidthThomsonsTextBox.Text,
+                NumberOfWindowsTextBox.Text,
+                NumberOfDatabaseSearchesTextBox.Text,
+                MaxModNumTextBox.Text,
+                MaxFragmentMassTextBox.Text,
+                QValueThresholdTextBox.Text,
+                PepQValueThresholdTextBox.Text,
                 InternalIonsCheckBox.IsChecked.Value ? MinInternalFragmentLengthTextBox.Text : null))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             Protease protease = (Protease)ProteaseComboBox.SelectedItem;
@@ -471,7 +489,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 if (silacError.Length != 0)
                 {
                     MessageBox.Show(silacError);
-                    return;
+                    return null;
                 }
             }
             else
@@ -537,7 +555,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.VariableModCheck(listOfModsVariable))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             bool TrimMs1Peaks = TrimMs1.IsChecked.Value;
@@ -619,7 +637,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             if (TheTask.SearchParameters.SearchType != SearchType.Classic && dissociationType == DissociationType.Autodetect)
             {
                 MessageBox.Show("Autodetection of dissociation type from scan headers is only available for classic search. Please choose a different dissociation type or search mode");
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             TheTask.SearchParameters.MinAllowedInternalFragmentLength = InternalIonsCheckBox.IsChecked.Value ? Convert.ToInt32(MinInternalFragmentLengthTextBox.Text) : 0;
@@ -644,6 +662,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             TheTask.SearchParameters.CompressIndividualFiles = CompressIndividualResultsCheckBox.IsChecked.Value;
             TheTask.SearchParameters.IncludeModMotifInMzid = IncludeMotifInModNamesCheckBox.IsChecked.Value;
 
+
             if (RemoveContaminantRadioBox.IsChecked.Value)
             {
                 TheTask.SearchParameters.TCAmbiguity = TargetContaminantAmbiguity.RemoveContaminant;
@@ -712,7 +731,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
                     MessageBox.Show("Could not parse custom mass difference acceptor: " + ex.Message, "Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Error);
-                    return;
+                    return null;
                 }
 
                 TheTask.SearchParameters.MassDiffAcceptorType = MassDiffAcceptorType.Custom;
@@ -742,7 +761,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
                 if (result == MessageBoxResult.Cancel)
                 {
-                    return;
+                    return null;
                 }
             }
 
@@ -754,9 +773,9 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             SetModSelectionForPrunedDB();
 
             TheTask.CommonParameters = commonParamsToSave;
-
-            DialogResult = true;
+            return TheTask;
         }
+        
 
         private void ApmdExpander_Collapsed(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
@@ -1090,7 +1109,7 @@ private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
             // remove event handler from timer
             // keeping it will trigger an exception because the closed window stops existing
 
-            CustomFragmentationWindow.Close();
+            CustomFragmentationWindow?.Close();
         }
 
         private static SilacLabel ConvertSilacDataGridInfoToSilacLabel(SilacInfoForDataGrid info)
@@ -1319,16 +1338,6 @@ private void CheckBoxSILAC_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
             CheckBoxQuantifyUnlabeledForSilac_Checked(sender, e);
         }
 
-        private void CheckBoxMultiplex_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
-        private void SaveAsDefault_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            SaveButton_Click(sender, e);
-            Toml.WriteFile(TheTask, Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters", @"SearchTaskDefault.toml"), MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
-        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Retained/Lost Methionine is best handled through truncation search when truncation search is selected.
@@ -1352,6 +1361,7 @@ private void InternalIonsCheckBox_Checked(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         {
             MinInternalFragmentLengthTextBox.Text = "4";
         }
+        
     }
 
     public class DataContextForSearchTaskWindow : INotifyPropertyChanged
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SpectralAveragingTaskWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SpectralAveragingTaskWindow.xaml
index e2d1b76de..e5e74ca4f 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SpectralAveragingTaskWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/SpectralAveragingTaskWindow.xaml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@
                             </TextBox.Style>
                         </TextBox>
                     </StackPanel>
+                    
+                    
 
                     <!-- Wiki Link -->
                     <TextBlock Grid.Column="1" FontSize="13" HorizontalAlignment="Right" VerticalAlignment="Center"
@@ -72,7 +74,7 @@
                         </Hyperlink>
                     </TextBlock>
                 </Grid>
-                
+
                 <!-- Averaging Parameters -->
                 <GroupBox DockPanel.Dock="Top">
                     <StackPanel>
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml
index 661d79113..f04a041b4 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml
@@ -17,13 +17,19 @@
         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
         <ScrollViewer VerticalScrollBarVisibility="Auto" Grid.ColumnSpan="2">
             <DockPanel>
-                <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top" Orientation="Horizontal">
-                    <Label Content="Task Name" />
-                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150">
+                <Grid DockPanel.Dock="Top" Margin="5,0,0,0">
+                    <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" />
+                        <ColumnDefinition Width="*" />
+                    </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
+                    <Label Content="Task Name" Grid.Column="0"/>
+                    <TextBox x:Name="OutputFileNameTextBox" Width="150" Grid.Column="1">
                         <TextBox.Style>
-                            <Style TargetType="TextBox" xmlns:sys="clr-namespace:System;assembly=mscorlib">
+                            <Style TargetType="TextBox">
                                 <Style.Resources>
-                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center" Stretch="None">
+                                    <VisualBrush x:Key="CueBannerBrush" AlignmentX="Left" AlignmentY="Center"
+                                                 Stretch="None">
                                         <VisualBrush.Visual>
                                             <Label Content="XLSearchTask" Foreground="Gray" />
                                         </VisualBrush.Visual>
@@ -43,7 +49,11 @@
                             </Style>
                         </TextBox.Style>
                     </TextBox>
-                </StackPanel>
+                    <!-- save settings -->
+                    <local:SaveSettingsControl x:Name="TaskSettingsCtrl" Grid.Column="2" HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                                               DataContext="{Binding TaskSettingViewModel}" />
+                </Grid>
+
                 <StackPanel DockPanel.Dock="Top">
                     <Grid>
                         <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
@@ -376,7 +386,8 @@
         <StackPanel  Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Center" Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1">
             <Button x:Name="cancelButton" Content="Cancel" Click="CancelButton_Click" />
             <Button x:Name="saveButton" Content="Save Search Task" Click="SaveButton_Click" FontSize="24" />
-            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" Click="SaveAsDefault_Click" Width="100" >
+            <Button x:Name="setDefaultbutton" 
+                    Command="{Binding SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand}"  Width="100" >
                 <TextBlock Text="Save As Default" TextWrapping="Wrap" TextAlignment="Center"/>
                 <ToolTipService.ToolTip>
                     <ToolTip Content="Save these parameters as the default. MetaMorpheus can return to original defaults by deleting the folder 'DefaultParameters'" ToolTipService.ShowDuration="999999" ToolTipService.InitialShowDelay="500" />
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
index 477d53d2f..1fbc7e91e 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/TaskWindows/XLSearchTaskWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -29,13 +29,17 @@ public partial class XLSearchTaskWindow : Window
         private readonly ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel> FixedModTypeForTreeViewObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel>();
         private readonly ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel> VariableModTypeForTreeViewObservableCollection = new ObservableCollection<ModTypeForTreeViewModel>();
         private CustomFragmentationWindow CustomFragmentationWindow;
-
+        private TaskSettingViewModel TaskSettingViewModel;
         public XLSearchTaskWindow(XLSearchTask task)
         {
             InitializeComponent();
             PopulateChoices();
             TheTask = task ?? new XLSearchTask();
-            UpdateFieldsFromTask(TheTask);
+
+            var updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction = (MetaMorpheusTask task) => UpdateFieldsFromTask(task as XLSearchTask);
+            TaskSettingViewModel = new(TheTask, updateFieldsFromNewTaskAction, GetTaskFromGui);
+            TaskSettingsCtrl.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
+            setDefaultbutton.DataContext = TaskSettingViewModel;
 
             if (task == null)
             {
@@ -235,15 +239,25 @@ private void CancelButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
         }
 
         private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            XLSearchTask task = GetTaskFromGui();
+            if (task == null)
+                return;
+
+            TheTask = task;
+            DialogResult = true;
+        }
+
+        private XLSearchTask GetTaskFromGui()
         {
             string fieldNotUsed = "1";
 
             if (!GlobalGuiSettings.CheckTaskSettingsValidity(XLPrecusorMsTlTextBox.Text, productMassToleranceTextBox.Text, missedCleavagesTextBox.Text,
                 maxModificationIsoformsTextBox.Text, MinPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, MaxPeptideLengthTextBox.Text, maxThreadsTextBox.Text, minScoreAllowed.Text,
-                fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, TopNPeaksTextBox.Text, MinRatioTextBox.Text, null, null, numberOfDatabaseSearchesTextBox.Text, 
+                fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, TopNPeaksTextBox.Text, MinRatioTextBox.Text, null, null, numberOfDatabaseSearchesTextBox.Text,
                 fieldNotUsed, fieldNotUsed, null, null, null))
             {
-                return;
+                return null;
             }
 
             DissociationType dissociationType = GlobalVariables.AllSupportedDissociationTypes[DissociationTypeComboBox.SelectedItem.ToString()];
@@ -261,7 +275,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
 
             CustomFragmentationWindow.Close();
 
-            TheTask.XlSearchParameters.CrosslinkSearchTopNum = int.Parse(txtXLTopNum.Text, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);           
+            TheTask.XlSearchParameters.CrosslinkSearchTopNum = int.Parse(txtXLTopNum.Text, CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
             TheTask.XlSearchParameters.CrosslinkAtCleavageSite = ckbCrosslinkAtCleavageSite.IsChecked.Value;
             TheTask.XlSearchParameters.Crosslinker = (Crosslinker)cbCrosslinkers.SelectedItem;
 
@@ -346,8 +360,7 @@ private void SaveButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
                 assumeOrphanPeaksAreZ1Fragments: protease.Name != "top-down");
 
             TheTask.CommonParameters = commonParamsToSave;
-
-            DialogResult = true;
+            return TheTask;
         }
 
         private void ApmdExpander_Collapsed(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
@@ -431,13 +444,7 @@ private void OnClosing(object sender, CancelEventArgs e)
             // remove event handler from timer
             // keeping it will trigger an exception because the closed window stops existing
 
-            CustomFragmentationWindow.Close();
-        }
-
-        private void SaveAsDefault_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            SaveButton_Click(sender, e);
-            Toml.WriteFile(TheTask, Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters", @"XLSearchTaskDefault.toml"), MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            CustomFragmentationWindow?.Close();
         }
 
         private void NonSpecificUpdate(object sender, SelectionChangedEventArgs e)
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsControl.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsControl.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aa8e9b5e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsControl.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<UserControl x:Class="MetaMorpheusGUI.SaveSettingsControl"
+             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
+             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008" 
+             xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MetaMorpheusGUI"
+        xmlns:guiFunctions="clr-namespace:GuiFunctions;assembly=GuiFunctions"
+             mc:Ignorable="d" 
+             d:DataContext="{x:Type guiFunctions:TaskSettingViewModel}"
+             d:DesignHeight="30" d:DesignWidth="800">
+    <Grid>
+        <StackPanel   Height="Auto" DataContext="{Binding}"
+             Background="{StaticResource BackgroundColor}" Orientation="Horizontal" HorizontalAlignment="Right">
+
+            <ComboBox Name="TaskSettingsComboBox" Width="200" Height="20" VerticalAlignment="Center" 
+              HorizontalAlignment="Left" IsSynchronizedWithCurrentItem="True"
+              ItemsSource="{Binding Path=AllSettings}" 
+              SelectedItem="{Binding Path=SelectedSettings}">
+            </ComboBox>
+            <Button x:Name="Save" Content="Save" FontSize="10" 
+            Width="60" Margin="5,5,2.5,5" Command="{Binding SaveSettingsCommand}" />
+         <Button x:Name="SaveAs" Content="Save as" FontSize="10" 
+            Width="60" Margin="5,5,2.5,5" Click="SaveAs_Click"/>
+         <Button x:Name="Delete"  Content="Delete" FontSize="10" Width="60" Margin="5,5,2.5,5"
+            Command="{Binding DeleteSettingsCommand}" />
+        </StackPanel>
+    </Grid>
+</UserControl>
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsControl.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsControl.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5132835c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsControl.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using GuiFunctions;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Navigation;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+
+namespace MetaMorpheusGUI
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for SaveSettingsControl.xaml
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class SaveSettingsControl : UserControl
+    {
+        public SaveSettingsControl()
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Open the SaveSettings Window
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="sender"></param>
+        /// <param name="e"></param>
+        private void SaveAs_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var taskSettingsViewModel = DataContext as TaskSettingViewModel 
+                ?? throw new ArgumentException($"DataContext is of type {DataContext.GetType()}, TaskSettingsViewModel is required.");
+
+
+            SaveSettingsWindow newWindow = new SaveSettingsWindow(taskSettingsViewModel);
+
+            // if user hit save button
+            if (newWindow.ShowDialog() == true)
+            {
+                taskSettingsViewModel.SaveSettingsFromWindow();
+            }
+            // if user hit cancel
+            else
+            {
+
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsWindow.xaml b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsWindow.xaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e1b72bf1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsWindow.xaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+<Window x:Class="MetaMorpheusGUI.SaveSettingsWindow"
+        xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"
+        xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006"
+        xmlns:local="clr-namespace:MetaMorpheusGUI"
+        xmlns:guiFunctions="clr-namespace:GuiFunctions;assembly=GuiFunctions"
+        mc:Ignorable="d"
+        Title="SaveSettingsWindow" Height="135" Width="600">
+
+
+    <Grid >
+        <Grid.RowDefinitions>
+            <RowDefinition Height="2*"/>
+            <RowDefinition Height="*"/>
+        </Grid.RowDefinitions>
+
+        <TextBox Grid.Row="0" Text="{Binding TypedSettingsName}" Height="35"
+                 HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"  VerticalAlignment="Top"
+                 Margin="10" FontSize="25" x:Name="NameTextBox">
+        </TextBox>
+
+        <Button x:Name="Cancel"  Grid.Row="2" Content="Cancel" 
+                FontSize="20" Height="30" IsCancel="true" Click="CloseWindow"
+                Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center"  HorizontalAlignment="Right"/>
+        
+        <Button x:Name="Save" Grid.Row="2" Content="Save" FontSize="20" Height="30" 
+                Width="200" VerticalAlignment="Center" HorizontalAlignment="Left"
+                 Click="Save_Click"/>
+        <!--Command="{Binding SaveSettingsFromWindowCommand}" 
+                CommandParameter="{Binding TypedSettingsName}"-->
+    </Grid>
+</Window>
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsWindow.xaml.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsWindow.xaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9944b40af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GUI/Views/SaveSettingsWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Controls;
+using System.Windows.Data;
+using System.Windows.Documents;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using System.Windows.Media;
+using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
+using System.Windows.Shapes;
+using GuiFunctions;
+
+namespace MetaMorpheusGUI
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Interaction logic for SaveSettingsWindow.xaml
+    /// </summary>
+    public partial class SaveSettingsWindow : Window
+    {
+        public SaveSettingsWindow(TaskSettingViewModel viewModel)
+        {
+            InitializeComponent();
+            this.DataContext = viewModel;
+        }
+
+        private void Save_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            DialogResult = true;
+            this.Close();
+        }
+
+        private void CloseWindow(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+        {
+            DialogResult = false;
+            this.Close();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/GuiFunctions.csproj b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/GuiFunctions.csproj
index b32fb72cc..22d24da45 100644
--- a/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/GuiFunctions.csproj
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/GuiFunctions.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <ProjectReference Include="..\EngineLayer\EngineLayer.csproj" />
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\TaskLayer\TaskLayer.csproj" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
+	<ItemGroup>
+		<AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Runtime.CompilerServices.InternalsVisibleTo">
+			<_Parameter1>Test</_Parameter1>
+		</AssemblyAttribute>
+	</ItemGroup>
+
 </Project>
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/RelayCommand.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/RelayCommand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f8488b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/RelayCommand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+using System;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+
+namespace GuiFunctions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A basic command that runs an Action
+    /// </summary>
+    public class RelayCommand : ICommand
+    {
+        #region Private Members
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The action to run
+        /// </summary>
+        private Action mAction;
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Public Events
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The event thats fired when the <see cref="CanExecute(object)"/> value has changed
+        /// </summary>
+        public event EventHandler CanExecuteChanged = (sender, e) => { };
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructor
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Default constructor
+        /// </summary>
+        public RelayCommand(Action action)
+        {
+            mAction = action;
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Command Methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A relay command can always execute
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="parameter"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public bool CanExecute(object parameter)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Executes the commands Action
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="parameter"></param>
+        public void Execute(object parameter)
+        {
+            mAction();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/TomlFileFolderSerializer.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/TomlFileFolderSerializer.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a9aaefa69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/TomlFileFolderSerializer.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Xml.Linq;
+using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using Proteomics;
+using Nett;
+using TaskLayer;
+using EngineLayer;
+
+namespace GuiFunctions
+
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// This class is about the implementation of inputs and outputs. 
+    /// </summary>
+    /// 
+    public static class TomlFileFolderSerializer
+    {
+        public static string PathToCheck = Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters");
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create a file that contains the serialized object. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="path">The path the file will be created</param>
+        /// <param name="objectToSerialize">The object to serialize</param>
+        public static void Serialize<T>(string path, T objectToSerialize)
+        {
+            Toml.WriteFile<T>(objectToSerialize, path, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return a toml deserialized object
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="path">The path of file that will be deserialized</param>
+        /// <returns>The deserialized object</returns>
+        /// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"></exception>
+        public static T Deserialize<T>(string path)
+        {
+            T toml = Toml.ReadFile<T>(path, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            return toml;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Check if the type exist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">The type to check</param>
+        /// <returns>True if it exist, false if it does not</returns>
+        public static bool CheckforTypeFolder(Type type)
+        {
+            string path = Path.Combine(PathToCheck, type.ToString());
+            return Directory.Exists(path);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return the path of the folder (type)
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="folder">The type to check</param>
+        /// <param name="name">The name of the type</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string GetFilePath(Type folder, string name)
+        {
+            string txtFilePath = Path.Combine(folder.FullName, $"{name}.toml");
+            string path = Path.Combine(PathToCheck, txtFilePath);
+            return path;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create the type's folder if it does not exist, save it if it exists. 
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="name">name of the object to save</param>
+        /// <param name="o">object to save</param>
+        public static void Save<T>(string name, T o)
+        {
+            if (!CheckforTypeFolder(o.GetType()))
+            {
+                string pathOfFolder = Path.Combine(PathToCheck, o.GetType().ToString());
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(pathOfFolder);
+            }
+            string path = GetFilePath(o.GetType(), name);
+            Serialize<T>(path, o);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Return an Dictionary of all deserialized file
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>
+        /// <param name="folder">The folder to check</param>
+        /// <returns>Dictionary of all deserialized file</returns>
+        public static Dictionary<string, T> LoadAllOfTypeT<T>(T obj)
+        {
+            Dictionary<string, T> dictionary = new Dictionary<string, T>();
+            Type folder = obj.GetType();
+            if (CheckforTypeFolder(folder))
+            {
+                string pathOfFolder = Path.Combine(PathToCheck, folder.ToString());
+                string[] contentsInFolder = Directory.GetFiles(pathOfFolder);
+                foreach (string path in contentsInFolder)
+                {
+                   dictionary.Add(Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(path), Deserialize<T>(path));
+                }                
+            }
+            return dictionary;
+        }
+
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delete file
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T"></typeparam>m 
+        /// <param name="type">type of file to delete</param>
+        /// <param name="name">name of the file</param>
+        public static void Delete(Type type, string name)
+        {
+            if (CheckforTypeFolder(type))
+            {
+                string filePath = GetFilePath(type, name);
+                if (File.Exists(filePath))
+                {
+                    File.Delete(filePath);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the names of each saved object of Type passed
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="type">Type of object to load names for</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static string[] LoadAllNamesOfType(Type type)
+        {
+            string path = Path.Combine(PathToCheck, type.ToString());
+            var folders = Directory.GetFiles(path)
+                .Select(p => Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(p)).ToArray();
+            return folders;
+        }     
+        
+       
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/ViewModels/TaskSettingViewModel.cs b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/ViewModels/TaskSettingViewModel.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1bfe157bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/GuiFunctions/ViewModels/TaskSettingViewModel.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,353 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using System.Windows;
+using System.Windows.Input;
+using Easy.Common.Extensions;
+using EngineLayer;
+using Nett;
+using Org.BouncyCastle.Asn1.X509.Qualified;
+using OxyPlot;
+using pepXML.Generated;
+using TaskLayer;
+using ThermoFisher.CommonCore.Data;
+using TopDownProteomics.Chemistry;
+
+namespace GuiFunctions
+{
+    public class TaskSettingViewModel : BaseViewModel
+    {
+        #region Private Properties
+
+        private string selectedSettings;
+        private string typedSettingsName;
+        private Dictionary<string, MetaMorpheusTask> allSettingsDict;
+        private ObservableCollection<string> allSettings => new ObservableCollection<string>(allSettingsDict.Keys);
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Public Properties
+        /// <summary>
+        /// All the settings that are saved
+        /// </summary>
+        public ObservableCollection<string> AllSettings => allSettings;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The name typed in the text box
+        /// </summary>
+        public string TypedSettingsName
+        {
+            get => typedSettingsName;
+            set
+            {
+                typedSettingsName = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(TypedSettingsName));
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The setting that is selected
+        /// </summary>
+        public string SelectedSettings
+        {
+            get => selectedSettings;
+            set
+            {
+                selectedSettings = value;
+                if (UpdateFieldsInGuiWithNewTask is not null)
+                    UpdateFieldsInGuiWithNewTask.Invoke(AllSettingsDict[SelectedSettings]);
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(SelectedSettings));
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The dictionary that saves all the settings that are saved
+        /// </summary>
+        public Dictionary<string, MetaMorpheusTask> AllSettingsDict
+        {
+            get => allSettingsDict;
+            set
+            {
+                allSettingsDict = value;
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettingsDict));
+            }
+        }
+
+      
+        public ICommand SaveSettingsCommand { get; set; }
+        public ICommand DeleteSettingsCommand { get; set; }
+        public ICommand SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The task that is currently working on
+        /// </summary>
+        public MetaMorpheusTask TheTask => AllSettingsDict[SelectedSettings];
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Task from gui
+        /// </summary>
+        public Func<MetaMorpheusTask> GetTaskFromGui { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// update the gui from the task
+        /// </summary>
+        public Action<MetaMorpheusTask> UpdateFieldsInGuiWithNewTask { get; set; }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Constructor
+
+        public TaskSettingViewModel(MetaMorpheusTask task, Action<MetaMorpheusTask> updateFieldsInGuiEventHandler, Func<MetaMorpheusTask> getTaskFromGui)
+        {
+            // if directory does not exist, create new directory and default settings
+            if (!Directory.Exists(TomlFileFolderSerializer.PathToCheck))
+            {
+                Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(TomlFileFolderSerializer.PathToCheck));
+            }
+
+            // check if default is saved in previous location, if so, move to new location and rename
+            if (Directory.Exists(TomlFileFolderSerializer.PathToCheck))
+            {
+                string oldDefaultPathToCheck = task switch
+                {
+                    SearchTask search => "SearchTaskDefault.toml",
+                    CalibrationTask calibration => "CalibrationTaskDefault.toml",
+                    GptmdTask gptmd => "GptmdTaskDefault.toml",
+                    XLSearchTask xLSearch => "XLSearchTaskDefault.toml",
+                    GlycoSearchTask glycoSearch => "GlycoSearchTaskDefault.toml",
+                    SpectralAveragingTask spectralAverage => "SpectralAverageTaskDefault.toml",
+                    _ => "",
+                };
+
+                String finalPath = Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters", oldDefaultPathToCheck);
+                if (File.Exists(finalPath))
+                {
+                    // load in
+                    MetaMorpheusTask previouslySavedDefaultTask = task switch
+                    {
+                        SearchTask search => Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                        CalibrationTask calibration => Toml.ReadFile<CalibrationTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                        GptmdTask gptmd => Toml.ReadFile<GptmdTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                        XLSearchTask xLSearch => Toml.ReadFile<XLSearchTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                        GlycoSearchTask glycoSearch => Toml.ReadFile<GlycoSearchTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                        SpectralAveragingTask spectralAverage => Toml.ReadFile<SpectralAveragingTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                        _ => Toml.ReadFile<MetaMorpheusTask>(finalPath, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig),
+                    };
+
+
+                    String s = oldDefaultPathToCheck.Substring(0, oldDefaultPathToCheck.Length - 5) + "(Default)";
+                    TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save(oldDefaultPathToCheck.Substring(0, oldDefaultPathToCheck.Length - 5) + "(Default)", previouslySavedDefaultTask);
+                    TomlFileFolderSerializer.Delete(previouslySavedDefaultTask.GetType(), oldDefaultPathToCheck);
+                    File.Delete(finalPath);
+                }
+            }
+
+            // initial construction
+            var type = task.GetType();
+            UpdateFieldsInGuiWithNewTask = updateFieldsInGuiEventHandler;
+            GetTaskFromGui = getTaskFromGui;
+            SaveSettingsCommand = new RelayCommand(SaveSettings);
+            DeleteSettingsCommand = new RelayCommand(DeleteSettings);
+            SaveAsDefaultSettingsCommand = new RelayCommand(SaveAsDefaultSettings);
+
+            // load in all settings from directory of specific object type
+            MethodInfo method = typeof(TomlFileFolderSerializer).GetMethod("LoadAllOfTypeT");
+            MethodInfo genericMethod = method.MakeGenericMethod(type);
+            System.Collections.IDictionary result = ((System.Collections.IDictionary)genericMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { task }));
+
+            // parse directory to get object type and MMTask from toml files
+            var keys = result.Keys.Cast<string>().ToList();
+            var values = result.Values.Cast<MetaMorpheusTask>().ToList();
+            Dictionary<string, MetaMorpheusTask> tempDict = new();
+            for (int i = 0; i < keys.Count; i++)
+            {
+                tempDict.Add(keys[i], values[i]);
+            }
+            AllSettingsDict = tempDict;
+            
+            if (!AllSettingsDict.Any())
+            {
+                string name = "DefaultSetting(Default)";
+                TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("DefaultSetting(Default)", task);
+                AllSettingsDict.Add(name, task);
+                SelectedSettings = AllSettingsDict.First(p => p.Key.Contains("(Default)")).Key;
+            }
+
+            if (AllSettingsDict.Any(p => p.Key.Contains("(Default)")))
+            {
+                SelectedSettings = AllSettingsDict.First(p => p.Key.Contains("(Default)")).Key;
+            }
+        }
+
+        
+        #endregion
+
+
+
+        #region Command Methods
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Modify a saved task
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SaveSettings()
+        {
+            if (SelectedSettings == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (SelectedSettings.Contains("(Default)"))
+            {
+                if (!GlobalVariables.MetaMorpheusVersion.Contains("DEBUG"))
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show("Default Setting cannot be modified. Please use \"Save as\" button",
+                        "Modifying Default Settings Error", MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var taskFromGUI = GetTaskFromGui.Invoke();
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Delete(TheTask.GetType(), SelectedSettings);
+            AllSettingsDict.Remove(SelectedSettings);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save(SelectedSettings, taskFromGUI);
+            AllSettingsDict.Add(SelectedSettings, taskFromGUI);
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettingsDict));
+            SelectedSettings = this.SelectedSettings;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Save a new task with a window popped up
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SaveSettingsFromWindow()
+        {
+
+            if (TypedSettingsName is null || TypedSettingsName.IsNullOrEmptyOrWhiteSpace())
+            {
+                if (!GlobalVariables.MetaMorpheusVersion.Contains("DEBUG"))
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show("The name cannot be empty", "Empty Settings Error", MessageBoxButton.OK,
+                        MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                    TypedSettingsName = "";
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            string settingsName = TypedSettingsName.ToString();
+
+            if (AllSettingsDict.ContainsKey(settingsName))
+            {
+                if (!GlobalVariables.MetaMorpheusVersion.Contains("DEBUG"))
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show("The name already exists", "Repeated Name Error", MessageBoxButton.OK,
+                        MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                    TypedSettingsName = "";
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            // get current gui representation
+            var taskFromGUI = GetTaskFromGui.Invoke();
+            AllSettingsDict.Add(settingsName, taskFromGUI);
+
+            // revert modified settings before saving
+            string settingsThatWereModifiedButNotMeantToBeSavedPath = TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(taskFromGUI.GetType(), SelectedSettings);
+            var type = taskFromGUI.GetType();
+            MethodInfo method = typeof(TomlFileFolderSerializer).GetMethod("Deserialize");
+            MethodInfo genericMethod = method.MakeGenericMethod(type);
+            var reloadedModifiedSettings = genericMethod.Invoke(null, new object[] { settingsThatWereModifiedButNotMeantToBeSavedPath });
+            AllSettingsDict[SelectedSettings] = reloadedModifiedSettings as MetaMorpheusTask;
+
+            // save modified settings with new name
+            SelectedSettings = settingsName;
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save(settingsName, taskFromGUI);
+
+            // update gui representation
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettingsDict));
+            TypedSettingsName = "";
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Delete the selected task
+        /// </summary>
+        public void DeleteSettings()
+        {
+            if(SelectedSettings == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (SelectedSettings.Contains("(Default)"))
+            {
+                if(!GlobalVariables.MetaMorpheusVersion.Contains("DEBUG")){
+                    MessageBox.Show("Default Setting cannot be deleted", "Deleting Default Settings Error",
+                        MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Delete(TheTask.GetType(), SelectedSettings);
+            AllSettingsDict.Remove(SelectedSettings);
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettingsDict));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Set a saved set as a default setting
+        /// </summary>
+        public void SaveAsDefaultSettings()
+        {
+            if (SelectedSettings == null)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (SelectedSettings.Contains("(Default)"))
+            {
+                if (!GlobalVariables.MetaMorpheusVersion.Contains("DEBUG"))
+                {
+                    MessageBox.Show("It's already a default setting", "Repeatted Setting Default Settings Error",
+                        MessageBoxButton.OK, MessageBoxImage.Warning);
+                }
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            var temp = TheTask;
+            string currentName = SelectedSettings;
+
+            // if there is currently a default, remove "(Default)" and save with new name
+            if (AllSettingsDict.Any(p => p.Key.Contains("(Default)")))
+            {
+                var oldDefault = AllSettingsDict.First(p => p.Key.Contains("(Default)"));
+                string newOldDefaultName = oldDefault.Key.Remove(oldDefault.Key.Length - 9);
+                TomlFileFolderSerializer.Delete(oldDefault.Value.GetType(), oldDefault.Key);
+                AllSettingsDict.Remove(oldDefault.Key);
+                TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save(newOldDefaultName, oldDefault.Value);
+                AllSettingsDict.Add(newOldDefaultName, oldDefault.Value);
+            }
+
+            // save currently selected settings as new default
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Delete(TheTask.GetType(), SelectedSettings); 
+            AllSettingsDict.Remove(SelectedSettings);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save(currentName + "(Default)", temp);
+            AllSettingsDict.Add(currentName + "(Default)", temp);
+            SelectedSettings = currentName + "(Default)";
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettings));
+            OnPropertyChanged(nameof(AllSettingsDict));
+        }
+    }
+    #endregion
+}
+
diff --git a/MetaMorpheus/Test/SaveSettingsTests.cs b/MetaMorpheus/Test/SaveSettingsTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..118b518c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetaMorpheus/Test/SaveSettingsTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,473 @@
+using EngineLayer;
+using GuiFunctions;
+using Nett;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using MassSpectrometry;
+using TaskLayer;
+
+namespace Test
+{
+
+    [TestFixture]
+    [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
+    public class SaveSettingsTests
+    {
+        static SaveSettingsTests()
+        {
+            GlobalVariables.SetUpGlobalVariables();
+        }
+        public static IEnumerable<MetaMorpheusTask> SwitchTestCases =>
+            new List<MetaMorpheusTask>
+            {
+                new SearchTask(),
+                new SpectralAveragingTask(),
+                new CalibrationTask(),
+                new GlycoSearchTask(),
+                new XLSearchTask(),
+                new GptmdTask()
+            };
+
+        [OneTimeSetUp]
+        public static void Setup() {}
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public static void TearDown()
+        {
+            String path = Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, "DefaultParameters");
+            if (Directory.Exists(path))
+            {
+                Directory.Delete(path, true);
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// fake window for the test
+        /// </summary>
+        private class FakeGuiWindow
+        {
+            public MetaMorpheusTask TheTask { get; internal set; }
+
+            public FakeGuiWindow(MyTask taskType)
+            {
+                TheTask = taskType switch
+                {
+                    MyTask.Search => new SearchTask(),
+                    MyTask.Gptmd => new GptmdTask(),
+                    MyTask.Calibrate => new CalibrationTask(),
+                    MyTask.XLSearch => new XLSearchTask(),
+                    MyTask.GlycoSearch => new GlycoSearchTask(),
+                    MyTask.Average => new SpectralAveragingTask(),
+                    _ => throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(taskType), taskType, null)
+                };
+            }
+
+            public MetaMorpheusTask GetTaskFromGui()
+            {
+                return TheTask;
+            }
+
+            public void UpdateFieldsFromNewTask(MetaMorpheusTask task)
+            {
+                TheTask = task;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the constructor without the defaultparameter directory
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="task">task currenty working on</param>
+        [Test]
+        [NonParallelizable]
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(SwitchTestCases))]
+        public void ConstructorTestWithoutDefaultParameters(MetaMorpheusTask task)
+        {
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(task.TaskType);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(task,
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+            String pathToCheck = Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters");
+            Assert.That(Directory.Exists(pathToCheck));
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("DefaultSetting(Default)"));
+            var testWindow = fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui();
+            var comparingWindow = testDictionary["DefaultSetting(Default)"];
+            Assert.That(!testWindow.Equals(null));
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("testFile", testWindow);
+            string pathOfTestFile = TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(testWindow.GetType(), "testFile");
+            string pathOfComparingFile =
+                TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(comparingWindow.GetType(), "DefaultSetting(Default)");
+            var linesA = File.ReadAllLines(pathOfTestFile);
+            var linesB = File.ReadAllLines(pathOfComparingFile);
+
+            Assert.That(linesA.Length, Is.EqualTo(linesB.Length));
+            for (int i = 0; i < linesA.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.That(linesA[i], Is.EqualTo(linesB[i]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the constructor with the defaultparameter directory but nothing is in it
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="task">task currenty working on</param>
+        [Test]
+        [NonParallelizable]
+        public void ConstructorTestWithDefaultParametersWithoutDefaultSettings()
+        {
+            //setup
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters"));
+            //test
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("DefaultSetting(Default)"));
+            var testWindow = fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui();
+            var comparingWindow = testDictionary["DefaultSetting(Default)"];
+            Assert.That(!testWindow.Equals(null));
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("testFile", testWindow);
+            string pathOfTestFile = TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(testWindow.GetType(), "testFile");
+            string pathOfComparingFile =
+                TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(comparingWindow.GetType(), "DefaultSetting(Default)");
+            var linesA = File.ReadAllLines(pathOfTestFile);
+            var linesB = File.ReadAllLines(pathOfComparingFile);
+
+            Assert.That(linesA.Length, Is.EqualTo(linesB.Length));
+            for (int i = 0; i < linesA.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.That(linesA[i], Is.EqualTo(linesB[i]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the constructor with the defaultparameter tasks
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="task">task currenty working on</param>
+        [Test]
+        [NonParallelizable]
+        [TestCaseSource(nameof(SwitchTestCases))]
+        public void ConstructorTestWithDefaultSettings(MetaMorpheusTask task)
+        {
+            Directory.CreateDirectory(Path.Combine(GlobalVariables.DataDir, "DefaultParameters"));
+            string oldDefaultName = task switch
+            {
+                SearchTask search => "SearchTaskDefault.toml",
+                CalibrationTask calibration => "CalibrationTaskDefault.toml",
+                GptmdTask gptmd => "GptmdTaskDefault.toml",
+                XLSearchTask xLSearch => "XLSearchTaskDefault.toml",
+                GlycoSearchTask glycoSearch => "GlycoSearchTaskDefault.toml",
+                SpectralAveragingTask spectralAverage => "SpectralAverageTaskDefault.toml",
+                _ => "",
+            };
+            String pathToCheck = Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory,
+                "DefaultParameters\\" + oldDefaultName);
+            Toml.WriteFile<MetaMorpheusTask>(task, pathToCheck, MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(task.TaskType);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(task,
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+            String defaultName = task switch
+            {
+                SearchTask search => "SearchTaskDefault(Default)",
+                CalibrationTask calibration => "CalibrationTaskDefault(Default)",
+                GptmdTask gptmd => "GptmdTaskDefault(Default)",
+                XLSearchTask xLSearch => "XLSearchTaskDefault(Default)",
+                GlycoSearchTask glycoSearch => "GlycoSearchTaskDefault(Default)",
+                SpectralAveragingTask spectralAverage => "SpectralAverageTaskDefault(Default)",
+                _ => "",
+            };
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.Keys.Contains(defaultName));
+            var testWindow = fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui();
+            var comparingWindow = testDictionary[defaultName];
+            Assert.That(!testWindow.Equals(null));
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("testFile", testWindow);
+            string pathOfTestFile = TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(testWindow.GetType(), "testFile");
+            string pathOfComparingFile =
+                TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(comparingWindow.GetType(), defaultName);
+            var linesA = File.ReadAllLines(pathOfTestFile);
+            var linesB = File.ReadAllLines(pathOfComparingFile);
+
+            Assert.That(linesA.Length, Is.EqualTo(linesB.Length));
+            for (int i = 0; i < linesA.Length; i++)
+            {
+                Assert.That(linesA[i], Is.EqualTo(linesB[i]));
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of saveSettings when modifying non-default task
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void SaveSettingsTest()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ", tomlFile1);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveSettings();
+            var currentTask = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict[testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings];
+            Assert.That(currentTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions, Is.EqualTo(1));
+
+            // test change in window is reflected when saving settings
+            currentTask = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict[testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings];
+            Assert.That(currentTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions, Is.EqualTo(1));
+            fakeTaskWindow.TheTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions = 36;
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveSettings();
+
+            currentTask = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict[testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings];
+            Assert.That(currentTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions, Is.EqualTo(36));
+
+            // read back in saved file and check if total partitions was saved
+            testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ";
+            currentTask = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict[testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings];
+            Assert.That(currentTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions, Is.EqualTo(36));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of saveSettings when modifying default task
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void SaveDefaultSettingsTest()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ", tomlFile1);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+
+            //Try to save a default setting
+            fakeTaskWindow.TheTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions = 36;
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveAsDefaultSettings();
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ(Default)";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveSettings();
+            testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var a = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ(Default)";
+            var currentTask = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict[testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings];
+            Assert.That(currentTask.CommonParameters.TotalPartitions, Is.EqualTo(1));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of saveSettingsFromWindow
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void SaveSettingsFromWindowTest()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ", tomlFile1);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+
+            //Save a task from the window popped up
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveSettingsFromWindow();//
+            Assert.That(!testDictionary.ContainsKey("testTask"));
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.TypedSettingsName = "customBCZ";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveSettingsFromWindow();
+            Assert.That(!testDictionary.ContainsKey("testTask"));
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.TypedSettingsName = "testTask";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveSettingsFromWindow();
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("testTask"));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of saveAsDefaultSetting
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void SaveAsDefaultSettingsTest()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ", tomlFile1);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+
+            //When SelectedSettings == null
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveAsDefaultSettings();
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("customBCZ"));
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveAsDefaultSettings();
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("customBCZ(Default)"));
+
+            //Setting default when there is an existing default
+            var tomlFile2 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBY.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBY", tomlFile2); 
+            fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBY";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveAsDefaultSettings();
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("customBY(Default)"));
+            Assert.That(!testDictionary.ContainsKey("customBCZ(Default)"));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of deleteSettings when nothing is selected
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void DeleteSettingsTestWithoutSelectedSettings()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile2 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBY.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile3 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ.toml", tomlFile1);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBY.toml", tomlFile2);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customCZ.toml", tomlFile3);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+
+            var expected = new List<string>() { "customBCZ.toml", "customBY.toml", "customCZ.toml" };
+            CollectionAssert.AreEqual(expected, testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettings);
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.TypedSettingsName = "Name";
+            Assert.That(testTaskSettingViewModel.TypedSettingsName, Is.EqualTo("Name"));
+
+            //test
+            Type deletedFileType = tomlFile1.GetType();
+            String path = TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(deletedFileType, "customBCZ.toml");
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.DeleteSettings();
+            Assert.That(File.Exists(path), Is.True);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of deleteSettings when default setting is selected
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void DeleteSettingsTestSelectingDefault()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile2 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBY.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile3 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ", tomlFile1);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBY", tomlFile2);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customCZ", tomlFile3);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+
+
+            // save customBCZ as default settings
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SaveAsDefaultSettings();
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ(Default)";
+
+            // try to delete default settings
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.DeleteSettings();
+
+            // ensure default was not deleted
+            Assert.That(testDictionary.ContainsKey("customBCZ(Default)"));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// test the function of deleteSettings when select a non-default task
+        /// </summary>
+        [Test]
+        public void DeleteSettingsTestWithSelectedSettingsAndNotDefault()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile2 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBY.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile3 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ.toml", tomlFile1);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBY.toml", tomlFile2);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customCZ.toml", tomlFile3);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+
+            //test
+            Type deletedFileType = tomlFile1.GetType();
+            String path = TomlFileFolderSerializer.GetFilePath(deletedFileType, "customBCZ.toml");
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ.toml";
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.DeleteSettings();
+            Assert.That(!testDictionary.ContainsKey("customBCZ.toml"));
+            Assert.That(!File.Exists(path), Is.True);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void InstanceTest()
+        {
+            //Directory Set up
+            var tomlFile1 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile2 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customBY.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            var tomlFile3 = Toml.ReadFile<SearchTask>(
+                Path.Combine(TestContext.CurrentContext.TestDirectory, @"TestData\customCZ.toml"),
+                MetaMorpheusTask.tomlConfig);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBCZ.toml", tomlFile1);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customBY.toml", tomlFile2);
+            TomlFileFolderSerializer.Save("customCZ.toml", tomlFile3);
+            var fakeTaskWindow = new FakeGuiWindow(MyTask.Search);
+            TaskSettingViewModel testTaskSettingViewModel = new TaskSettingViewModel(new SearchTask(),
+                fakeTaskWindow.UpdateFieldsFromNewTask, fakeTaskWindow.GetTaskFromGui);
+            var testDictionary = testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict;
+            //AllSettings
+            var expected = new List<string>() { "customBCZ.toml", "customBY.toml", "customCZ.toml" };
+            CollectionAssert.AreEqual(expected, testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettings);
+            //TypedSettingsName
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.TypedSettingsName = "Name";
+            Assert.That(testTaskSettingViewModel.TypedSettingsName, Is.EqualTo("Name"));
+            //SelectedSettings
+            testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings = "customBCZ.toml";
+            Assert.That(testTaskSettingViewModel.SelectedSettings.Equals("customBCZ.toml"));
+            //AllSettingsDict
+            Assert.That(testTaskSettingViewModel.AllSettingsDict.Equals(testDictionary));
+            //TheTask
+            Assert.That(testTaskSettingViewModel.TheTask.Equals(testDictionary["customBCZ.toml"]));
+        }
+    }
+}