diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Bootstrapper.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Bootstrapper.cs
index 86c62c5c6..d786f095b 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Bootstrapper.cs
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Bootstrapper.cs
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ protected override async void OnStartup(object sender, StartupEventArgs e)
 
                 var packageService = Container.Resolve<IChocolateyService>();
                 var features = await packageService.GetFeatures();
+                var fileSystemWatcher = Container.Resolve<IConfigFileWatcher>();
 
                 var backgroundFeature = features.FirstOrDefault(feature => string.Equals(feature.Name, "useBackgroundService", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
                 var elevationProvider = Elevation.Instance;
diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows.csproj b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows.csproj
index 016ce723e..852f7ac20 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows.csproj
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="Controls\Dialogs\IClosableDialog.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Controls\Dialogs\IClosableChildWindow.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Services\ConfigFileWatcher.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\DialogService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IDialogService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utilities\ChocolateyMessageBox.cs" />
diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Services/ConfigFileWatcher.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Services/ConfigFileWatcher.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b34c20a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Services/ConfigFileWatcher.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright company="Chocolatey" file="ConfigFileWatcher.cs">
+//   Copyright 2017 - Present Chocolatey Software, LLC
+//   Copyright 2014 - 2017 Rob Reynolds, the maintainers of Chocolatey, and RealDimensions Software, LLC
+// </copyright>
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+using System.IO;
+using Caliburn.Micro;
+using chocolatey.infrastructure.app.configuration;
+using chocolatey.infrastructure.services;
+using ChocolateyGui.Common.Models.Messages;
+using ChocolateyGui.Common.Services;
+using IFileSystem = chocolatey.infrastructure.filesystem.IFileSystem;
+
+namespace ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows.Services
+{
+    public class ConfigFileWatcher : IConfigFileWatcher
+    {
+        private readonly IFileSystem _fileSystem;
+        private readonly IEventAggregator _eventAggregator;
+        private readonly FileSystemWatcher _fileSystemWatcher;
+        private readonly IXmlService _xmlService;
+        private readonly string _configFile = chocolatey.infrastructure.app.ApplicationParameters.GlobalConfigFileLocation;
+        private int _lastKnownConfigFileHash;
+
+        public ConfigFileWatcher(IFileSystem fileSystem, IEventAggregator eventAggregator, IXmlService xmlService)
+        {
+            _fileSystem = fileSystem;
+            _eventAggregator = eventAggregator;
+            _xmlService = xmlService;
+            _fileSystemWatcher = new FileSystemWatcher
+            {
+                Path = _fileSystem.get_directory_name(_configFile),
+                Filter = _fileSystem.get_file_name(_configFile),
+                NotifyFilter = NotifyFilters.LastWrite | NotifyFilters.FileName,
+            };
+            _fileSystemWatcher.Changed += ConfigFileChanged;
+            _fileSystemWatcher.EnableRaisingEvents = true;
+            _lastKnownConfigFileHash = _xmlService.deserialize<ConfigFileSettings>(_configFile).GetHashCode();
+        }
+
+        private void ConfigFileChanged(object sender, FileSystemEventArgs e)
+        {
+            var currentSettingsHash = _xmlService.deserialize<ConfigFileSettings>(_configFile).GetHashCode();
+            if (currentSettingsHash != _lastKnownConfigFileHash)
+            {
+                _eventAggregator.PublishOnUIThread(new SourcesUpdatedMessage());
+                _lastKnownConfigFileHash = currentSettingsHash;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs
index e19bcf522..d80cca943 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common.Windows/Startup/ChocolateyGuiModule.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder)
             builder.RegisterType<DotNetFileSystem>().As<chocolatey.infrastructure.filesystem.IFileSystem>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<PackageArgumentsService>().As<IPackageArgumentsService>().SingleInstance();
             builder.RegisterType<DefaultEncryptionUtility>().As<IEncryptionUtility>().SingleInstance();
+            builder.RegisterType<ConfigFileWatcher>().As<IConfigFileWatcher>().SingleInstance();
 
             // Register ViewModels
             builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(viewModelAssembly)
diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/ChocolateyGui.Common.csproj b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/ChocolateyGui.Common.csproj
index 6630edf82..1968c7bce 100644
--- a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/ChocolateyGui.Common.csproj
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/ChocolateyGui.Common.csproj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <Project ToolsVersion="15.0" xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/developer/msbuild/2003">
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props" Condition="Exists('$(MSBuildExtensionsPath)\$(MSBuildToolsVersion)\Microsoft.Common.props')" />
   <PropertyGroup>
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Services\IAllowedCommandsService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IChocolateyGuiCacheService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IChocolateyService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Services\IConfigFileWatcher.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IConfigService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IFileStorageService.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Services\IPersistenceService.cs" />
diff --git a/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/IConfigFileWatcher.cs b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/IConfigFileWatcher.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46a0eeda0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/ChocolateyGui.Common/Services/IConfigFileWatcher.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// <copyright company="Chocolatey" file="IConfigFileWatcher.cs">
+//   Copyright 2017 - Present Chocolatey Software, LLC
+//   Copyright 2014 - 2017 Rob Reynolds, the maintainers of Chocolatey, and RealDimensions Software, LLC
+// </copyright>
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+namespace ChocolateyGui.Common.Services
+{
+    public interface IConfigFileWatcher
+    {
+    }
+}
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