diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.h b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.h
index 60852d5aa..7080e50b3 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.h
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.h
@@ -437,6 +437,8 @@ private slots:
     //! Save a simconnect.cfg file for FSX
     void saveSimConnectCfg();
 
+    //!Open directoryfor simconnect.cfg (if local)
+    void openSimConnectCfg();
 };
 
 #pragma pop_macro("interface")
diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.ui b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.ui
index 3ac9dc08f..881edb5af 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow.ui
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
           <enum>QFrame::NoFrame</enum>
          </property>
          <property name="currentIndex">
-          <number>0</number>
+          <number>7</number>
          </property>
          <widget class="QWidget" name="pg_StatusPage">
           <property name="sizePolicy">
@@ -564,8 +564,8 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>326</width>
-                <height>267</height>
+                <width>90</width>
+                <height>59</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <attribute name="label">
@@ -607,8 +607,8 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
                <rect>
                 <x>0</x>
                 <y>0</y>
-                <width>326</width>
-                <height>267</height>
+                <width>90</width>
+                <height>55</height>
                </rect>
               </property>
               <attribute name="label">
@@ -640,7 +640,6 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
                  </property>
                  <property name="font">
                   <font>
-                   <family>Courier New</family>
                    <pointsize>-1</pointsize>
                    <weight>75</weight>
                    <italic>false</italic>
@@ -1794,7 +1793,7 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
            <item>
             <widget class="QTabWidget" name="Simulator">
              <property name="currentIndex">
-              <number>0</number>
+              <number>3</number>
              </property>
              <widget class="QWidget" name="tb_SettingsTrafficNetwork">
               <attribute name="title">
@@ -3134,6 +3133,9 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
     <property name="title">
      <string>File</string>
     </property>
+    <addaction name="menu_FileSettingsDirectory"/>
+    <addaction name="menu_FileResetSettings"/>
+    <addaction name="separator"/>
     <addaction name="menu_FileClose"/>
    </widget>
    <addaction name="menu_File"/>
@@ -3187,6 +3189,16 @@ QStatusBar QLabel {
     <string>Close</string>
    </property>
   </action>
+  <action name="menu_FileSettingsDirectory">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Settings directory</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="menu_FileResetSettings">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Reset settings</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
  </widget>
  <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
  <customwidgets>
diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp
index c59578b3f..aebc54a27 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_init.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ void MainWindow::initGuiSignals()
     this->connect(this->ui->menu_TestLocationsEDNX, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::menuClicked);
     this->connect(this->ui->menu_TestLocationsEDRY, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::menuClicked);
     this->connect(this->ui->menu_FileClose, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::menuClicked);
+    this->connect(this->ui->menu_FileSettingsDirectory, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::menuClicked);
+    this->connect(this->ui->menu_FileResetSettings, &QAction::triggered, this, &MainWindow::menuClicked);
 
     // command line
     this->connect(this->ui->le_CommandLineInput, &QLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &MainWindow::commandEntered);
@@ -357,6 +359,7 @@ void MainWindow::initGuiSignals()
     // Settings simulator
     this->connect(this->ui->pb_SettingsSimulatorFsxTestConnection, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::testSimConnectConnection);
     this->connect(this->ui->pb_SettingsSimulatorFsxSaveSimconnectCfg, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::saveSimConnectCfg);
+    this->connect(this->ui->pb_SettingsSimulatorFsxOpenSimconnectCfg, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &MainWindow::openSimConnectCfg);
 
     // no warnings in release build
     Q_UNUSED(connected);
diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_menus.cpp b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_menus.cpp
index 92c179e65..5a6406528 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_menus.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_menus.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ void MainWindow::menuClicked()
         msgs.insert(CStatusMessage::getInfoMessage("Closing"));
         this->close();
     }
+    else if (sender == this->ui->menu_FileSettingsDirectory)
+    {
+        QString path = QDir::toNativeSeparators(BlackMisc::Settings::CSettingUtilities::getSettingsDirectory());
+        QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path));
+    }
+    else if (sender == this->ui->menu_FileResetSettings)
+    {
+        Q_ASSERT(this->m_rt->getIContextSettings());
+        msgs.insert(this->m_rt->getIContextSettings()->reset(true));
+    }
     if (!msgs.isEmpty()) this->displayStatusMessages(msgs);
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp
index 06d520fec..5888ae7e5 100644
--- a/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp
+++ b/samples/blackgui/mainwindow_settings.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "blackmisc/networkutils.h"
 #include "blacksim/fsx/fsxsimulatorsetup.h"
 #include "blacksim/fsx/simconnectutilities.h"
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 
 using namespace BlackCore;
 using namespace BlackMisc;
@@ -223,3 +224,10 @@ void MainWindow::saveSimConnectCfg()
         this->displayStatusMessage(CStatusMessage(CStatusMessage::TypeTrafficNetwork, CStatusMessage::SeverityError, m));
     }
 }
+
+void MainWindow::openSimConnectCfg()
+{
+    QFileInfo fi(CSimConnectUtilities::getLocalSimConnectCfgFilename());
+    QString path = QDir::toNativeSeparators(fi.absolutePath());
+    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path ));
+}