diff --git a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/event_manager.hpp b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/event_manager.hpp
index c8b04c9a7..1fc3c253b 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/event_manager.hpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/include/hex/api/event_manager.hpp
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ namespace hex {
     EVENT_DEF(EventSearchBoxClicked, u32);
     EVENT_DEF(EventViewOpened, View*);
     EVENT_DEF(EventFirstLaunch);
-    EVENT_DEF(EventAnySettingChanged);
 
     EVENT_DEF(EventFileDragged, bool);
     EVENT_DEF(EventFileDropped, std::fs::path);
diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
index 79bf0800b..6a9e25665 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/api/content_registry.cpp
@@ -191,6 +191,17 @@ namespace hex {
                 const auto entry       = insertOrGetEntry(subCategory->entries,    unlocalizedName);
 
                 entry->widget = std::move(widget);
+                if (entry->widget != nullptr) {
+                    onChange(unlocalizedCategory, unlocalizedName, [widget = entry->widget.get(), unlocalizedCategory, unlocalizedName](const SettingsValue &) {
+                        try {
+                            auto defaultValue = widget->store();
+                            widget->load(ContentRegistry::Settings::impl::getSetting(unlocalizedCategory, unlocalizedName, defaultValue));
+                            widget->onChanged();
+                        } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+                            log::error("Failed to load setting [{} / {}]: {}", unlocalizedCategory.get(), unlocalizedName.get(), e.what());
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
 
                 return entry->widget.get();
             }
@@ -211,8 +222,6 @@ namespace hex {
                         }
                     }
                 }
-
-                EventAnySettingChanged::post();
             }
 
         }
diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_settings.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_settings.cpp
index 7d367cc94..4b1d622a9 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_settings.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_settings.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             this->getWindowOpenState() = true;
         });
 
-        EventAnySettingChanged::subscribe(this, [] {
+        EventImHexStartupFinished::subscribe(this, []{
             for (const auto &[unlocalizedCategory, unlocalizedDescription, subCategories] : ContentRegistry::Settings::impl::getSettings()) {
                 for (const auto &[unlocalizedSubCategory, entries] : subCategories) {
                     for (const auto &[unlocalizedName, widget] : entries) {
@@ -41,13 +41,10 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
                 }
             }
         });
-
-        EventImHexStartupFinished::subscribe(this, []{ EventAnySettingChanged::post(); });
     }
 
     ViewSettings::~ViewSettings() {
         RequestOpenWindow::unsubscribe(this);
-        EventAnySettingChanged::unsubscribe(this);
         EventImHexStartupFinished::unsubscribe(this);
     }