Difference between Machine.config and web.config files

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web.config: It is the main settings and configuration file for an ASP.NET web application. The file is an XML document that defines configuration information regarding the web application. The web.config file contains information that control module loading, security configuration, session state configuration, and application language and compilation settings. Web.config files can also contain application specific items such as database connection strings.

machine.config: It contains settings that apply to an entire computer. This file is located in the %runtime install path%\Config directory. Machine.config contains configuration settings for machine-wide assembly binding, built-in remoting channels, and ASP.NET.

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The machine.config is the ultimate master config file on your system with a lot of default settings.
When you use web.config files, it is for your application. It's advised to keep the machine.config as is as much as possible so to not get conflicts with other applications

The machine.config file is the master configuration file on your system with a lot of default settings. Web.config is the file for the local settings to be applied for a website which store configuration data in XML format.

The machine.config would be to share values between many applications on the server such as SMTP server settings while Web.config files contain application specific items such as database connection strings.

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web.config is configure application only
machine.config file related to ur all d application on server

web.config file are applied to that particular web application only
machine.config file are applied to the all managed application

web.config file exists within the web application,
machine.config file exists in the
c:\windows\microsoft.net\framework\version\config file

The web.config file is a subset of machine.config written according to the same XML schema.