diff --git a/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop/DesktopAppConfigPathExtractor.cs b/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop/DesktopAppConfigPathExtractor.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d63b8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop/DesktopAppConfigPathExtractor.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream
+{
+    public class DesktopAppConfigPathExtractor : IAppConfigPathExtractor
+    {
+        private string _path;
+
+        public string Path
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                string rootPath;
+                if (_path == null &&
+                    (rootPath = System.IO.Path.GetDirectoryName(Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().Location)) != null)
+                {
+                    _path = System.IO.Path.Combine(rootPath, "App.config");
+                }
+
+                return _path;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop.csproj b/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop.csproj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9353189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop.csproj
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?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>
+    <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
+    <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
+    <ProjectGuid>{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}</ProjectGuid>
+    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
+    <AppDesignerFolder>Properties</AppDesignerFolder>
+    <RootNamespace>PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream</RootNamespace>
+    <AssemblyName>PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream</AssemblyName>
+    <TargetFrameworkVersion>v4.6.1</TargetFrameworkVersion>
+    <FileAlignment>512</FileAlignment>
+    <Deterministic>true</Deterministic>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
+    <DebugType>full</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>false</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Debug\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DEBUG;DOTNET</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
+    <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
+    <Optimize>true</Optimize>
+    <OutputPath>bin\Release\</OutputPath>
+    <DefineConstants>TRACE;DOTNET</DefineConstants>
+    <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
+    <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="..\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream\PortableStream.cs">
+      <Link>PortableStream.cs</Link>
+    </Compile>
+    <Compile Include="DesktopAppConfigPathExtractor.cs" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Folder Include="Properties\" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions.csproj">
+      <Project>{47adf18f-1bb7-45ae-addb-fa9291f2c532}</Project>
+      <Name>PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+    <ProjectReference Include="..\PCLAppConfig\PCLAppConfig.csproj">
+      <Project>{91435741-b785-4fd8-b486-fa157fd55852}</Project>
+      <Name>PCLAppConfig</Name>
+    </ProjectReference>
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <Reference Include="System" />
+  </ItemGroup>
+  <Import Project="$(MSBuildToolsPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream/PortableStream.cs b/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream/PortableStream.cs
index 5cb1141..ac15e85 100644
--- a/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream/PortableStream.cs
+++ b/src/Lib/PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream/PortableStream.cs
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ private static IAppConfigPathExtractor CreateAppConfigPathExtractor()
 			return new IOSAppConfigPathExtractor();
 #elif WINDOWS_UWP
 			return new UWPAppConfigPathExtractor();
+#elif DOTNET
+		    return new DesktopAppConfigPathExtractor();
 #else
-			return null;
+		    return null;
 #endif
 		}
 
diff --git a/src/PCLAppConfig.sln b/src/PCLAppConfig.sln
index 99a318e..72d948a 100644
--- a/src/PCLAppConfig.sln
+++ b/src/PCLAppConfig.sln
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Lib", "Lib", "{70584D47-5C8
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Test", "Test", "{4E217353-F4C5-4316-A1E2-604F85381422}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig", "Lib\PCLAppConfig\PCLAppConfig.csproj", "{91435741-B785-4FD8-B486-FA157FD55852}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "PCLAppConfig", "Lib\PCLAppConfig\PCLAppConfig.csproj", "{91435741-B785-4FD8-B486-FA157FD55852}"
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Demo", "Demo", "{4E978199-599F-4001-A863-5746204F8B1D}"
 EndProject
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DemoApp.iOS", "DemoApp\Demo
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DemoApp.UWP", "DemoApp\DemoApp.UWP\DemoApp.UWP.csproj", "{C6CD8530-FECA-4B06-AFDD-7CC02D00FD4C}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "DemoApp", "DemoApp\DemoApp\DemoApp.csproj", "{03B96875-A80D-4610-9B73-F3BE382314F4}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "DemoApp", "DemoApp\DemoApp\DemoApp.csproj", "{03B96875-A80D-4610-9B73-F3BE382314F4}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.csproj", "{7F2D2561-0F78-4597-9E09-043E757BFCE5}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.csproj", "{7F2D2561-0F78-4597-9E09-043E757BFCE5}"
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Android", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Android\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Android.csproj", "{61ABABA0-1EB5-44E9-AEC1-86430846E590}"
 EndProject
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStre
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.iOS", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.iOS\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.iOS.csproj", "{C556294C-E117-469D-9A53-CC215DBA4EB9}"
 EndProject
-Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions.csproj", "{47ADF18F-1BB7-45AE-ADDB-FA9291F2C532}"
+Project("{9A19103F-16F7-4668-BE54-9A1E7A4F7556}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Abstractions.csproj", "{47ADF18F-1BB7-45AE-ADDB-FA9291F2C532}"
 EndProject
 Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution Items", "{9D100221-BC18-4732-847E-6A6AEFB0FCBD}"
 	ProjectSection(SolutionItems) = preProject
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ Project("{2150E333-8FDC-42A3-9474-1A3956D46DE8}") = "Solution Items", "Solution
 EndProject
 Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.UnitTest", "Test\PCLAppConfig.UnitTest\PCLAppConfig.UnitTest.csproj", "{F9FFEE2C-2397-411D-8D55-4D4F333B3938}"
 EndProject
+Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop", "Lib\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop\PCLAppConfig.FileSystemStream.Desktop.csproj", "{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}"
+EndProject
 Global
 	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
 		Ad-Hoc|Any CPU = Ad-Hoc|Any CPU
@@ -614,6 +616,54 @@ Global
 		{F9FFEE2C-2397-411D-8D55-4D4F333B3938}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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 		{F9FFEE2C-2397-411D-8D55-4D4F333B3938}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|ARM.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|ARM.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|iPhone.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|iPhone.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|iPhoneSimulator.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|iPhoneSimulator.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Ad-Hoc|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.AppStore|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.AppStore|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.AppStore|iPhone.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.AppStore|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.AppStore|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Debug|iPhoneSimulator.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Debug|x86.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|ARM.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|iPhone.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|iPhone.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|iPhoneSimulator.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|iPhoneSimulator.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|x86.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F}.Release|x86.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
 	EndGlobalSection
 	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
 		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
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+		{5F1B87FA-7426-4994-AA7D-914C4F86985F} = {70584D47-5C81-4C41-BA98-B5E6D9B8A40E}
 	EndGlobalSection
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