diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ AutoRest/**/Templates/*.cs
 *.sln.docstates
 .vs
 developer/
+launchSettings.json
 
 # Build results
 binaries/
diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.Authentication/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.Authentication/Properties/launchSettings.json
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "profiles": {}
-}
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diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json
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--- a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "profiles": {}
-}
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diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure/Properties/launchSettings.json
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--- a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Azure/Properties/launchSettings.json
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "profiles": {}
-}
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diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Etw/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Etw/Properties/launchSettings.json
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--- a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Etw/Properties/launchSettings.json
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "profiles": {}
-}
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diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "profiles": {}
-}
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diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Tracing.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime.Tracing.Tests/Properties/launchSettings.json
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-{
-  "profiles": {}
-}
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diff --git a/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime/Properties/launchSettings.json b/ClientRuntimes/CSharp/Microsoft.Rest.ClientRuntime/Properties/launchSettings.json
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-{
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