diff --git a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Forms/FormConfiguration.Designer.cs b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Forms/FormConfiguration.Designer.cs
index 85a79ba..2bb92d1 100644
--- a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Forms/FormConfiguration.Designer.cs
+++ b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Forms/FormConfiguration.Designer.cs
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
             this.chkShowTasks.TabIndex = 16;
             this.chkShowTasks.Text = "Show Tasks";
             this.chkShowTasks.UseVisualStyleBackColor = true;
+            this.chkShowTasks.Visible = false;
             // 
             // cboFirstDayOfWeek
             // 
diff --git a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
index 51abd9a..a216cad 100644
--- a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
+++ b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.Designer.cs
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ namespace Outlook2013TodoAddIn.Properties {
         
         [global::System.Configuration.UserScopedSettingAttribute()]
         [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute()]
-        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("True")]
+        [global::System.Configuration.DefaultSettingValueAttribute("False")]
         public bool ShowTasks {
             get {
                 return ((bool)(this["ShowTasks"]));
diff --git a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.settings b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.settings
index 666591b..c5b6f2b 100644
--- a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.settings
+++ b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/Properties/Settings.settings
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
       <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="ShowTasks" Type="System.Boolean" Scope="User">
-      <Value Profile="(Default)">True</Value>
+      <Value Profile="(Default)">False</Value>
     </Setting>
     <Setting Name="FirstDayOfWeek" Type="System.DayOfWeek" Scope="User">
       <Value Profile="(Default)">Sunday</Value>
diff --git a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/app.config b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/app.config
index ec52d8e..93a162b 100644
--- a/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/app.config
+++ b/Outlook2013TodoAddIn/app.config
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <value>True</value>
       </setting>
       <setting name="ShowTasks" serializeAs="String">
-        <value>True</value>
+        <value>False</value>
       </setting>
       <setting name="FirstDayOfWeek" serializeAs="String">
         <value>Sunday</value>