diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui
index ac0346f146..b4d856a932 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcx.ui
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@
           <property name="toolTip">
            <string>Default type on analysis</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="currentIndex">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>AnalysisType</cstring>
           </property>
@@ -352,6 +355,9 @@
           <property name="editable">
            <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
+          <property name="currentIndex">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>Solver</cstring>
           </property>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp
index 80791db602..687e57c6e9 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemCcxImp.cpp
@@ -57,12 +57,6 @@ DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::~DlgSettingsFemCcxImp() = default;
 
 void DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::saveSettings()
 {
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Ccx"
-    );
-    hGrp->SetInt("Solver", ui->cmb_solver->currentIndex());
-    hGrp->SetInt("AnalysisType", ui->cb_analysis_type->currentIndex());
-
     ui->sb_ccx_numcpu->onSave();  // Number of CPUs
     ui->cmb_solver->onSave();
     ui->cb_ccx_non_lin_geom->onSave();
@@ -91,7 +85,6 @@ void DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::saveSettings()
 
 void DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::loadSettings()
 {
-    ui->sb_ccx_numcpu->onRestore();  // Number of CPUs
     ui->cmb_solver->onRestore();
     ui->cb_ccx_non_lin_geom->onRestore();
     ui->cb_use_iterations_param->onRestore();
@@ -116,22 +109,9 @@ void DlgSettingsFemCcxImp::loadSettings()
     ui->fc_ccx_binary_path->onRestore();
     ui->cb_split_inp_writer->onRestore();
 
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Ccx"
-    );
-
     // determine number of CPU threads
-    int processor_count = hGrp->GetInt("AnalysisNumCPUs", QThread::idealThreadCount());
-    ui->sb_ccx_numcpu->setValue(processor_count);
-
-    int index = hGrp->GetInt("Solver", 0);
-    if (index > -1) {
-        ui->cmb_solver->setCurrentIndex(index);
-    }
-    index = hGrp->GetInt("AnalysisType", 0);
-    if (index > -1) {
-        ui->cb_analysis_type->setCurrentIndex(index);
-    }
+    ui->sb_ccx_numcpu->setValue(QThread::idealThreadCount());
+    ui->sb_ccx_numcpu->onRestore();  // Number of CPUs
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqus.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqus.ui
index 2a170144aa..7cc8c0a2ab 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqus.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqus.ui
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ not belonging to faces and faces not belonging to volumes.</string>
           <property name="whatsThis">
            <string>element parameter: All: all elements, Highest: highest elements only, FEM: FEM elements only (only edges not belonging to faces and faces not belonging to volumes)</string>
           </property>
+          <property name="currentIndex">
+           <number>2</number>
+          </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>AbaqusElementChoice</cstring>
           </property>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp.cpp
index 62f9fa351a..3f03082e1e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp.cpp
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp::~DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp() = default;
 
 void DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp::saveSettings()
 {
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Abaqus"
-    );
-    hGrp->SetInt("AbaqusElementChoice", ui->comboBoxElemChoiceParam->currentIndex());
-
     ui->comboBoxElemChoiceParam->onSave();
     ui->checkBoxWriteGroups->onSave();
 }
@@ -58,14 +53,6 @@ void DlgSettingsFemExportAbaqusImp::loadSettings()
 {
     ui->comboBoxElemChoiceParam->onRestore();
     ui->checkBoxWriteGroups->onRestore();
-
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Abaqus"
-    );
-    int index = hGrp->GetInt("AbaqusElementChoice", 2);
-    if (index > -1) {
-        ui->comboBoxElemChoiceParam->setCurrentIndex(index);
-    }
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88.ui b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88.ui
index 53c18dedbf..37719cdbb8 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88.ui
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88.ui
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@
           <property name="editable">
            <bool>false</bool>
           </property>
+          <property name="currentIndex">
+           <number>0</number>
+          </property>
           <property name="prefEntry" stdset="0">
            <cstring>Solver</cstring>
           </property>
diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp.cpp
index 52d3de2f8b..4ff6c14d6e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/Gui/DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp.cpp
@@ -52,15 +52,8 @@ DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp::~DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp() = default;
 void DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp::saveSettings()
 {
     ui->fc_z88_binary_path->onSave();
-
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Z88"
-    );
-    hGrp->SetInt("Solver", ui->cmb_solver->currentIndex());
     ui->cmb_solver->onSave();
-    hGrp->SetInt("MaxGS", ui->sb_Z88_MaxGS->value());
     ui->sb_Z88_MaxGS->onSave();
-    hGrp->SetInt("MaxKOI", ui->sb_Z88_MaxKOI->value());
     ui->sb_Z88_MaxKOI->onSave();
 }
 
@@ -69,22 +62,7 @@ void DlgSettingsFemZ88Imp::loadSettings()
     ui->fc_z88_binary_path->onRestore();
     ui->cmb_solver->onRestore();
     ui->sb_Z88_MaxGS->onRestore();
-
-    ParameterGrp::handle hGrp = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath(
-        "User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/Mod/Fem/Z88"
-    );
-    int index = hGrp->GetInt("Solver", 0);
-    if (index > -1) {
-        ui->cmb_solver->setCurrentIndex(index);
-    }
-    int places = hGrp->GetInt("MaxGS", 100000000);
-    if (places > -1) {
-        ui->sb_Z88_MaxGS->setValue(places);
-    }
-    places = hGrp->GetInt("MaxKOI", 2800000);
-    if (places > -1) {
-        ui->sb_Z88_MaxKOI->setValue(places);
-    }
+    ui->sb_Z88_MaxKOI->onRestore();
 }
 
 /**