Perspective is always a good thing in dealing with problem issues.
The issue described in this thread has caused genuine frustration to those affected and I would not like anyone to respond to @bernard1954 post with animousity here. In fact it is important that this thread remain on topic.
It seems that increasingly those afftected by the particular issue of having to reset settings on each launch of the game are being steadily reduced in number, with a gaming services update.