How to customize multiple WinForms MetroForm loaded in the application?

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Customize multiple MetroForm loaded in application

In an application, user will have multiple number of WinForms MetroForm and it will be difficult for users, to do the modifications in each of the MetroForm used in it. Hence user can create Custom Form inherited from MetroForm and use it in Forms loaded in application. This will help user to perform modifications in one place and make changes reflected in all of the used MetroForm.

/// <summary>
/// Class that inherits the properties of MetroForm
/// </summary>
public class MetroFormAdv : MetroForm
{       
      public MetroFormAdv() { }
      InitializeComponent();
      //Properties of MetroForm
      this.CaptionBarColor = Color.FromArgb(17, 158, 218);
      this.CaptionBarHeight = 26;
      this.CaptionAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Left;
      this.CaptionFont = new Font("Times New Roman", 12, FontStyle.Italic);
      this.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;
}

''' <summary>
''' Class that inherits the properties of MetroForm
''' </summary>
Public Class MetroFormAdv
      Inherits MetroForm
      Public Sub New()
      InitializeComponent()
      'Properties of MetroForm
      Me.CaptionBarColor = Color.FromArgb(17, 158, 218)
      Me.CaptionBarHeight = 26
      Me.CaptionAlign = HorizontalAlignment.Left
      Me.CaptionFont = New Font("Times New Roman", 12, FontStyle.Italic)
      Me.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen
End Sub