Installation

Installation

Quick install

1. Grab the latest GamerGuardian-Setup-x.y.z.exe from the Releases page.
2. Run it. Windows SmartScreen will warn that the installer is unsigned — click More info → Run anyway. Code signing via the SignPath Foundation is on the roadmap.
3. Per-user install — no admin needed, lands at %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\GamerGuardian.
4. The app launches and opens its settings window the first time.

A portable single-file GamerGuardian.exe is also attached to each release if you don't want the installer. Drop it anywhere and run it.

Auto-update

After v0.1.14, every running copy auto-checks for new releases on startup and offers a one-click in-place upgrade. The downloader writes to %TEMP%, then runs the installer in upgrade mode. If you decline, the prompt is suppressed for that version (skip-this-version semantics).

You can also trigger a check manually from Settings → General → Check now.

Uninstall

Standard Windows: Settings → Apps → Installed apps → GamerGuardian → Uninstall, or appwiz.cpl.

The uninstaller:

• Stops any running GamerGuardian.exe process
• Removes the install folder
• Removes the HKCU\...\Run\GamerGuardian autostart entry
• Cleans %APPDATA%\GamerGuardian\ (config + logs)

It does not touch the registry-backed Windows settings GamerGuardian had been monitoring — those stay at whatever value was last applied.

Compatibility

• Windows 11 (any version). Windows 10 support is on the roadmap.
• x64 only.
• Requires .NET 8 — the installer ships a self-contained build, so no separate runtime install needed.

Where things land

See File locations for the full inventory of paths GamerGuardian reads or writes.