From 9cbd5a53f8983f16d429d50e663c9873532accda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akashdeep Dhar Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:58:17 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Document the evolving Windows SmartScreen errors Signed-off-by: Akashdeep Dhar --- README.md | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index dbcb4fec..e68a073e 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -194,6 +194,26 @@ ensure that the Tesseract OCR application is installed and configured properly. **Releases** that _automatically update_ can be found [here](https://pypi.org/project/gi-loadouts/). +### Warning + +Since we moved from [PyInstaller](https://www.pyinstaller.org/) to +[Nuitka](https://nuitka.net/) for building application executable binaries, +we have noticed frequent +[Microsoft SmartScreen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_SmartScreen) +errors on Microsoft Windows. These false positive appear only because the +executable binaries are not code signed. The protection system flags them as +potentially unsafe due to the absence of an active code signing certificate, +but that does not mean that the codebase is malicious. + +To proceed past these frivolous warnings, simply click on **"More Info"** and +then **"Run anyway"** to start the executable binary. As this project is free +and open source software, we cannot afford to make additional expenses to +subscribe to various +[code signing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_signing) services. Not only +are the executable binaries transparently built on +[GitHub Actions](https://github.com/gridhead/gi-loadouts/actions), but folks are +invited to verify the project's integrity by compiling things locally. + ## Usage 1. Select the [*vision*](https://genshin-impact.fandom.com/wiki/Vision) from