Installation and Updating

Installation and Updating

Which download do I pick?

Build	Use it when	Notes
Installer	Normal use on your own PC	Simplest. Handles upgrades for you.
Portable	USB stick, locked-down PC, no installer wanted	You carry your settings across updates yourself.
Microsoft Store / Steam	You want automatic store updates	These channels receive more stable, older builds; newer builds appear on GitHub first.
Chocolatey	Scripted or fleet installs	volume2 = installer, volume2.portable = portable.
GitHub Releases	You want the newest fixes	https://github.com/irzyxa/Volume2/releases

If you hit a problem on a Store or Steam build, test the current GitHub build before reporting it — the fix may already be released there.

First install

1. Download the installer and unpack it out of the ZIP first. Do not run the .exe from inside the archive viewer.
2. Run it. To make Volume² work over administrator windows, tick Run as Administrator during setup or afterwards in Settings → System.
3. If you enable Run as Administrator, set startup to As Task (see below).

Silent / unattended installation

Use the installer from the downloads page with the /silent key. The available parameters disable default behaviour:

setup.exe /silent AutoRun_off RunProgramSettings_off RunProgram_off

• AutoRun_off — do not enable autorun
• RunProgramSettings_off — do not open Settings after installation
• RunProgram_off — do not launch the program after installation

There are no _on switches. Autorun and launching after install are the defaults, and these keys exist only to turn them off. For a silent install that autostarts normally, use /silent on its own.

Autorun: "as program" vs "as task"

	As program	As task
Mechanism	Registry Run key	Windows Task Scheduler
Visible in Task Manager → Startup	Yes	No
Works with Run as Administrator	No	Yes
Privileges	Normal user	Highest available (or normal, if you are not an administrator)

Rule of thumb: for normal use, as program is enough. If the program runs as administrator, as task is the only option that works — Windows does not launch elevated programs from the registry Run key.

If autorun still fails on Windows 10, edit Config.ini as below (works in 1.1.6.411 and newer), then run the program and restart the system:

[Main]
AutoRun=0
ScheduleAutoRun=1

Updating

Installer users

Run the new installer. It removes the old version automatically and your settings are preserved — there is no need to uninstall first.

The installer asks its normal setup questions again on an upgrade, and the interface language may return to its default. If the language changes, set it again in Settings; no settings data is lost.

Portable users

Settings are not preserved automatically. Config.ini is not included in the archive:

• Overwrite the files in place and your Config.ini survives. This is the easy path.
• Delete the folder and unpack fresh and it is gone. Back up Config.ini first, then copy it back.

Turning off the update notification

Settings → System tab → disable Notify about new version, or update to the latest version.

Installation problems

"Couldn't read TOC. Aborting"

The most common install failure. There are three causes — work through them in order:

1. The installer is being run from inside the ZIP. Unpack the archive to a real folder first, then run the .exe.
2. The path is too long or too complex. Copy the installer to the root of C:\ — a folder with a short, simple name — and run it from there.
3. A non-ASCII character in the folder name. Unpacking can create a folder named, for example, Volume² v1.1.8.461; the superscript ² breaks the installer. Rename the folder to Volume2 v1.1.8.461 and it installs normally.

If none of those apply, re-download the installer — a corrupt download produces the same message.

Nothing happens when I launch it

See Troubleshooting → The program does not start.

Where your settings live

Settings → System tab → Open profile folder.

Typically: C:\Users\<USER>\AppData\Roaming\Volume2

Back this folder up before experimenting. Copying Config.ini to another machine is the fastest way to replicate a configuration you like.