Download Shimeji Desktop Reloaded

If Windows shows a warning

Shimeji Desktop Reloaded isn’t signed with a paid certificate, so the first time you run it, Windows may show “Windows protected your PC”. To continue:

1. Click More info.
2. Check that the publisher reads “Unknown publisher” and that the file is named Shimeji-Desktop-Reloaded-Setup-1.0.0.exe.
3. Click Run anyway.

Your browser may also say the file “isn’t commonly downloaded”. Choose Keep. If your antivirus flags it, see the antivirus question.

What the installer does

• It copies the app to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Shimeji Desktop Reloaded, for your Windows account only.
• It adds Shimeji Desktop Reloaded to the Start menu, and to the desktop if you tick the box.
• From then on, the app starts with Windows, quietly, next to the clock. You can turn that off in the settings.
• Your settings and the characters you add go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Shimeji Desktop Reloaded. They’re kept when you update the app.

The settings window uses Microsoft Edge WebView2, which comes with Windows 11 and most Windows 10 PCs. If it’s missing, the installer offers to open its download page.

Updating

Download the new version and run it: it closes the old one, replaces it, and keeps your settings.

Uninstalling

Open Settings, then Apps, Installed apps, choose Shimeji Desktop Reloaded, then Uninstall. The uninstaller asks whether to delete your settings and characters too.