Install on Windows

Two ways to run nowplaying on Windows. The installer is the easy path; the portable ZIP is for running it without installing.

Installer (recommended)

For the current development build, open the rolling dev release and download nowplaying-dev-windows-x64-setup.exe and SHA256SUMS. This prerelease is still being tested.
Check the download in PowerShell:
```
Get-FileHash .\nowplaying-dev-windows-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256
```
The hash must match the file's line in SHA256SUMS.
Run the installer. It is not code-signed, so Windows may show a SmartScreen warning. Only continue after checking the hash and trusting the release source.
On the Startup step, tick Start nowplaying when I sign in if you want it always on.
It installs for your user only, no admin prompt, usually to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\nowplaying.

Download the portable ZIP and SHA256SUMS, and check the hash the same way.
Extract it and keep the files together - the artwork libraries sit beside nowplaying.exe and it won't work without them.
Run nowplaying.exe.

The first launch with no saved settings opens WebUI Settings in your browser, not a native setup wizard. Continue with the Quick start from step 2.

Uninstall from Settings > Apps. The sign-in startup shortcut is removed too, so nowplaying won't start at the next sign-in.