**Startup no longer looks frozen when a profile uses an ASIO driver.** Opening an ASIO driver takes a couple of seconds, and that happens while the main window is being built — so the window used to appear blank or "Not Responding" during that time. RemSound now shows a small **"Loading audio driver, please wait..."** window while the driver opens, then brings up the main window as usual. Profiles that don't use an ASIO driver are unaffected — they start instantly, with no extra window.
The ASIO driver itself is opened exactly as before; only the on-screen wait indicator was added, so this changes nothing about how RemSound talks to your audio hardware.
3. Extract the zip **over your existing RemSound folder**, overwriting program files when prompted. The zip is program files only — it will not touch your profiles or settings. (For a fresh install, just extract it anywhere you have write permission and run `RemSound.exe`.)
4. Run `RemSound.exe`. Allow on private networks when Windows Firewall prompts. Press F1 for the user manual.
**v1.9 users:** Help → Check for updates works — it will fetch and install v2.0 automatically.
**v1.8 and earlier:** the auto-updater in those versions has a fault that prevents it from installing updates, so Check for updates will download v2.0 but not apply it. Install v2.0 by hand using the steps above — just this once. From the build you install onward, updates are automatic.
If you installed RemSound inside a synced folder (Dropbox etc.) and your install is v1.0 / v1.1 / v1.2, see the [v1.3 release notes](https://github.com/Ednunp/RemSound/releases/tag/v1.3) for one-time manual install steps.
