diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c5e3afa..8803027 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -268,3 +268,6 @@ paket-files/
 /Il2CppInspector.sln.DotSettings
 /Il2CppTests/samples
 /Il2CppTests/TestCpp
+
+# for dotnet-tools.json
+.config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj
index b3a23ad..be11993 100644
--- a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj
+++ b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.csproj
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     <InvariantGlobalization>true</InvariantGlobalization>
     <PublishAot>false</PublishAot>
 	  <!-- todo: enable this once the app is aot compliant! -->
+	  <OutputType Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Release'">WinExe</OutputType>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Properties/launchSettings.json b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Properties/launchSettings.json
index c5dee4c..720a0e8 100644
--- a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Properties/launchSettings.json
+++ b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/Properties/launchSettings.json
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 {
-  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json",
   "profiles": {
     "http": {
       "commandName": "Project",
-      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
-      "launchBrowser": true,
-      "launchUrl": "todos",
-      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5154",
       "environmentVariables": {
         "ASPNETCORE_ENVIRONMENT": "Development"
-      }
+      },
+      "dotnetRunMessages": true,
+      "applicationUrl": "http://localhost:5154"
     }
-  }
-}
+  },
+  "$schema": "https://json.schemastore.org/launchsettings.json"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/UiProcessService.cs b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/UiProcessService.cs
index 6719d67..ce8169f 100644
--- a/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/UiProcessService.cs
+++ b/Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI/UiProcessService.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ namespace Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI;
 
 public class UiProcessService(IHostApplicationLifetime lifetime) : BackgroundService
 {
-    private const string UiExecutableName = "Il2CppInspector.Redux.GUI.UI.exe";
+    // NOTE: this is not really a good solution for getting people to launch the correct program.
+    private const string UiExecutableName = "./resources/il2cppinspectorredux.exe";
 
     private Process? _uiProcess;