SmoredBoard Moved After Installation

Why This Happens

A lot of people report that the SmoredBoard appears to have been moved after installation, or they see a message stating the SmoredBoardNewUi.exe file no longer exists.

Both are the same problem, and it almost always comes down to which Windows account SmoredBoard actually installed under. The files usually do exist; they just aren't in the account you're signed into, so SmoredBoard can't find them and it looks like the executable is missing or moved.

This is especially common if you're on a standard (non-admin) account. When you run the installer as administrator, Windows asks for a separate admin account's credentials and runs the installer as that account, not yours. SmoredBoard then installs into the admin account's AppData folder, which your own account has no access to once you sign back in.

Starting in version 1.0.4.5, SmoredBoard installs to C:\Program Files by default, which is a shared location every account can reach instead of one account's AppData folder.

How to Fix It

Solution: Run the installer again with administrator rights. Right-click the installer and choose "Run as administrator". This lets it finish installing and place the executable where it belongs.

Seeing an "Access is denied" / Error Code 5 message instead? See SmoredBoard Install Failing.