Borealis

Install Borealis on Windows

For Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. The installer sets Borealis up for your user account only, so it needs no administrator password.

Download Borealis_1.4.0_x64-setup.exe

Install

  1. Run Borealis_1.4.0_x64-setup.exe.
  2. If Windows shows Windows protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway. Windows asks this because the installer is not code-signed yet; it asks once.
  3. Follow the installer, then start Borealis from the Start menu.

On Windows 10, the installer may need an internet connection: it downloads Microsoft's WebView2 runtime if your PC does not have it. Windows 11 already includes it.

"MSVCP140.dll was not found"

Borealis 1.1.0 and 1.1.1 need Microsoft's Visual C++ runtime, which most PCs already have. If yours does not, Windows says that MSVCP140.dll (or VCRUNTIME140.dll) was not found and Borealis does not start. To fix it:

  1. Download the Visual C++ Redistributable for x64 from Microsoft: vc_redist.x64.exe.
  2. Run it, then start Borealis again.

Borealis 1.2.0 and later do not need this runtime, so updating also fixes the error. If 1.2.0 or later still shows it, install the runtime the same way and tell us.

Update

Download the new installer and run it. It installs over the old version and keeps your characters, content and settings.

winget

Coming soon: winget install borealis. The package has been submitted to the Windows Package Manager and is waiting for review.

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