# FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller

An installer for USBHelperLauncher.

Repository: https://github.com/FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/usbhelperinstaller
Language: Rich Text Format
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-07-01T14:38:26+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2772, "days_push": 2620, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1123, forks 76 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:40.495387+00:00)

## What it is
USBHelperInstaller is a Windows setup utility that installs Wii U USB Helper and USBHelperLauncher, retrieving builds from an archive.org collection. It is built with NSIS and packages the tooling needed to run the USB Helper launcher.

## Use cases
- install wii u usb helper on windows
- set up usbhelperlauncher
- download wii u games for cemu emulation
- reinstall usb helper after official shutdown
- get wii u usb helper from archive.org

## When to choose
- you need to install or repair Wii U USB Helper / USBHelperLauncher on Windows
- you want the archived builds of the discontinued USB Helper tool

## When to avoid
- you are not on Windows
- you need actively maintained or officially supported software
- you want a general-purpose game manager rather than a USB Helper installer

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, gui
- domain: gaming-tools, windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: installer, wii-u, usb-helper, nsis, game-downloader

## Member repositories
- FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.495387+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:39:52.610604+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/FailedShack/USBHelperInstaller (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:40.495387+00:00, sha ff3de1b93f67)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.