diff --git a/UEVR/ExecutableFilter.cs b/UEVR/ExecutableFilter.cs
index 46cd1bc..a19139b 100644
--- a/UEVR/ExecutableFilter.cs
+++ b/UEVR/ExecutableFilter.cs
@@ -1,57 +1,26 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Text;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Reflection;
-using Newtonsoft.Json;
-using System.IO;
-using System.Security.Cryptography;
+using System.Text.Json;
 
-namespace UEVR {
-    public class ExecutableFilter {
-        private HashSet<string> m_invalidExecutables = new HashSet<string>();
+namespace UEVR;
 
-        public ExecutableFilter() {
-            var filter = LoadFilterList();
-            if (filter != null) {
-                m_invalidExecutables = new HashSet<string>(filter);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private List<string>? LoadFilterList() {
-            var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
-            var resourceName = "UEVR.FilteredExecutables.json";
+public class ExecutableFilter {
+    const string RESOURCE_NAME = "UEVR.PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json";
 
-            using (Stream? stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(resourceName)) {
-                if (stream == null) {
-                    return new List<String>();
-                }
+    readonly List<string> invalidExecutableNames = new();
 
-                using (StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(stream)) {
-                    string json = reader.ReadToEnd();
-                    return JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<string>>(json);
-                }
-            }
-        }
+    public ExecutableFilter() {
+        var assembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
 
-        private string HashString(string text) {
-            using (SHA256 sha256 = SHA256.Create()) {
-                byte[] hash = sha256.ComputeHash(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(text));
-                StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-                for (int i = 0; i < hash.Length; i++) {
-                    sb.Append(hash[i].ToString("X2"));
-                }
-                return sb.ToString();
-            }
-        }
-
-        public bool IsValidExecutable(string executableName) {
-            // Hash the incoming executable name
-            string hashedExecutableName = HashString(executableName);
-
-            // Return true if the hashed executable is not in the list of non-games
-            return !m_invalidExecutables.Contains(hashedExecutableName);
+        using (var stream = assembly.GetManifestResourceStream(RESOURCE_NAME)) {
+            if (stream == null) return;
+            var deserializedList = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<List<string>>(stream);
+            if (deserializedList != null) invalidExecutableNames = deserializedList;
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+    public bool IsValidExecutable(string executableName)
+        => !invalidExecutableNames.Any(n => string.Equals(executableName, n, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
+}
diff --git a/UEVR/FilteredExecutables.json b/UEVR/FilteredExecutables.json
deleted file mode 100644
index c2beaa1..0000000
--- a/UEVR/FilteredExecutables.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-[
-    "1C467339C960A107AB9EE5FF63B38009797416C964F988B224710773CC38796A",
-    "177D568460A8D87E949937EF332B91B5FA6EDD404E3B507CAAC093185253FCF1",
-    "7F964B389AB24D3166D212D6A25F8DB6ABD988F1BE23C595B4D599CBA06FFFAA",
-    "16E5F60F207A1A0073451C35A9D315D17FDC17D7FAB66449B00CDFAADC8B249E",
-    "9390EF32ADDF32BFDEA786BC1E20679592498068BCBFCD357EA10AB64EA35E47",
-    "434D125BBAB34A530B7581A524BA681C24A8B7A3933C8465742698B8D5307AE0",
-    "8C2522C0E5090978264106586CDA99ECB430B9BCB6C650E1533565D6E0DCF164",
-    "3DFD8A864A1A43E6CD6D54CC2DFC5BFC298DA7C018ACBFBED806E6F8E2C62038",
-    "329DAAAE022AA0F08AD2C260EF0402B7EEA5E2F962D720B7CA74C9838C45CF94",
-    "D80C80233AB3CC52912530C760B63EE7AFEE9C149E6EF3AB75FC7FFEBB6FD963",
-    "D13C14C90BC21593B4550C243EA7EDBCDC7D31CDE2F7146E188D5288A66AE841",
-    "3D4A97562AF0A9A58226B6839B04E07BD8FDB01E53499954E74D96D95E791618",
-    "3F1F29444C093E2890D2163174CCE5D5DB40386B84168E015EC9DA46CFF1A6F9",
-    "C0B20990E67E46F43D7DC816B963DBC593A0BB872ECC7C7C96031E904CD0F6A7",
-    "01D8716D3F6C8FE7A12CA49B50EE1069F7DAE0C1127E943E9D90A507FC76BB0E",
-    "8663499567DAD1789CE0AA0663999EF32AD7F7925ABF94FAF75799079B5BE46F",
-    "0B6A5E46237BA37831AC053F1140DFCB550B783B2FDF557031C5B63834351665",
-    "7E5043F0A68E7900F3CC3732B1B7B274F621B615603FF47E95971EA9AA050145",
-    "F91BC30EC85F7DE487A0D05D2D1500D4CF29F3C158B43CDF5FB0531976ED81C0",
-    "26E4E7A5AA13DAFDCC3F12B9D0F7BD4F445AE87FABF04CA004FCE7D26601E402",
-    "BB6B24BF13999272B27006F7711965F77861A326A30B43B9B1852A500AD68AC7",
-    "1C2BF84496BA5C94ABBAEAA2D624098DBABF0677B8844E22CC55B6623DF73D15",
-    "2B78DA3DC866654E6EA7CB2F654DF44746B6F02876ACBB2A05726AB3D915E47E",
-    "1D1D3BC79E162C4F09350BDD8D1E34B4089CE4731BBEAF20E74A657B265871D6",
-    "733580FFEAE4FC3DF4023E7C3A02F7F9980B48FDAFCFA37D8EA89E71C4A61C33",
-    "284B034892C85E0006F5770A89D1997AA95EF227CFB81C2EA2B83F3578FCE807",
-    "11BCFD23D55B523545EC3A25F491858B4A6D188D7BC2EB44292471EA2DEFAD63",
-    "672764B706DDC6B68678281B7F9B8ED3FF9232163DDEB439624327003443A62B",
-    "5F7EBFF425D2D44667D01429C0F768EBD412B2EB1CDFF0782187C04373045006",
-    "06152EE820AEB8807809963FB7383A65995A46C2AEFD138468AECFD3EF992114",
-    "BFCABAA7B1347B6266D8ECFB1F9B98B762CFB38828830B9C5DBB75247639A258",
-    "5ADD10DA27AA9037D3576DDC76512CEB0F99C5C139E844EA84F8B2CAFE3811DA",
-    "A8A6D9DCD6B8C85034EB3C18A2A5725ECCF05A44CB54DDF9EAD08432283632C7",
-    "EF3AC703C3547F28010C60C8B667D05389FC0999E78E60D8004FB2B3ACAE7888",
-    "3BE404BFEAFE49285F4035BCCD1840C1972A202E1A7664FFC196284B97A99797",
-    "832A2AF0F11278E77F64B7D94417FB6223439F8115D85D417A329148F4CC4142",
-    "AEDBA2C710C4B11558F65ABDD1AE26A484D9B15AB63927A841BFD32983B7E193",
-    "E248981DFCF7C8CC8E12999CB2F16A0C79059B6880AD7D4796083C67E35CDD4E",
-    "32E834DA46935DDA125C14D1405164739CF9525CC06C3C3509DCED9BE4DCC71D",
-    "7C42472C9A264BB8589C1F0B9B8D4E1FA13146C429ADE1ED9D5CDC1ED19E01B6",
-    "3F4A09B92CCF3382D71C8E3937B06B7945C6F1E42338D3F7E4C8577F220D810B",
-    "A70085E25FB569FF73A71AED14BD63955311400DA9068ED3ACFC2CE6EB947D21",
-    "50B5441A681EE4EECB8EDBED45E5DC402E96E2EB476D6EF1A817C369FC49C56E",
-    "65DB8C764322E4F5CB81A915C6000717AD9643CE4E4439A4BCB1C320A817A0B0",
-    "590E3BFD41EE9CA5CEEF44BFCBA6EA2D789CBDCE86DB90CB1353880ED50E52FF",
-    "B7B479E0123D49074FAC95B0D264AB37897447A8C3B0CE7CF7AC655C0DC5A2C7",
-    "4311AC12BE0E93D50A0127BE38F17BE912927C99604271C93C030595EBC95B5E",
-    "91C29761F7EEF29E6DC06BF8C051A1F6F35FE83793023F39E71292EC2C7AEB9F",
-    "3F40462915A3E6026A4D790127B95DED4D870F6AB18D9AF2FCBC454168255237"
-]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/UEVR/PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json b/UEVR/PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json
index 1470999..1df5fae 100644
--- a/UEVR/PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json
+++ b/UEVR/PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json
@@ -1,51 +1,55 @@
 [
+  "adobe audition",
+  "adobe media encoder",
+  "applicationframehost",
+  "calculatorapp",
+  "chrome",
+  "devenv",
+  "ds4windows",
+  "epicgameslauncher",
+  "excel",
   "explorer",
-  "svchost",
-  "systemsettings",
   "firefox",
-  "chrome",
+  "holoshellapp",
+  "hxcalendarappimm",
+  "hxoutlook",
+  "ida",
+  "ida64",
+  "illustrator",
+  "mpv",
   "msedge",
-  "calculatorapp",
-  "applicationframehost",
-  "wwahost",
+  "microsoft.media.player",
+  "microsoft.msn.weather",
+  "notepad",
+  "notepad++",
   "nvidia share",
-  "textinputhost",
-  "devenv",
-  "steam",
-  "steamwebhelper",
+  "obs64",
   "oculusclient",
   "oculusdebugtool",
+  "outlook",
   "ovrserver_x64",
-  "vrmonitor",
-  "microsoft.media.player",
-  "microsoft.msn.weather",
-  "ida",
-  "ida64",
+  "photoshop",
+  "powerpnt",
+  "sharex",
   "spotify",
-  "hxoutlook",
-  "hxcalendarappimm",
+  "steam",
+  "steamvr_desktop_game_theater",
+  "steamwebhelper",
   "sublime_merge",
   "sublime_text",
-  "xboxpcapp",
-  "xboxapp",
-  "winstore.app",
-  "virtualdesktop.streamer",
-  "steamvr_desktop_game_theater",
-  "ds4windows",
-  "epicgameslauncher",
-  "sharex",
-  "holoshellapp",
-  "winrar",
+  "svchost",
+  "systemsettings",
   "taskmgr",
+  "telegram",
+  "textinputhost",
+  "virtualdesktop.streamer",
+  "vrmonitor",
   "vrserver",
   "windowsterminal",
-  "photoshop",
-  "adobe audition",
-  "adobe media encoder",
-  "illustrator",
-  "obs64",
-  "notepad",
-  "notepad++",
-  "mpv",
-  "telegram"
+  "winrar",
+  "winword",
+  "winstore.app",
+  "wwahost",
+  "xboxapp",
+  "xboxpcapp"
 ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/UEVR/UEVR.csproj b/UEVR/UEVR.csproj
index 31c8d3c..ba35717 100644
--- a/UEVR/UEVR.csproj
+++ b/UEVR/UEVR.csproj
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Remove="discord.png" />
     <None Remove="donate.png" />
-    <None Remove="FilteredExecutables.json" />
     <None Remove="github.png" />
+    <None Remove="PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json" />
     <None Remove="UEVR.png" />
     <None Remove="UEVR2.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
-    <EmbeddedResource Include="FilteredExecutables.json" />
+    <EmbeddedResource Include="PlainTextFilteredExecutables.json" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     <PackageReference Include="MaterialDesignThemes" Version="4.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Ini" Version="7.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Newtonsoft.Json" Version="13.0.3" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
@@ -52,10 +51,6 @@
     <Resource Include="UEVR2.png" />
   </ItemGroup>
 
-  <Target Name="PreBuild" BeforeTargets="PreBuildEvent">
-    <Exec Command="python hash_executables.py" />
-  </Target>
-
   <ItemGroup>
     <Compile Update="Properties\Settings.Designer.cs">
       <DesignTimeSharedInput>True</DesignTimeSharedInput>