diff --git a/r5dev/sdklauncher/CMakeLists.txt b/r5dev/sdklauncher/CMakeLists.txt
index 99c2a504..d41ea0f1 100644
--- a/r5dev/sdklauncher/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/r5dev/sdklauncher/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,3 +57,27 @@ target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
     "wldap32.lib"
     "Rpcrt4.lib"
 )
+
+add_module( "exe" "sdkupdater" "vpc" ${FOLDER_CONTEXT} TRUE TRUE )
+
+start_sources()
+
+add_sources( SOURCE_GROUP "Core"
+    "sdkupdater.cpp"
+    "sdkupdater.h"
+)
+
+end_sources( "${BUILD_OUTPUT_DIR}/bin/" )
+
+set_target_properties( ${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME
+    "updater"
+)
+
+target_link_libraries( ${PROJECT_NAME} PRIVATE
+    "tier0"
+    "tier1"
+    "crypt32.lib"
+    "ws2_32.lib"
+    "wldap32.lib"
+    "Rpcrt4.lib"
+)
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diff --git a/r5dev/sdklauncher/sdkupdater.cpp b/r5dev/sdklauncher/sdkupdater.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54e6e7f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/r5dev/sdklauncher/sdkupdater.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+//=============================================================================//
+//
+// Purpose: sdk file updater
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// This is actually used so that stuff like the SDK launcher (responsible for
+// downloading and installing the updates) could be updated as well. It works
+// by having the launcher downloading the files, install what's possible, and
+// then kill itself and task this executable by replacing the last files which
+// requires the launcher or anything else to be killed first.
+//=============================================================================//
+#include "sdkupdater.h"
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: prints error and returns 'EXIT_FAILURE'
+// Input  : *pSymbol - 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+DWORD ErrorAndExit(const char* pSymbol)
+{
+	printf("%s: Failed to update SDK: error code = %08x\n", pSymbol, GetLastError());
+	Sleep(UPDATER_SLEEP_TIME_BEFORE_EXIT);
+
+	return EXIT_FAILURE;
+}
+
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Purpose: moves files from source to destination
+// Input  : *pSourceDir - 
+//        : *pDestDir   - 
+//-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+void MoveFiles(const char* pSourceDir, const char* pDestDir)
+{
+	printf("Moving files from %s to %s\n", pSourceDir, pDestDir);
+
+	char sourceDir[MAX_PATH];
+	char destDir[MAX_PATH];
+
+	V_snprintf(sourceDir, sizeof(sourceDir), "%s", pSourceDir);
+	V_snprintf(destDir, sizeof(destDir), "%s", pDestDir);
+
+	V_AppendSlash(sourceDir, sizeof(sourceDir));
+	V_AppendSlash(destDir, sizeof(destDir));
+
+	V_strcat(sourceDir, "*");
+
+	WIN32_FIND_DATA findFileData;
+	HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(sourceDir, &findFileData);
+
+	if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
+	{
+		// Directory not found or unable to access.
+		Assert(0);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	size_t nLen = V_strlen(sourceDir);
+	sourceDir[nLen-1] = '\0'; // Remove the star.
+
+	char sourceFilePath[MAX_PATH];
+	char destFilePath[MAX_PATH];
+
+	do
+	{
+		const char* pFileName = findFileData.cFileName;
+
+		if (V_strcmp(pFileName, ".") == NULL || V_strcmp(pFileName, "..") == NULL)
+			continue;
+
+		V_snprintf(sourceFilePath, sizeof(sourceFilePath), "%s%s", sourceDir, pFileName);
+		V_snprintf(destFilePath, sizeof(destFilePath), "%s%s", destDir, pFileName);
+
+		if (findFileData.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
+		{
+			// It's a directory, so create it in the destination
+			// and recursively move the contents of the directory.
+			CreateDirectoryA(destFilePath, nullptr);
+			MoveFiles(sourceFilePath, destFilePath);
+
+			printf("Moving directory \"%s\" to \"%s\"\n", sourceFilePath, destFilePath);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			printf("Moving file \"%s\" to \"%s\"\n", sourceFilePath, destFilePath);
+
+			// It's a file, so move it to the destination folder.
+			if (!MoveFileEx(sourceFilePath, destFilePath, MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING))
+				printf("Failed to move file \"%s\": Error code = %08x\n", sourceFilePath, GetLastError());
+		}
+
+	} while (FindNextFile(hFind, &findFileData) != 0);
+
+	FindClose(hFind);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+	printf("R5 updater [Version %s]\n", UPDATER_VERSION);
+
+	// Make sure the caller passed in a process id.
+	if (argc < 1)
+	{
+		printf("Updater must be invoked with a ProcessID of the parent process!\n");
+		Sleep(UPDATER_SLEEP_TIME_BEFORE_EXIT);
+
+		return EXIT_FAILURE;
+	}
+
+	char* end; // Convert the process id back to an integral type.
+	DWORD processId = strtoul(argv[0], &end, 10);
+	HANDLE launcher = OpenProcess(PROCESS_ALL_ACCESS, TRUE, processId);
+
+	// If the launcher is still running, terminate it.
+	if (launcher)
+	{
+		BOOL terminateResult = TerminateProcess(launcher, 1);
+
+		if (!terminateResult)
+		{
+			CloseHandle(launcher);
+			return ErrorAndExit("TerminateProcess");
+		}
+
+		DWORD waitResult = WaitForSingleObject(launcher, UPDATER_SLEEP_TIME_BEFORE_EXIT);
+
+		if (waitResult == WAIT_TIMEOUT)
+		{
+			return ErrorAndExit("WaitForSingleObject");
+		}
+
+		CloseHandle(launcher);
+	}
+
+	// Get the current working directory, required for launching
+	// the launcher again as launcher called this process, and
+	// thus will use the launcher's working directory, we want
+	// to launch the launcher again with this working directory.
+	char currentPath[MAX_PATH];
+	BOOL getResult = GetCurrentDirectoryA(sizeof(currentPath), currentPath);
+
+	if (!getResult)
+	{
+		return ErrorAndExit("GetCurrentDirectory");
+	}
+
+	// Caller passed a path containing the files that should be
+	// patched; install these over the game.
+	if (argc > 1)
+	{
+		const char* destPath = (argc > 2) ? argv[2] : currentPath;
+		MoveFiles(argv[1], destPath);
+	}
+
+	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	STARTUPINFOA startupInfo = { 0 };
+	PROCESS_INFORMATION processInfo = { 0 };
+
+	// Initialize startup info struct.
+	startupInfo.cb = sizeof(STARTUPINFOA);
+
+	BOOL createResult = CreateProcessA(
+		"launcher.exe",                                // lpApplicationName
+		NULL,                                          // lpCommandLine
+		NULL,                                          // lpProcessAttributes
+		NULL,                                          // lpThreadAttributes
+		FALSE,                                         // bInheritHandles
+		CREATE_SUSPENDED,                              // dwCreationFlags
+		NULL,                                          // lpEnvironment
+		currentPath,                                   // lpCurrentDirectory
+		&startupInfo,                                  // lpStartupInfo
+		&processInfo                                   // lpProcessInformation
+	);
+
+	if (!createResult)
+	{
+		return ErrorAndExit("CreateProcess");
+	}
+
+	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	// Resume the process.
+	ResumeThread(processInfo.hThread);
+
+	///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+	// Close the process and thread handles.
+	CloseHandle(processInfo.hProcess);
+	CloseHandle(processInfo.hThread);
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/r5dev/sdklauncher/sdkupdater.h b/r5dev/sdklauncher/sdkupdater.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ce821366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/r5dev/sdklauncher/sdkupdater.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef SDKUPDATER_H
+#define SDKUPDATER_H
+
+#define UPDATER_VERSION "v0.1"
+#define UPDATER_SLEEP_TIME_BEFORE_EXIT 15000
+
+#endif // SDKUPDATER_H