Unpack and install (Install plain first then apply update after completion of Instructions)
Don’t run (Important) (Close all processes, using task manager)
Run blockhosts.bat ( As administrator)
Go to C:Program FilesHotspot Shieldin and delete af_proxy_cmd.exe
Delete all temp files
Run patch (Hss_elite) as admin, when you run it, you will only see an AI image, click it to apply patch
If previous version installed and working skip these steps and simply apply update
Just ignore if you see any Trial message or something similar, your status is still elite
Done.