diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4659853..b7aac8b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@ input.o
 runTests
 main.o
 graphicalGame.o
-wordsalad
\ No newline at end of file
+wordsalad
+wordsalad_initial.exe
+runTests.exe
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Start_Windows/wordsalad_initial.exe b/Start_Windows/wordsalad_initial.exe
deleted file mode 100644
index a2cf70a..0000000
Binary files a/Start_Windows/wordsalad_initial.exe and /dev/null differ