diff --git a/BUILD.md b/BUILD.md
index e21bfe6..7885d8f 100644
--- a/BUILD.md
+++ b/BUILD.md
@@ -223,24 +223,10 @@ mklink dangerzone-container.exe dangerzone.exe
 
 ### To build the installer
 
-Note that you must have a codesigning certificate installed in order to use the `install\windows\build.bat` script, because it codesigns `dangerzone.exe` and `Dangerzone.msi`.
-
-Open a command prompt, cd to the dangerzone directory, and run:
+Note that you must have a codesigning certificate installed in order to use the `install\windows\build-app.bat` script, because it codesigns `dangerzone.exe` and `Dangerzone.msi`.
 
 ```
-poetry run install\windows\step1-build-exe.bat
-```
-
-Open a second command prompt _as an administratror_, cd to the dangerzone directory, and run:
-
-```
-install\windows\step2-make-symlink.bat
-```
-
-Then back in the first command prompt, run:
-
-```
-poetry run install\windows\step3-build-installer.bat
+poetry run .\install\windows\build-app.bat
 ```
 
 When you're done you will have `dist\Dangerzone.msi`.
diff --git a/install/windows/step3-build-installer.bat b/install/windows/build-app.bat
similarity index 58%
rename from install/windows/step3-build-installer.bat
rename to install/windows/build-app.bat
index f3667ca..a2df1d1 100644
--- a/install/windows/step3-build-installer.bat
+++ b/install/windows/build-app.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+REM delete old dist and build files
+rmdir /s /q dist
+rmdir /s /q build
+
+REM build the exe with pyinstaller
+pyinstaller install\pyinstaller\pyinstaller.spec
+
+REM code sign dangerzone.exe
+signtool.exe sign /v /d "Dangerzone" /sha1 28a4af3b6ba5ed0ef307e1b96a140e1b42450c3b /tr http://timestamp.digicert.com dist\dangerzone\dangerzone.exe
+
 REM build the wix file
 python install\windows\build-wxs.py > install\windows\Dangerzone.wxs
 
diff --git a/install/windows/step1-build-exe.bat b/install/windows/step1-build-exe.bat
deleted file mode 100644
index ea22b6a..0000000
--- a/install/windows/step1-build-exe.bat
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-REM delete old dist and build files
-rmdir /s /q dist
-rmdir /s /q build
-
-REM build the exe with pyinstaller
-pyinstaller install\pyinstaller\pyinstaller.spec
-
-REM code sign dangerzone.exe
-signtool.exe sign /v /d "Dangerzone" /sha1 28a4af3b6ba5ed0ef307e1b96a140e1b42450c3b /tr http://timestamp.digicert.com dist\dangerzone\dangerzone.exe
diff --git a/install/windows/step2-make-symlink.bat b/install/windows/step2-make-symlink.bat
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--- a/install/windows/step2-make-symlink.bat
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-REM make dangerzone-container.exe symbolic link (as administrator)
-cd dist\dangerzone
-mklink dangerzone-cli.exe dangerzone.exe
-cd ..\..
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