diff --git a/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat b/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
index db10cf1f46049e..36456fa6f656a9 100644
--- a/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
+++ b/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
 
+setlocal
+
 cls
 echo ====================================================
 echo Tools for Node.js Native Modules Installation Script
@@ -47,7 +49,28 @@ echo script is at your own risk. Please read the Chocolatey's legal terms of use
 echo and the Boxstarter project license as well as how the community repository
 echo for Chocolatey.org is maintained.
 echo.
-echo You can close this window to stop now.
 pause
 
+cls
+echo !!!!!WARNING!!!!!
+echo -----------------
+echo Use of Boxstarter may reboot your computer automatically multiple times.
+echo When performing a reboot, Boxstarter will need to disable User Account
+echo Control (UAC) to allow the script to run immediately after the reboot. When
+echo the scripts have completed, Boxstarter will re-enable UAC. If you prematurely
+echo stop the process, UAC will need to be re-enabled manually.
+echo.
+echo Sometimes the scripts may install all necessary Windows Updates which
+echo could cause a high number of reboots that appear to be a reboot loop when
+echo in fact it is just a normal Windows Updates reboot cycle.
+:acceptretry
+echo.
+echo Your computer may REBOOT SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT FURTHER WARNING.
+echo Please type YES followed by enter to confirm that you have saved all your
+set /p "ACCEPT_PROMPT=work and closed all open programs: "
+if /i not "%ACCEPT_PROMPT%"=="yes" (
+  echo Please type YES to confirm, or close the window to exit.
+  goto acceptretry
+)
+
 "%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe" -NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command Start-Process '%SystemRoot%\System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\powershell.exe' -ArgumentList '-NoProfile -InputFormat None -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString(''https://boxstarter.org/bootstrapper.ps1'')); get-boxstarter -Force; Install-BoxstarterPackage -PackageName ''%~dp0\install_tools.txt''; Read-Host ''Type ENTER to exit'' ' -Verb RunAs