diff --git a/scripts/setup-environment.ps1 b/scripts/setup-environment.ps1
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+# If (-NOT ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal][Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole] "Administrator")) {
+#     #"No Administrative rights, it will display a popup window asking user for Admin rights"
+#     $arguments = "-NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command & '" + $myinvocation.mycommand.definition + "'"
+#     Start-Process "$psHome\powershell.exe" -Verb runAs -ArgumentList $arguments #-WindowStyle Hidden
+#     break
+# }
+
+# # Set execution policy remotesigned machine wide
+# try {
+#     Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -Scope LocalMachine -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue -WarningAction SilentlyContinue -InformationAction SilentlyContinue
+# }
+# catch {
+#     # Suppress
+# }
+
+# # Load Environment Setup Module
+# $envSetupModulePath = $(Join-Path $PSScriptRoot "EnvironmentSetup.psm1")
+# if (-not (Test-Path $envSetupModulePath)) {
+#     Write-Warning "Environment Setup Module file '$($envSetupModulePath)' not found!"
+#     Write-Host
+#     exit 1
+# }
+# Import-Module -Force $envSetupModulePath
+
+Write-Host "Preparing environment..." -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+Write-Host "Preparing settings..." -ForegroundColor Gray
+
+# Load and validate .env.template (INI-style key=value list)
+$parentDir = Split-Path -Parent $PSScriptRoot
+$templatePath = Join-Path $parentDir '.env.template'
+if (-not (Test-Path $templatePath)) {
+    Write-Error "Template file '$templatePath' not found."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+$templateLines = Get-Content -Raw -Path $templatePath -ErrorAction Stop
+$settingNames = @()
+foreach ($line in $templateLines -split "`n") {
+    $l = $line.Trim()
+    if ($l -eq '' -or $l.StartsWith('#') -or $l.StartsWith(';')) { continue }
+    if ($l -match '=') {
+        $parts = $l -split '=', 2
+        $name = $parts[0].Trim()
+        if ($name -ne '') { $settingNames += $name }
+    }
+}
+if ($settingNames.Count -eq 0) {
+    Write-Error "No settings found in template file '$templatePath'."
+    exit 1
+}
+
+# Load existing .env if present
+$envPath = Join-Path $parentDir '.env'
+$envValues = @{}
+if (Test-Path $envPath) {
+    $envLines = Get-Content -Raw -Path $envPath -ErrorAction Stop
+    foreach ($line in $envLines -split "`n") {
+        $l = $line.Trim()
+        if ($l -eq '' -or $l.StartsWith('#') -or $l.StartsWith(';')) { continue }
+        if ($l -match '=') {
+            $parts = $l -split '=', 2
+            $name = $parts[0].Trim()
+            $value = $parts[1].Trim().Trim("'").Trim('"')
+            $envValues[$name] = $value
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+# Ensure all template settings are present; prompt user for missing/empty
+foreach ($name in $settingNames) {
+    if (-not $envValues.ContainsKey($name) -or [string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($envValues[$name])) {
+        do {
+            Write-Host "$name value is missing!" -ForegroundColor Yellow
+            $input = Read-Host "Enter value for $name"
+        } while ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($input))
+        $envValues[$name] = $input
+    }
+    else {
+        Write-Host "$name value already set to '$($envValues[$name])'" -ForegroundColor DarkGray
+    }
+}
+
+# Recreate ../.env with the required settings and values
+$out = foreach ($name in $settingNames) { "$name='$($envValues[$name])'" }
+$out | Set-Content -Path $envPath -Encoding UTF8
+
+Write-Host "Settings preparation complete" -ForegroundColor Gray
+
+Write-Host "Environment preparation complete!" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+
+# do {
+#     Write-Host "To complete the intallations you need to restart your computer" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+#     Write-Host "do you want to restart? [Y/n]" -ForegroundColor Cyan
+#     $key = ([console]::ReadKey()).Key.ToString().ToUpper()
+#     if ($key -eq 'Y') {
+#         Restart-Computer
+#     }
+# } while ($key -ne 'N' -and $key -ne 'Y')
diff --git a/setup-environment.bat b/setup-environment.bat
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+@echo off
+echo %cmdcmdline% | findstr /i /c:"%~nx0" >NUL && set iscommandline=1
+echo %PSModulePath% | findstr "%USERPROFILE%" >NUL && set ispowershell=1
+cd /D "%~dp0"
+
+echo.
+
+@powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command .\scripts\setup-environment.ps1 %*
+
+echo.
+
+IF DEFINED iscommandline IF NOT DEFINED ispowershell pause