diff --git a/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat b/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
index db10cf1f46049e..e236cadcb52031 100644
--- a/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
+++ b/tools/msvs/install_tools/install_tools.bat
@@ -47,7 +47,23 @@ 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 box automatically multiple times. When
+echo performing a reboot, Boxstarter will need to disable UAC to allow the
+echo script to run immediately after the reboot. When the scripts have
+echo completed, Boxstarter will re-enable UAC. If you prematurely stop the
+echo 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.
+echo.
+echo If this is not what you would like to occur, you can close this window
+echo to stop now.
 pause
 
 "%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