diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-32.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-32.bat
index 7cc0c0e97..7e6b5c860 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-32.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-32.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 32-bit using Visual Studio 2015...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64_x86
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2015-32
-call .\build-zg.bat 2015-32 deps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2015-32 deps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-64.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-64.bat
index 247e19e0f..b4d17db5b 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-64.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2015-64.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 64-bit using Visual Studio 2015...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2015-64
-call .\build-zg.bat 2015-64 deps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2015-64 deps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-32.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-32.bat
index e9b92828d..7c5f3521e 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-32.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-32.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 32-bit using Visual Studio 2017...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64_x86
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2017-32
-call .\build-zg.bat 2017-32 deps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2017-32 deps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-64.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-64.bat
index 0c039694b..1dba83afa 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-64.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg+deps-2017-64.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 64-bit using Visual Studio 2017...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2017-64
-call .\build-zg.bat 2017-64 deps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2017-64 deps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-32.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-32.bat
index 884c4a28a..f5e0d1dcb 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-32.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-32.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 32-bit using Visual Studio 2015...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64_x86
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2015-32
-call .\build-zg.bat 2015-32 nodeps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2015-32 nodeps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-64.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-64.bat
index 342d0d72e..a1a444db7 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-64.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg-2015-64.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 64-bit using Visual Studio 2015...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2015-64
-call .\build-zg.bat 2015-64 nodeps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2015-64 nodeps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-32.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-32.bat
index 412a56714..3bd389023 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-32.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-32.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 32-bit using Visual Studio 2017...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64_x86
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2017-32
-call .\build-zg.bat 2017-32 nodeps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2017-32 nodeps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-64.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-64.bat
index 68781ac2c..5119595b8 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-64.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg-2017-64.bat
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
 Echo Compiling for 64-bit using Visual Studio 2017...
 SET VCVARS_PLATFORM=amd64
 SET FOLDER_NAME=vs2017-64
-call .\build-zg.bat 2017-64 nodeps
\ No newline at end of file
+call .\build-zg.bat 2017-64 nodeps "%~1"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/build-zg.bat b/mk/windows/build-zg.bat
index 27dd72fe5..0c8d7b203 100644
--- a/mk/windows/build-zg.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/build-zg.bat
@@ -171,4 +171,5 @@ ECHO.
 ECHO If build was successful, then output is in bin folder, otherwise scroll up a little to view error messages.
 ECHO Thanks for trying out ZetaGlest.
 ECHO.
-pause
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+
+if NOT "%~3"=="nopause" pause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/mk/windows/prep-for-release.bat b/mk/windows/prep-for-release.bat
index 7fa9e4791..364e7c2ec 100644
--- a/mk/windows/prep-for-release.bat
+++ b/mk/windows/prep-for-release.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
 @echo off
+call build-zg+deps-2015-32.bat nopause
+call build-zg+deps-2015-64.bat nopause
+call build-zg+deps-2017-32.bat nopause
+call build-zg+deps-2017-64.bat nopause
+Echo Replacing glest.ini with glest_release.ini...
 copy /y glest_release.ini bin\vs2015\glest.ini
-copy /y glest_release.ini bin\vs2017\glest.ini
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+copy /y glest_release.ini bin\vs2017\glest.ini
+Echo.
+ECHO ...and done
+Echo.
+if NOT "%~1"=="nopause" pause
\ No newline at end of file