diff --git a/tools/windows/tool_setup/idf_tool_setup.iss b/tools/windows/tool_setup/idf_tool_setup.iss
index 95f82c935..fc9991ecd 100644
--- a/tools/windows/tool_setup/idf_tool_setup.iss
+++ b/tools/windows/tool_setup/idf_tool_setup.iss
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\dist"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\releases"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\tools"
 Type: filesandordirs; Name: "{app}\python_env"
-Type: files; Name: "{autostartmenu}\Programs\ESP-IDF\{#IDFCmdExeShortcutFile}"
+Type: files; Name: "{group}\{#IDFCmdExeShortcutFile}"
 Type: files; Name: "{autodesktop}\{#IDFCmdExeShortcutFile}"
 
 [Tasks]
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ Name: wdexcl; Description: "Register the ESP-IDF Tools executables as Windows De
 [Run]
 Filename: "{app}\dist\{#PythonInstallerName}"; Parameters: "/passive PrependPath=1 InstallLauncherAllUsers=0 Include_dev=0 Include_tcltk=0 Include_launcher=0 Include_test=0 Include_doc=0"; Description: "Installing Python"; Check: PythonInstallRequired
 Filename: "{app}\dist\{#GitInstallerName}"; Parameters: "/silent /tasks="""" /norestart"; Description: "Installing Git"; Check: GitInstallRequired
-Filename: "{autostartmenu}\Programs\ESP-IDF\{#IDFCmdExeShortcutFile}"; Flags: postinstall shellexec; Description: "Run ESP-IDF Command Prompt (cmd.exe)"; Check: InstallationSuccessful
+Filename: "{group}\{#IDFCmdExeShortcutFile}"; Flags: postinstall shellexec; Description: "Run ESP-IDF Command Prompt (cmd.exe)"; Check: InstallationSuccessful
 
 [UninstallRun]
 Filename: "powershell.exe"; \
diff --git a/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_clean.ps1 b/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_clean.ps1
index 74f60c49c..620bff35c 100644
--- a/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_clean.ps1
+++ b/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_clean.ps1
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ $retVal = 1
 
 Try
 { 
-  #check the Defender module availability
-  if (!(Get-Module "Defender")) {
-    Write-Output "Windows Defender module not available, aborting"
-    [Environment]::Exit(0)
-  }
 
   Import-Module Defender
 
@@ -59,7 +54,6 @@ Try
     if( [string]::IsNullOrEmpty($logFile) ) {
       $tempFileName = Get-Date -UFormat "%Y%m%d%H%M%s"
       $lf = Join-Path -Path $env:TEMP -ChildPath "WDEspLog$tempFileName.log"
-      #Write-Output "Logfile: $lf"
     }
 
     $newProcess = new-object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo "PowerShell"
@@ -77,7 +71,6 @@ Try
       Remove-Item $lf
     }
 
-    #Write-Output "Process finished with code " $proc.ExitCode  
     exit $proc.ExitCode
   }
 
diff --git a/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_excl.ps1 b/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_excl.ps1
index 09c831327..b7d32c709 100644
--- a/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_excl.ps1
+++ b/tools/windows/tool_setup/tools_WD_excl.ps1
@@ -88,13 +88,6 @@ Try
     }
   }
 
-  #check the Defender module availability
-  $wdModuleDir = Join-Path -Path $env:SystemRoot -ChildPath "System32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0\Modules\Defender"
-  if( -not (Test-Path -Path $wdModuleDir) ) {
-    Write-Output "Windows Defender module not found, aborting"
-    [Environment]::Exit($retVal)
-  }
-
   Import-Module Defender
 
   #self-elevation support
@@ -119,7 +112,6 @@ Try
     if( $bOwnLogFile ) {
       $tempFileName = Get-Date -UFormat "%Y%m%d%H%M%s"
       $lf = Join-Path -Path $env:TEMP -ChildPath "WDEspLog$tempFileName.log"
-      Write-Output "Logfile: $lf"
     }
     else { $lf = $logFile }
 
@@ -164,37 +156,24 @@ Try
 
     #ADD exclusion paths
     if( $bAddPath ) {
-      #foreach ($wdPath in $AddExclPath) {
-      # $pathsToExclude.Add( $wdPath )
-      #}
       $pathsToExclude.Add( $AddExclPath )
     }
 
     #ADD exclusion files
     if( $bAddFile ) {
-      #foreach ($wdFile in $AddExclFile) {
-      # $filesToExclude.Add( $wdFile )
-      #}
       $filesToExclude.Add( $AddExclFile )
     }
 
     #REMOVE exclusion paths
     if( $bRmPath ) {
-      #foreach ($wdPath in $RmExclPath) {
-      # $pathsToInclude.Add( $wdPath )
-      #}
       $pathsToInclude.Add( $RmExclPath )
     }
 
     #ADD exclusion file
     if( $bAddFile ) {
-      #foreach ($wdFile in $RmExclFile) {
-      # $filesToRemove.Add( $wdFile )
-      #}
       $filesToRemove.Add( $RmExclFile )
     }
   }
-  #default: throw exception
   else {
     throw (New-Object -TypeName System.ArgumentException -ArgumentList "Mandatory parameter(s) missing")
   }