diff --git a/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd b/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd
index 60c8b94..b2eaccc 100644
--- a/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd
+++ b/scripts/autoconfig-all.cmd
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ rem copy some other stuff ...
 call copy-exefiles.cmd
 echo.
 
-echo.
 echo #######################
 echo ### MODIFICATIONS   ###
 echo #######################
@@ -175,6 +174,10 @@ rem ... stupid os problem #2
 call cleanup-startmenu.cmd
 echo.
 
+rem ... stupid os problem #3
+call cleanup-programlist.cmd
+echo.
+
 echo rebooting ...
 shutdown -g -t 0
 echo.
diff --git a/scripts/cleanup-programlist.cmd b/scripts/cleanup-programlist.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7049bc8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/cleanup-programlist.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@echo off
+
+echo ####### %0 #######
+
+echo.
+echo trying to remove stale entries from program list ...
+for %%K in (
+
+  "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
+  "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
+
+) do (
+
+  echo %%K
+  setacl -on %%K -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr "n:Administrators" 1>nul 2>nul
+  setacl -on %%K -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full" 1>nul 2>nul
+  reg delete %%K /f
+
+)
+
+echo ####### %0 #######
+
diff --git a/scripts/uninstall-edge.cmd b/scripts/uninstall-edge.cmd
index 57e01cc..aa60301 100644
--- a/scripts/uninstall-edge.cmd
+++ b/scripts/uninstall-edge.cmd
@@ -26,22 +26,6 @@ echo block edge updates ...
 reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate" ^
   /v "DoNotUpdateToEdgeWithChromium" /d 1 /t REG_DWORD /f
 
-echo.
-echo trying to remove stale entries from software list ...
-for %%K in (
-
-  "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
-  "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Microsoft Edge"
-
-) do (
-
-  echo %%K
-  SetACL.exe -on %%K -ot reg -actn setowner -ownr "n:Administrators" 1>nul 2>nul
-  SetACL.exe -on %%K -ot reg -actn ace -ace "n:Administrators;p:full" 1>nul 2>nul
-  reg delete %%K /f
-
-)
-
 echo.
 echo ####### %0 #######