diff --git a/source/installending.pb b/source/installending.pb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1047a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/installending.pb
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+; installending.pb
+; ------------------------------------------------------------
+; shows a status message at the end of the installation 
+; LICENSE  : GPL
+; AUTHOR   : Michael H.G. Schmidt
+; EMAIL    : michael@schmidt2.de
+; DATE     : 20210328
+; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;
+
+MessageRequester("Installation finished.",
+                 "Installation of this system has been finished." + Chr(13) +
+                 "You can start using the system now!" + Chr(13) + Chr(13) +
+                 "Logfile: C:\tools\scripts\autoconfig-all.txt",
+                 #PB_MessageRequester_Info)
+
+; IDE Options = PureBasic 5.71 LTS (Windows - x64)
+; CursorPosition = 15
+; EnableXP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/.gitignore b/tools/.gitignore
index f647771..0d22d63 100644
--- a/tools/.gitignore
+++ b/tools/.gitignore
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
 !simpletail.exe
 !installmonitor.exe
 !searchreplace.exe
+!installending.exe
 
diff --git a/tools/installending.exe b/tools/installending.exe
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c410875
Binary files /dev/null and b/tools/installending.exe differ
diff --git a/tools/logon.cmd b/tools/logon.cmd
index 34ee3cf..e5f6c8e 100644
--- a/tools/logon.cmd
+++ b/tools/logon.cmd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 @echo off
 set TOOLS=c:\tools
 set STATUSFILE=%LOCALAPPDATA%\.user_settings_done
+set ENDMESSAGE=%TOOLS%\scripts\.install_done
 set STARTMENU=%APPDATA%\"Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
 set STARTMENU_PUBLIC=%PROGRAMDATA%\"Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"
 
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ taskkill /f /im explorer.exe 2>nul
 timeout /T 2
 start explorer.exe
 
+rem create statusfile (this block must be executed only once) ...
 echo 1 >%STATUSFILE%
 
 :END
@@ -227,3 +229,9 @@ net config workstation
 echo ####### %0 #######
 timeout /T 2
 
+rem check for statusfile and show endmessage ...
+if NOT EXIST %ENDMESSAGE% (
+  start /B %TOOLS%\installending.exe
+  echo all done >%ENDMESSAGE%
+)
+