diff --git a/06_Copy2Media.cmd b/06_Copy2Media.cmd
index 3969e1d..fe8856d 100644
--- a/06_Copy2Media.cmd
+++ b/06_Copy2Media.cmd
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if "@%localadmin_password%" NEQ "@" (
 echo.
 tools\searchreplace %DRIVE%\autounattend.xml ___MYUSER___ "%MYUSER%"
 tools\searchreplace %DRIVE%\autounattend.xml ___MYNAME___ "%MYNAME%"
-tools\searchreplace %DRIVE%\autounattend.xml ___MYPASS___ "%MYPASS%"
+tools\searchreplace %DRIVE%\autounattend.xml ___MYPASS___ "%MYPASS%" /S
 tools\searchreplace %DRIVE%\autounattend.xml ___MYLANG___ "%LANG%"
 
 if NOT EXIST %SOURCES%\%BOOTFILE% (
diff --git a/scripts/autoconfig.cmd b/scripts/autoconfig.cmd
index 9acde37..2fd0d0f 100644
--- a/scripts/autoconfig.cmd
+++ b/scripts/autoconfig.cmd
@@ -261,10 +261,6 @@ echo ### FINALIZING    ###
 echo #####################
 echo.
 
-rem set ALL permissions ...
-call %SystemDrive%\set-permissions.cmd
-echo.
-
 rem enable updates again (doing it as late as possible) ...
 if %windows_updates% == 1 (
   call enable-updates.cmd 
diff --git a/source/searchreplace.pb b/source/searchreplace.pb
index 9210def..0c1baaa 100644
--- a/source/searchreplace.pb
+++ b/source/searchreplace.pb
@@ -4,34 +4,49 @@
 ; LICENSE  : GPL
 ; AUTHOR   : Michael H.G. Schmidt
 ; EMAIL    : michael@schmidt2.de
-; DATE     : 20210328
+; DATE     : 20230220
 ; ------------------------------------------------------------
 ;
 
 OpenConsole()
 
-; check commandline ...
-If ( CountProgramParameters() <> 3 )
+Procedure Usage()
 	ConsoleColor(14,0)
 	PrintN("")
-	PrintN("usage: searchreplace <filename> <oldstring> <newstring>")
+	PrintN("usage: searchreplace <filename> <oldstring> <newstring> [/S]")
 	PrintN("")
 	ConsoleColor(15,0)
 	PrintN("search a string in a file and replace all occurences")
 	PrintN("  oldstring: string to search")
 	PrintN("  newstring: string to replace")
+	PrintN("         /S: silent/hide output (use this for passwords!)")
 	ConsoleColor(7,0)
 	PrintN("")
 	End 99
+EndProcedure
+
+; check commandline ...
+If ( CountProgramParameters() < 3 Or CountProgramParameters() > 4 )
+  Usage()
 EndIf
 
+; vars
+tempfile$ = workfile$ + "_T"
+silent=0
+
 ; get arguments ...
 workfile$  = ProgramParameter(0)
 oldstring$ = ProgramParameter(1)
 newstring$ = ProgramParameter(2)
 
-; vars
-tempfile$ = workfile$ + "_T"
+; hide output
+If ( CountProgramParameters() = 4 )
+  If (UCase(ProgramParameter(3)) = "/S" )
+    silent=1
+  Else
+    Usage()
+  EndIf
+EndIf
 
 ;
 ; MAIN
@@ -52,7 +67,12 @@ If Not OpenFile(1, tempfile$, #PB_File_SharedWrite | #PB_File_NoBuffering)
   End 99
 EndIf
 
-PrintN("working on [ "+ workfile$ +" ] and replacing string [ "+ oldstring$ +" ] With [ "+ newstring$ +" ] ...")
+If ( silent = 1 )
+  PrintN("working on [ "+ workfile$ +" ] and replacing string [ "+ oldstring$ +" ] With [ ******** ] ...")
+Else
+  PrintN("working on [ "+ workfile$ +" ] and replacing string [ "+ oldstring$ +" ] With [ "+ newstring$ +" ] ...")
+EndIf
+
 Repeat
   ; read a line ...
   line$ = ReadString(0)
@@ -75,6 +95,7 @@ DeleteFile(workfile$,#PB_FileSystem_Force)
 dummy = RenameFile(tempfile$, workfile$)
 
 ; IDE Options = PureBasic 5.73 LTS (Windows - x64)
-; CursorPosition = 54
-; FirstLine = 30
+; CursorPosition = 68
+; FirstLine = 49
+; Folding = -
 ; EnableXP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/searchreplace.exe b/tools/searchreplace.exe
index 5df9e68..6a3d8b5 100644
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