diff --git a/monkey_island/readme.txt b/monkey_island/readme.txt
index 0f7ed34ed..b85fe036b 100644
--- a/monkey_island/readme.txt
+++ b/monkey_island/readme.txt
@@ -1,35 +1,34 @@
 How to set C&C server:
 
 ---------------- On Windows ----------------:
-1. Install python 2.7
-	https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7
-2. Download & Run get-pip.py
-	https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
-3. Run:
-	setx path "%path%;C:\Python27\;C:\Python27\Scripts"
-	python -m pip install flask
-	python -m pip install Flask-Pymongo
-	python -m pip install Flask-Restful
-	python -m pip install python-dateutil
-	mkdir MonkeyIsland\bin
-	mkdir MonkeyIsland\db
-	mkdir MonkeyIsland\cc\binaries
-4. Put monkey binaries in MonkeyIsland\cc\binaries:
+1. Create bin folder
+	1.1. create folder "bin" under monkey_island
+2. Place portable version of Python 2.7
+	2.1. Download and install from: https://www.python.org/download/releases/2.7/
+	2.2. Download & Run get-pip.py from: https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py
+	2.3. Install required python libraries using "python -m pip install -r monkey_island\requirements.txt"
+	2.4. Copy Contents from Installation path (Usually C:\Python27) to monkey_island\bin\Python27
+	2.5. Copy Python27.dll from System32 folder (Usually C:\Windows\System32) to monkey_island\bin\Python27
+	2.6. (Optional) You may uninstall Python27 if you like.
+3. Place portable version of mongodb
+	3.1. Download from: http://downloads.mongodb.org/win32/mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-latest.zip
+	3.2. Extract contents from bin folder to monkey_island\bin\mongodb.
+4. Place portable version of OpenSSL
+	4.1. Download from: http://downloads.sourceforge.net/gnuwin32/openssl-0.9.8h-1-bin.zip
+	4.2. Extract content from bin folder to monkey_island\bin\openssl
+5. Download and install Microsoft Visual C++ Redisutable for Visual Studio 2017
+	5.1. Download and install from: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746572
+6. Generate SSL Certificate
+	6.1. run create_certificate.bat when your current working directory is monkey_island
+7. Put chaos monkey binaries in monkey_island\cc\binaries (create folder if it doesn't exist):
 	monkey-linux-64 - monkey binary for linux 64bit
 	monkey-linux-32 - monkey binary for linux 32bit
 	monkey-windows-32.exe - monkey binary for windows 32bit
 	monkey-windows-64.exe - monkey binary for windows 64bit
-4. Download MongoDB & Extract to MonkeyIsland\bin\mongodb
-	http://downloads.mongodb.org/win32/mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-latest.zip
-5. Install OpenSSL
-	https://slproweb.com/download/Win64OpenSSL_Light-1_0_2d.exe
-6. Generate SSL Certificate, run create_certificate.bat when your current working directory is MonkeyIsland
-7. Copy monkey island server to MonkeyIsland\cc
 
 How to run:
-1. start run_mongodb.bat
-2. start run_cc.bat
-3. to clear db, run clear_db.bat
+1. start monkey_island\windows\run_server.bat (when your current working directory is monkey_island)
+2. to clear db, run clear_db.bat
 
 ---------------- On Linux ----------------:
 1. Create the following directories:
diff --git a/monkey_island/windows/clear_db.bat b/monkey_island/windows/clear_db.bat
index af6d4ec73..8597f3d32 100644
--- a/monkey_island/windows/clear_db.bat
+++ b/monkey_island/windows/clear_db.bat
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 @echo Are you sure? (Press Any Key)
 @pause
 @rmdir /s /q db
-@mkdir db
-@pause
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+@mkdir db
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diff --git a/monkey_island/windows/create_certificate.bat b/monkey_island/windows/create_certificate.bat
index 87071197d..ac6555f0b 100644
--- a/monkey_island/windows/create_certificate.bat
+++ b/monkey_island/windows/create_certificate.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-C:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.exe genrsa -out cc\server.key 1024
-C:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.exe req -new -config C:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.cfg -key cc\server.key -out cc\server.csr -subj "/C=GB/ST=London/L=London/O=Global Security/OU=Monkey Department/CN=monkey.com"
-C:\OpenSSL-Win64\bin\openssl.exe x509 -req -days 366 -in cc\server.csr -signkey cc\server.key -out cc\server.crt
-pause
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+bin\openssl\openssl.exe genrsa -out cc\server.key 1024
+bin\openssl\openssl.exe req -new -config bin\openssl\openssl.cfg -key cc\server.key -out cc\server.csr -subj "/C=GB/ST=London/L=London/O=Global Security/OU=Monkey Department/CN=monkey.com"
+bin\openssl\openssl.exe x509 -req -days 366 -in cc\server.csr -signkey cc\server.key -out cc\server.crt
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diff --git a/monkey_island/windows/run_cc.bat b/monkey_island/windows/run_cc.bat
index 597ca9ca7..c16c9fc6b 100644
--- a/monkey_island/windows/run_cc.bat
+++ b/monkey_island/windows/run_cc.bat
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 @title C^&C Server
-@cd cc
-@main.py
-@pause
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+@pushd cc
+@..\bin\Python27\python main.py
+@popd
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diff --git a/monkey_island/windows/run_mongodb.bat b/monkey_island/windows/run_mongodb.bat
index ef8876980..ca33c22d7 100644
--- a/monkey_island/windows/run_mongodb.bat
+++ b/monkey_island/windows/run_mongodb.bat
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 @title MongoDB
-@bin\mongodb\mongod.exe --dbpath db
-@pause
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+@bin\mongodb\mongod.exe --dbpath db
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diff --git a/monkey_island/windows/run_server.bat b/monkey_island/windows/run_server.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2d7b70c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/monkey_island/windows/run_server.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if not exist db mkdir db
+start windows\run_mongodb.bat
+start windows\run_cc.bat
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