diff --git a/docsite/rst/intro_windows.rst b/docsite/rst/intro_windows.rst
index 562ea82956..645ea98c75 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/intro_windows.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/intro_windows.rst
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ Alternatively, a self-signed SSL certificate can be generated in powershell usin
     $  winrm create winrm/config/Listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTPS  @{Hostname="host_name";CertificateThumbprint="certificate_thumbprint"}
     #  Delete the http listener
     $  WinRM delete winrm/config/listener?Address=*+Transport=HTTP
+
+Again, if your Windows firewall is enabled, you must also run the following command to allow firewall access to the public firewall profile:
+
+ .. code-block:: bash
+
+    # Windows 2008 / 2008R2 / 2012 / 2012R2
+    $  netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow WinRM HTTPS" dir=in localport=5986 protocol=TCP action=allow
     
 It's time to verify things are working::
 
diff --git a/examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1 b/examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1
index 794da55bd5..f9cbb2de48 100644
--- a/examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1
+++ b/examples/scripts/upgrade_to_ps3.ps1
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 # 6.2 is 2012
 # 6.3 is 2012 R2
 
-Start-Transcript "C:\powershell\scriptlog.txt"
 
 if ($PSVersionTable.psversion.Major -ge 3)
 {
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ function download-file
     $client = new-object system.net.WebClient
     $client.Headers.Add("user-agent", "PowerShell")
     $client.downloadfile($path, $local)
+    write-host "file downloaded successfully"
 }
 
 if (!(test-path $powershellpath))
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ else
 
 $FileName = $DownLoadUrl.Split('/')[-1]
 download-file $downloadurl "$powershellpath\$filename"
-Stop-Transcript
+
 ."$powershellpath\$filename" /quiet /log "C:\powershell\install.log"