diff --git a/bootstrap-haskell b/bootstrap-haskell
index 86dc0c6..d959b80 100755
--- a/bootstrap-haskell
+++ b/bootstrap-haskell
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
 #   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NO_UPGRADE - any nonzero value to not trigger the upgrade
 #   * GHCUP_USE_XDG_DIRS - any nonzero value to respect The XDG Base Directory Specification
 #   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_VERBOSE - any nonzero value for more verbose installation
-#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_GHC_VERSION
-#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_CABAL_VERSION
+#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_GHC_VERSION - the ghc version to install
+#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_CABAL_VERSION - the cabal version to install
+#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_INSTALL_STACK - whether to install latest stack
+#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_INSTALL_HLS - whether to install latest hls
+#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_ADJUST_BASHRC - whether to adjust PATH in bashrc (prepend)
+#   * BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_ADJUST_CABAL_CONFIG - whether to adjust mingw paths in cabal.config on windows
 
 # License: LGPL-3.0
 
@@ -19,6 +23,8 @@ arch=$(uname -m)
 ghver="0.1.15.2"
 base_url="https://downloads.haskell.org/~ghcup"
 
+export GHCUP_SKIP_UPDATE_CHECK=yes
+
 case "${plat}" in
         MSYS*|MINGW*)
 			: "${GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX:=/c}"
@@ -60,6 +66,28 @@ warn() {
 	esac
 }
 
+yellow() {
+	case "${plat}" in
+			MSYS*|MINGW*)
+				echo -e "\\033[0;33m$1\\033[0m"
+				;;
+			*)
+				printf "\\033[0;33m%s\\033[0m\\n" "$1"
+				;;
+	esac
+}
+
+green() {
+	case "${plat}" in
+			MSYS*|MINGW*)
+				echo -e "\\033[0;32m$1\\033[0m"
+				;;
+			*)
+				printf "\\033[0;32m%s\\033[0m\\n" "$1"
+				;;
+	esac
+}
+
 edo() {
     "$@" || die "\"$*\" failed!"
 }
@@ -80,40 +108,42 @@ _eghcup() {
 }
 
 _done() {
+	echo
+	echo "==============================================================================="
 	case "${plat}" in
 			MSYS*|MINGW*)
-				echo
-				echo "All done!"
-				echo
-				echo "In a new powershell or cmd.exe session, now you can..."
-				echo
-				echo "Start a simple repl via:"
-				echo "  ghci"
-				echo
-				echo "Start a new haskell project in the current directory via:"
-				echo "  cabal init --interactive"
-				echo
-				echo "Install other GHC versions and tools via:"
-				echo "  ghcup list"
-				echo "  ghcup install <tool> <version>"
-				echo
-				echo "To install system libraries and update msys2/mingw64,"
-				echo "open the \"Mingw haskell shell\""
-				echo "and the \"Mingw package management docs\""
-				echo "desktop shortcuts."
+				green
+				green "All done!"
+				green
+				green "In a new powershell or cmd.exe session, now you can..."
+				green
+				green "Start a simple repl via:"
+				green "  ghci"
+				green
+				green "Start a new haskell project in the current directory via:"
+				green "  cabal init --interactive"
+				green
+				green "Install other GHC versions and tools via:"
+				green "  ghcup list"
+				green "  ghcup install <tool> <version>"
+				green
+				green "To install system libraries and update msys2/mingw64,"
+				green "open the \"Mingw haskell shell\""
+				green "and the \"Mingw package management docs\""
+				green "desktop shortcuts."
 				;;
 			*)
-				echo
-				echo "All done!"
-				echo
-				echo "To start a simple repl, run:"
-				echo "  ghci"
-				echo
-				echo "To start a new haskell project in the current directory, run:"
-				echo "  cabal init --interactive"
-				echo
-				echo "To install other GHC versions and tools, run:"
-				echo "  ghcup tui"
+				green
+				green "All done!"
+				green
+				green "To start a simple repl, run:"
+				green "  ghci"
+				green
+				green "To start a new haskell project in the current directory, run:"
+				green "  cabal init --interactive"
+				green
+				green "To install other GHC versions and tools, run:"
+				green "  ghcup tui"
 				;;
 
 	esac
@@ -213,7 +243,9 @@ download_ghcup() {
     eghcup upgrade
 }
 
-adjust_bashrc() {
+# Figures out the users login shell and sets
+# GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE and MY_SHELL variables.
+find_shell() {
 	case $SHELL in
 		*/zsh) # login shell is zsh
 			GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE="$HOME/.zshrc"
@@ -237,75 +269,38 @@ adjust_bashrc() {
 			MY_SHELL="fish" ;;
 		*) return ;;
 	esac
+}
 
-
-	warn ""
-	warn "Detected ${MY_SHELL} shell on your system..."
-	warn "Do you want ghcup to automatically add the required PATH variable to \"${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}\"?"
-	warn ""
-	warn "[P] Yes, prepend  [A] Yes, append  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"P\")."
-	warn ""
+# Ask user if they want to adjust the bashrc.
+ask_bashrc() {
+	if [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_ADJUST_BASHRC}" ] ; then
+		return 1
+	fi
 
 	while true; do
 		if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
-			read -r next_answer </dev/tty
-		else
-			next_answer="prepend"
-		fi
+			echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
 
-		case $next_answer in
+			warn ""
+			warn "Detected ${MY_SHELL} shell on your system..."
+			warn "Do you want ghcup to automatically add the required PATH variable to \"${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}\"?"
+			warn ""
+			warn "[P] Yes, prepend  [A] Yes, append  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"P\")."
+			warn ""
+
+			read -r bashrc_answer </dev/tty
+		else
+			return 1
+		fi
+		case $bashrc_answer in
 			[Pp]* | "")
-				cat <<-EOF > "${GHCUP_DIR}"/env || die "Failed to create env file"
-					export PATH="\$HOME/.cabal/bin:${GHCUP_BIN}:\$PATH"
-					EOF
+				return 1
 				;;
 			[Aa]*)
-				cat <<-EOF > "${GHCUP_DIR}"/env || die "Failed to create env file"
-					export PATH="\$HOME/.cabal/bin:\$PATH:${GHCUP_BIN}"
-					EOF
+				return 2
 				;;
-			*) ;;
-		esac
-
-		case $next_answer in
 			[Nn]*)
-				return ;;
-			[Pp]* | [Aa]* | "")
-				case $MY_SHELL in
-					"") break ;;
-					fish)
-						mkdir -p "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE%/*}"
-						sed -i -e '/# ghcup-env$/ s/^#*/#/' "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-						case $next_answer in
-							[Pp]* | "")
-								echo "set -q GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX[1]; or set GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX \$HOME ; set -gx PATH \$HOME/.cabal/bin $GHCUP_BIN \$PATH # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-								;;
-							[Aa]*)
-								echo "set -q GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX[1]; or set GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX \$HOME ; set -gx PATH \$HOME/.cabal/bin \$PATH $GHCUP_BIN # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-								;;
-						esac
-						break ;;
-					bash)
-						sed -i -e '/# ghcup-env$/ s/^#*/#/' "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-						echo "[ -f \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" ] && source \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-						case "${plat}" in
-							"Darwin"|"darwin")
-								if ! grep -q "ghcup-env" "${HOME}/.bash_profile" ; then
-									echo "[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && source ~/.bashrc # ghcup-env" >> "${HOME}/.bash_profile"
-								fi
-								;;
-						esac
-						break ;;
-
-					zsh)
-						sed -i -e '/# ghcup-env$/ s/^#*/#/' "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-						echo "[ -f \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" ] && source \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
-						break ;;
-				esac
-				warn "OK! ${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE} has been modified. Restart your terminal for the changes to take effect,"
-				warn "or type \"source ${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" to apply them in your current terminal session."
-				return
-				;;
+				return 0;;
 			*)
 				echo "Possible choices are:"
 				echo
@@ -317,8 +312,216 @@ adjust_bashrc() {
 				;;
 		esac
 	done
+
+	unset bashrc_answer
 }
 
+# Needs 'find_shell' to be called beforehand.
+adjust_bashrc() {
+	case $1 in
+		1)
+			cat <<-EOF > "${GHCUP_DIR}"/env || die "Failed to create env file"
+				export PATH="\$HOME/.cabal/bin:${GHCUP_BIN}:\$PATH"
+				EOF
+			;;
+		2)
+			cat <<-EOF > "${GHCUP_DIR}"/env || die "Failed to create env file"
+				export PATH="\$HOME/.cabal/bin:\$PATH:${GHCUP_BIN}"
+				EOF
+			;;
+		*) ;;
+	esac
+
+	case $1 in
+		1 | 2)
+			case $MY_SHELL in
+				"") break ;;
+				fish)
+					mkdir -p "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE%/*}"
+					sed -i -e '/# ghcup-env$/ s/^#*/#/' "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+					case $1 in
+						1)
+							echo "set -q GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX[1]; or set GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX \$HOME ; set -gx PATH \$HOME/.cabal/bin $GHCUP_BIN \$PATH # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+							;;
+						2)
+							echo "set -q GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX[1]; or set GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX \$HOME ; set -gx PATH \$HOME/.cabal/bin \$PATH $GHCUP_BIN # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+							;;
+					esac
+					break ;;
+				bash)
+					sed -i -e '/# ghcup-env$/ s/^#*/#/' "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+					echo "[ -f \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" ] && source \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+					case "${plat}" in
+						"Darwin"|"darwin")
+							if ! grep -q "ghcup-env" "${HOME}/.bash_profile" ; then
+								echo "[[ -f ~/.bashrc ]] && source ~/.bashrc # ghcup-env" >> "${HOME}/.bash_profile"
+							fi
+							;;
+					esac
+					break ;;
+
+				zsh)
+					sed -i -e '/# ghcup-env$/ s/^#*/#/' "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+					echo "[ -f \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" ] && source \"${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" # ghcup-env" >> "${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE}"
+					break ;;
+			esac
+			warn "OK! ${GHCUP_PROFILE_FILE} has been modified. Restart your terminal for the changes to take effect,"
+			warn "or type \"source ${GHCUP_DIR}/env\" to apply them in your current terminal session."
+			return
+			;;
+		*)
+			;;
+	esac
+}
+
+adjust_cabal_config() {
+	edo cabal user-config -a "extra-prog-path: $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_BIN"), $(cygpath -w "$HOME"/AppData/Roaming/cabal/bin), $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/usr/bin), $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/mingw64/bin)" -a "extra-include-dirs: $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/mingw64/include)" -a "extra-lib-dirs: $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/mingw64/lib)" -f init
+}
+
+ask_cabal_config_init() {
+	case "${plat}" in
+			MSYS*|MINGW*)
+				if [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_ADJUST_CABAL_CONFIG}" ] ; then
+					return 1
+				fi
+
+				if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
+					echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+					warn "Create an initial cabal.config including relevant msys2 paths (recommended)?"
+					warn "[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"Y\")."
+					echo
+					while true; do
+						read -r mingw_answer </dev/tty
+
+						case $mingw_answer in
+							[Yy]* | "")
+								return 1 ;;
+							[Nn]*)
+								return 0 ;;
+							*)
+								echo "Possible choices are:"
+								echo
+								echo "Y - Yes, create a cabal.config with pre-set paths to msys2/mingw64 (default)"
+								echo "N - No, leave the current/default cabal config untouched"
+								echo
+								echo "Please make your choice and press ENTER."
+								;;
+						esac
+					done
+				else
+					return 1
+				fi
+				;;
+	esac
+
+	unset mingw_answer
+
+    return 0
+}
+
+do_cabal_config_init() {
+	case "${plat}" in
+			MSYS*|MINGW*)
+		case $1 in
+			1)
+				adjust_cabal_config
+				;;
+			0)
+				echo "Make sure that your global cabal.config references the correct mingw64 paths (extra-prog-path, extra-include-dirs and extra-lib-dirs)."
+				echo "And set the environment variable GHCUP_MSYS2 to the root path of your msys2 installation."
+				sleep 5
+				return ;;
+			*) ;;
+		esac
+	esac
+}
+
+ask_hls() {
+	if [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_INSTALL_HLS}" ] ; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
+		echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+		warn "Do you want to install haskell-language-server (HLS)?"
+		warn "HLS is a language-server that provides IDE-like functionality"
+		warn "and can integrate with different editors, such as Vim, Emacs, VS Code, Atom, ..."
+		warn "Also see https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/blob/master/README.md"
+		warn ""
+		warn "[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"N\")."
+		warn ""
+
+		while true; do
+			read -r hls_answer </dev/tty
+
+			case $hls_answer in
+				[Yy]*)
+					return 1
+					;;
+				[Nn]* | "")
+					return 0
+					;;
+				*)
+					echo "Possible choices are:"
+					echo
+					echo "Y - Yes, install the haskell-langauge-server"
+					echo "N - No, don't install anything more (default)"
+					echo
+					echo "Please make your choice and press ENTER."
+					;;
+			esac
+		done
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	unset hls_answer
+}
+
+ask_stack() {
+	if [ -n "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_INSTALL_STACK}" ] ; then
+		return 1
+	fi
+
+	if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
+		echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------------------"
+
+		warn "Do you want to install stack?"
+		warn "Stack is a haskell build tool similar to cabal that is used by some projects."
+		warn "Also see https://docs.haskellstack.org/"
+		warn ""
+		warn "[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"N\")."
+		warn ""
+
+		while true; do
+			read -r stack_answer </dev/tty
+
+			case $stack_answer in
+				[Yy]*)
+					return 1 ;;
+				[Nn]* | "")
+					return 0 ;;
+				*)
+					echo "Possible choices are:"
+					echo
+					echo "Y - Yes, install stack"
+					echo "N - No, don't install anything more (default)"
+					echo
+					echo "Please make your choice and press ENTER."
+					;;
+			esac
+		done
+	else
+		return 0
+	fi
+
+	unset stack_answer
+}
+
+
+find_shell
+
 
 echo
 echo "Welcome to Haskell!"
@@ -350,12 +553,20 @@ echo
 if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
     warn "Press ENTER to proceed or ctrl-c to abort."
     warn "Note that this script can be re-run at any given time."
-    echo
     # Wait for user input to continue.
     # shellcheck disable=SC2034
     read -r answer </dev/tty
 fi
 
+ask_bashrc
+ask_bashrc_answer=$?
+ask_cabal_config_init
+ask_cabal_config_init_answer=$?
+ask_hls
+ask_hls_answer=$?
+ask_stack
+ask_stack_answer=$?
+
 edo mkdir -p "${GHCUP_BIN}"
 
 if command -V "ghcup" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
@@ -385,118 +596,52 @@ eghcup --cache install ghc "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_GHC_VERSION}"
 eghcup set ghc "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_GHC_VERSION}"
 eghcup --cache install cabal "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_CABAL_VERSION}"
 
-adjust_cabal_config() {
-	edo cabal user-config -a "extra-prog-path: $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_BIN"), $(cygpath -w "$HOME"/AppData/Roaming/cabal/bin), $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/usr/bin), $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/mingw64/bin)" -a "extra-include-dirs: $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/mingw64/include)" -a "extra-lib-dirs: $(cygpath -w "$GHCUP_MSYS2"/mingw64/lib)" -f init
-}
-
-case "${plat}" in
-        MSYS*|MINGW*)
-			if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
-				warn "Create an initial cabal.config including relevant msys2 paths (recommended)?"
-				warn "[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"Y\")."
-				echo
-				while true; do
-					read -r mingw_answer </dev/tty
-
-					case $mingw_answer in
-						[Yy]* | "")
-							adjust_cabal_config
-							break ;;
-						[Nn]*)
-							echo "Make sure that your global cabal.config references the correct mingw64 paths (extra-prog-path, extra-include-dirs and extra-lib-dirs)."
-							echo "And set the environment variable GHCUP_MSYS2 to the root path of your msys2 installation."
-							sleep 5
-							break ;;
-						*)
-							echo "Possible choices are:"
-							echo
-							echo "Y - Yes, create a cabal.config with pre-set paths to msys2/mingw64 (default)"
-							echo "N - No, leave the current/default cabal config untouched"
-							echo
-							echo "Please make your choice and press ENTER."
-							;;
-					esac
-				done
-			else
-				adjust_cabal_config
-			fi
-			;;
-esac
-
+do_cabal_config_init $ask_cabal_config_init_answer
 
 edo cabal new-update
 
+case $ask_hls_answer in
+	1)
+		_eghcup --cache install hls || warn "HLS installation failed, continuing anyway"
+		;;
+	*) ;;
+esac
 
-if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
-	warn "Do you want to install haskell-language-server (HLS) now?"
-	warn "HLS is a language-server that provides IDE-like functionality"
-	warn "and can integrate with different editors, such as Vim, Emacs, VS Code, Atom, ..."
-	warn "Also see https://github.com/haskell/haskell-language-server/blob/master/README.md"
-	warn ""
-	warn "[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"N\")."
-	warn ""
+case $ask_stack_answer in
+	1)
+		_eghcup --cache install stack || warn "Stack installation failed, continuing anyway"
+		;;
+	*) ;;
+esac
 
-	while true; do
-		read -r hls_answer </dev/tty
 
-		case $hls_answer in
-			[Yy]*)
-				_eghcup --cache install hls || warn "HLS installation failed, continuing anyway"
-				break ;;
-			[Nn]* | "")
-				break ;;
-			*)
-				echo "Possible choices are:"
-				echo
-				echo "Y - Yes, install the haskell-langauge-server"
-				echo "N - No, don't install anything more (default)"
-				echo
-				echo "Please make your choice and press ENTER."
-				;;
-		esac
-	done
-
-	warn "Do you want to install stack now?"
-	warn "Stack is a haskell build tool similar to cabal that is used by some projects."
-	warn "Also see https://docs.haskellstack.org/"
-	warn ""
-	warn "[Y] Yes  [N] No  [?] Help (default is \"N\")."
-	warn ""
-
-	while true; do
-		read -r stack_answer </dev/tty
-
-		case $stack_answer in
-			[Yy]*)
-				_eghcup --cache install stack || warn "Stack installation failed, continuing anyway"
-				break ;;
-			[Nn]* | "")
-				break ;;
-			*)
-				echo "Possible choices are:"
-				echo
-				echo "Y - Yes, install stack"
-				echo "N - No, don't install anything more (default)"
-				echo
-				echo "Please make your choice and press ENTER."
-				;;
-		esac
-	done
-fi
 
 # short-circuit script based on platform
 case "${plat}" in
         MSYS*|MINGW*)
 			# For windows we always adjust bashrc, since it's inside msys2
-			adjust_bashrc
+			adjust_bashrc $adjust_bashrc_answer
 			;;
 		*)
         	if [ -z "${BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE}" ] ; then
-				echo "In order to run ghc and cabal, you need to adjust your PATH variable."
-				echo "You may want to source '$GHCUP_DIR/env' in your shell"
-				echo "configuration to do so (e.g. ~/.bashrc)."
-
-				adjust_bashrc
+				case $ask_bashrc_answer in
+					1 | 2)
+						echo
+						echo "==============================================================================="
+						echo
+						yellow "In order to run ghc and cabal, start a new shell or"
+						yellow "run 'source $GHCUP_DIR/env' in your current shell session."
+						adjust_bashrc $adjust_bashrc_answer
+						;;
+					*)
+						echo
+						echo "==============================================================================="
+						echo
+						yellow "In order to run ghc and cabal, you need to adjust your PATH variable."
+						yellow "You may want to source '$GHCUP_DIR/env' in your shell"
+						yellow "configuration to do so (e.g. ~/.bashrc)."
+						;;
+				esac
 			fi
 			;;
 esac
diff --git a/bootstrap-haskell.ps1 b/bootstrap-haskell.ps1
index 063abf8..c89630a 100644
--- a/bootstrap-haskell.ps1
+++ b/bootstrap-haskell.ps1
@@ -26,7 +26,13 @@ param (
     # Specify the bootstrap url (default: 'https://www.haskell.org/ghcup/sh/bootstrap-haskell')
     [string]$BootstrapUrl,
     # Run the final bootstrap script via 'bash' instead of a full newly spawned msys2 shell
-    [switch]$InBash
+    [switch]$InBash,
+    # Whether to install stack as well
+    [switch]$InstallStack,
+    # Whether to install hls as well
+    [switch]$InstallHLS,
+    # Skip adjusting cabal.config with mingw paths
+    [switch]$NoAdjustCabalConfig
 )
 
 $Silent = !$Interactive
@@ -150,15 +156,6 @@ function Exec
 
 $ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
 
-$elevated = ([Security.Principal.WindowsPrincipal] `
- [Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent()
-).IsInRole([Security.Principal.WindowsBuiltInRole]::Administrator)
-
-if ($elevated) {
-  Print-Msg -color Yellow -msg ('This script should not be run as administrator/elevated. Waiting 10s before continuing anyway...')
-  Start-Sleep -s 10
-}
-
 $GhcupBasePrefixEnv = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX', 'user')
 
 if ($GhcupBasePrefixEnv) {
@@ -187,6 +184,7 @@ if ($GhcupBasePrefixEnv) {
   }
 }
 
+# ask for base install prefix
 if ($Silent -and !($InstallDir)) {
   $GhcupBasePrefix = $defaultGhcupBasePrefix
 } elseif ($InstallDir) {
@@ -234,6 +232,7 @@ $GhcupMsys2 = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable('GHCUP_MSYS2', 'user'
 
 Print-Msg -msg 'Preparing for GHCup installation...'
 
+# ask what to do in case ghcup is already installed
 if (Test-Path -LiteralPath ('{0}' -f $GhcupDir)) {
   Print-Msg -msg ('GHCup already installed at ''{0}''...' -f $GhcupDir)
   if ($Overwrite) {
@@ -263,8 +262,75 @@ if (Test-Path -LiteralPath ('{0}' -f $GhcupDir)) {
 $null = New-Item -Path ('{0}' -f $GhcupDir) -ItemType 'directory' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 $null = New-Item -Path ('{0}' -f $GhcupDir) -Name 'bin' -ItemType 'directory' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
 
-Print-Msg -msg 'First checking for Msys2...'
+# ask for cabal dir destination
+if ($CabalDir) {
+  $CabDirEnv = $CabalDir
+  if (!($CabDirEnv)) {
+    Print-Msg -color Red -msg "No directory specified!"
+    Exit 1        
+  } elseif (!(Split-Path -IsAbsolute -Path "$CabDirEnv")) {
+    Print-Msg -color Red -msg "Invalid/Non-absolute Path specified"
+    Exit 1
+  }
+} elseif (!($Silent)) {
+  while ($true) {
 
+    $defaultCabalDir = ('{0}\cabal' -f $GhcupBasePrefix)
+    Print-Msg -color Magenta -msg ('Specify Cabal directory (this is where haskell packages end up). Press enter to accept the default [{0}]:' -f $defaultCabalDir)
+    $CabalDirPrompt = Read-Host
+    $CabDirEnv = ($defaultCabalDir,$CabalDirPrompt)[[bool]$CabalDirPrompt]
+
+    if (!($CabDirEnv)) {
+      Print-Msg -color Red -msg "No directory specified!"         
+    } elseif (!(Split-Path -IsAbsolute -Path "$CabDirEnv")) {
+      Print-Msg -color Red -msg "Invalid/Non-absolute Path specified"
+    } else {
+      Break
+    }
+  }
+} else {
+  $CabDirEnv = ('{0}\cabal' -f $GhcupBasePrefix)
+}
+
+# ask whether to install HLS
+if (!($InstallHLS)) {
+  if (!($Silent)) {
+    $HLSdecision = $Host.UI.PromptForChoice('Install HLS'
+      , 'Do you want to install the haskell-language-server (HLS) for development purposes as well?'
+      , [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]] @('&Yes'
+          '&No'
+          '&Abort'), 1)
+
+    if ($HLSdecision -eq 0) {
+      $InstallHLS = $true
+    } elseif ($HLSdecision -eq 2) {
+      Exit 0
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+# ask whether to install stack
+if (!($InstallStack)) {
+  if (!($Silent)) {
+    $StackDecision = $Host.UI.PromptForChoice('Install stack'
+      , 'Do you want to install stack as well?'
+      , [System.Management.Automation.Host.ChoiceDescription[]] @('&Yes'
+          '&No'
+          '&Abort'), 1)
+
+    if ($StackDecision -eq 0) {
+      $InstallStack = $true
+    } elseif ($StackDecision -eq 2) {
+      Exit 0
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+Print-Msg -msg 'Starting installation in 5 seconds, this may take a while...'
+Start-Sleep -s 5
+
+# mingw foo
+Print-Msg -msg 'First checking for Msys2...'
 if (!(Test-Path -Path ('{0}' -f $MsysDir))) {
   if ($Silent) {
     $msys2Decision = 0
@@ -351,34 +417,7 @@ Create-Shortcut -SourceExe 'https://www.msys2.org/docs/package-management' -Argu
 Print-Msg -msg ('Adding {0}\bin to Users Path...' -f $GhcupDir)
 Add-EnvPath -Path ('{0}\bin' -f ([System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath("$GhcupDir"))) -Container 'User'
 
-if ($CabalDir) {
-  $CabDirEnv = $CabalDir
-  if (!($CabDirEnv)) {
-    Print-Msg -color Red -msg "No directory specified!"
-    Exit 1        
-  } elseif (!(Split-Path -IsAbsolute -Path "$CabDirEnv")) {
-    Print-Msg -color Red -msg "Invalid/Non-absolute Path specified"
-    Exit 1
-  }
-} elseif (!($Silent)) {
-  while ($true) {
 
-    $defaultCabalDir = ('{0}\cabal' -f $GhcupBasePrefix)
-    Print-Msg -color Magenta -msg ('Specify Cabal directory (this is where haskell packages end up). Press enter to accept the default [{0}]:' -f $defaultCabalDir)
-    $CabalDirPrompt = Read-Host
-    $CabDirEnv = ($defaultCabalDir,$CabalDirPrompt)[[bool]$CabalDirPrompt]
-
-    if (!($CabDirEnv)) {
-      Print-Msg -color Red -msg "No directory specified!"         
-    } elseif (!(Split-Path -IsAbsolute -Path "$CabDirEnv")) {
-      Print-Msg -color Red -msg "Invalid/Non-absolute Path specified"
-    } else {
-      Break
-    }
-  }
-} else {
-  $CabDirEnv = ('{0}\cabal' -f $GhcupBasePrefix)
-}
 
 $CabalDirFull = [System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath("$CabDirEnv")
 Print-Msg -msg ('Setting CABAL_DIR to ''{0}''' -f $CabalDirFull)
@@ -388,16 +427,25 @@ Print-Msg -msg 'Starting GHCup installer...'
 
 $Msys2Shell = ('{0}\msys2_shell.cmd' -f $MsysDir)
 
-if ($Silent) {
-  $SilentExport = 'export BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE=1 ;'
-} else {
-  $SilentExport = ''
+# The bootstrap script is always silent, since we ask relevant questions here
+$SilentExport = 'export BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_NONINTERACTIVE=1 ;'
+
+if ($InstallStack) {
+  $StackInstallExport = 'export BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_INSTALL_STACK=1 ;'
+}
+
+if ($InstallHLS) {
+  $HLSInstallExport = 'export BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_INSTALL_HLS=1 ;'
+}
+
+if (!($NoAdjustCabalConfig)) {
+  $AdjustCabalConfigExport = 'export BOOTSTRAP_HASKELL_ADJUST_CABAL_CONFIG=1 ;'
 }
 
 if ((Get-Process -ID $PID).ProcessName.StartsWith("bootstrap-haskell") -Or $InBash) {
-  Exec "$Bash" '-lc' ('{4} [ -n ''{1}'' ] && export GHCUP_MSYS2=$(cygpath -m ''{1}'') ; [ -n ''{2}'' ] && export GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX=$(cygpath -m ''{2}/'') ; export PATH=$(cygpath -u ''{3}/bin''):$PATH ; export CABAL_DIR=''{5}'' ; [[ ''{0}'' = https* ]]  && curl --proto ''=https'' --tlsv1.2 -sSf {0} | bash || cat $(cygpath -m ''{0}'') | bash' -f $BootstrapUrl, $MsysDir, $GhcupBasePrefix, $GhcupDir, $SilentExport, $CabalDirFull)
+  Exec "$Bash" '-lc' ('{4} {6} {7} {8} [ -n ''{1}'' ] && export GHCUP_MSYS2=$(cygpath -m ''{1}'') ; [ -n ''{2}'' ] && export GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX=$(cygpath -m ''{2}/'') ; export PATH=$(cygpath -u ''{3}/bin''):$PATH ; export CABAL_DIR=''{5}'' ; [[ ''{0}'' = https* ]]  && curl --proto ''=https'' --tlsv1.2 -sSf {0} | bash || cat $(cygpath -m ''{0}'') | bash' -f $BootstrapUrl, $MsysDir, $GhcupBasePrefix, $GhcupDir, $SilentExport, $CabalDirFull, $StackInstallExport, $HLSInstallExport, $AdjustCabalConfigExport)
 } else {
-  Exec "$Msys2Shell" '-mingw64' '-mintty' '-c' ('{4} [ -n ''{1}'' ] && export GHCUP_MSYS2=$(cygpath -m ''{1}'') ; [ -n ''{2}'' ] && export GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX=$(cygpath -m ''{2}/'') ; export PATH=$(cygpath -u ''{3}/bin''):$PATH ; export CABAL_DIR=''{5}'' ; trap ''echo Press any key to exit && read -n 1 && exit'' 2 ; [[ ''{0}'' = https* ]]  && curl --proto ''=https'' --tlsv1.2 -sSf {0} | bash || cat $(cygpath -m ''{0}'') | bash ; echo ''Press any key to exit'' && read -n 1' -f $BootstrapUrl, $MsysDir, $GhcupBasePrefix, $GhcupDir, $SilentExport, $CabalDirFull)
+  Exec "$Msys2Shell" '-mingw64' '-mintty' '-c' ('{4} {6} {7} {8} [ -n ''{1}'' ] && export GHCUP_MSYS2=$(cygpath -m ''{1}'') ; [ -n ''{2}'' ] && export GHCUP_INSTALL_BASE_PREFIX=$(cygpath -m ''{2}/'') ; export PATH=$(cygpath -u ''{3}/bin''):$PATH ; export CABAL_DIR=''{5}'' ; trap ''echo Press any key to exit && read -n 1 && exit'' 2 ; [[ ''{0}'' = https* ]]  && curl --proto ''=https'' --tlsv1.2 -sSf {0} | bash || cat $(cygpath -m ''{0}'') | bash ; echo ''Press any key to exit'' && read -n 1' -f $BootstrapUrl, $MsysDir, $GhcupBasePrefix, $GhcupDir, $SilentExport, $CabalDirFull, $StackInstallExport, $HLSInstallExport, $AdjustCabalConfigExport)
 }
 
 
@@ -429,3 +477,5 @@ if ((Get-Process -ID $PID).ProcessName.StartsWith("bootstrap-haskell") -Or $InBa
 
 
 
+
+