diff --git a/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1 b/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1
index 31a53eb0fc..eb9d546fbe 100644
--- a/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1
+++ b/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1
@@ -197,17 +197,17 @@ Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 Write-Output " - $script_name :: Updating PIP and SetupTools . . ."
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 if ( ! [bool]$Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE) {
-    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "python pip"
+    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "python pip"
 } else {
     $p = New-Item $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -ItemType Directory -Force # Ensure directory exists
     if ( (Get-ChildItem $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0 ) {
         # folder empty
         Write-Output "    pip download from req_pip.txt into empty local cache SALT_REQ_PIP $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE"
-        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip download --dest $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip download"
+        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check download --dest $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip download"
     }
     Write-Output "    reading from local pip cache $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE"
     Write-Output "    If a (new) resource is missing, please delete all files in this cache, go online and repeat"
-  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip install"
+  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip install"
 }
 
 #==============================================================================
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing pypi resources using pip . . ."
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 if ( ! [bool]$Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE) {
-    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
+    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
 } else {
     if ( (Get-ChildItem $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0 ) {
         # folder empty
         Write-Output "    pip download from req.txt into empty local cache SALT_REQ $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE"
-        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip download --dest $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip download"
+        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check download --dest $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip download"
     }
     Write-Output "    reading from local pip cache $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE"
     Write-Output "    If a (new) resource is missing, please delete all files in this cache, go online and repeat"
-  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
+  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
 }
 
 #==============================================================================
diff --git a/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1 b/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1
index de6725e335..7725a50fa8 100644
--- a/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1
+++ b/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1
@@ -197,17 +197,17 @@ Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 Write-Output " - $script_name :: Updating PIP and SetupTools . . ."
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 if ( ! [bool]$Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE) {
-    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "python pip"
+    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "python pip"
 } else {
     $p = New-Item $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -ItemType Directory -Force # Ensure directory exists
     if ( (Get-ChildItem $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0 ) {
         # folder empty
         Write-Output "    pip download from req_pip.txt into empty local cache SALT_REQ_PIP $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE"
-        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip download --dest $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip download"
+        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check download --dest $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip download"
     }
     Write-Output "    reading from local pip cache $Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE"
     Write-Output "    If a (new) resource is missing, please delete all files in this cache, go online and repeat"
-  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip install"
+  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_PIP_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req_pip.txt" "pip install"
 }
 
 #==============================================================================
@@ -218,16 +218,16 @@ Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing pypi resources using pip . . ."
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 if ( ! [bool]$Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE) {
-    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
+    Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check --no-cache-dir install -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
 } else {
     if ( (Get-ChildItem $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE | Measure-Object).Count -eq 0 ) {
         # folder empty
         Write-Output "    pip download from req.txt into empty local cache SALT_REQ $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE"
-        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip download --dest $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip download"
+        Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check download --dest $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip download"
     }
     Write-Output "    reading from local pip cache $Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE"
     Write-Output "    If a (new) resource is missing, please delete all files in this cache, go online and repeat"
-  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
+  Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\python.exe -m pip --disable-pip-version-check install --no-index --find-links=$Env:SALT_REQ_LOCAL_CACHE -r $($script_path)\req.txt" "pip install"
 }
 
 #==============================================================================