diff --git a/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1 b/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1
index 6e73f36c70..b87b8685a5 100644
--- a/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1
+++ b/pkg/windows/build_env_2.ps1
@@ -22,22 +22,10 @@
 
 # Load parameters
 param(
-    [switch]$Silent
+    [switch]$Silent,
+    [switch]$NoPipDependencies
 )
 
-Write-Output "================================================================="
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "               Development Environment Installation"
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "               - Installs All Salt Dependencies"
-Write-Output "               - Detects 32/64 bit Architectures"
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "               To run silently add -Silent"
-Write-Output "               eg: dev_env.ps1 -Silent"
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "================================================================="
-Write-Output ""
-
 #==============================================================================
 # Get the Directory of actual script
 #==============================================================================
@@ -49,6 +37,22 @@ $script_path = $script_path.DirectoryName
 #==============================================================================
 $script_name = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
 
+Write-Output "================================================================="
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               Development Environment Installation"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               - Installs All Salt Dependencies"
+Write-Output "               - Detects 32/64 bit Architectures"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               To run silently add -Silent"
+Write-Output "               eg: ${script_name} -Silent"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               To run skip installing pip dependencies add -NoPipDependencies"
+Write-Output "               eg: ${script_name} -NoPipDependencies"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "================================================================="
+Write-Output ""
+
 #==============================================================================
 # Import Modules
 #==============================================================================
@@ -199,12 +203,23 @@ Start_Process_and_test_exitcode "cmd" "/c $($ini['Settings']['Python2Dir'])\pyth
 
 
 #==============================================================================
-# Install pypi resources using pip
+# Install windows specific pypi resources using pip
 #==============================================================================
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
-Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing pypi resources using pip . . ."
+Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing windows specific pypi resources using pip . . ."
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
-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"
+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_win.txt" "pip install"
+
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Install pypi resources using pip
+#==============================================================================
+If ($NoPipDependencies -eq $false) {
+  Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+  Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing pypi resources using pip . . ."
+  Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+  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"
+}
 
 
 #==============================================================================
diff --git a/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1 b/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1
index b88a0c9fd7..34e83e6953 100644
--- a/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1
+++ b/pkg/windows/build_env_3.ps1
@@ -22,22 +22,10 @@
 
 # Load parameters
 param(
-    [switch]$Silent
+    [switch]$Silent,
+    [switch]$NoPipDependencies
 )
 
-Write-Output "================================================================="
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "               Development Environment Installation"
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "               - Installs All Salt Dependencies"
-Write-Output "               - Detects 32/64 bit Architectures"
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "               To run silently add -Silent"
-Write-Output "               eg: dev_env.ps1 -Silent"
-Write-Output ""
-Write-Output "================================================================="
-Write-Output ""
-
 #==============================================================================
 # Get the Directory of actual script
 #==============================================================================
@@ -49,6 +37,22 @@ $script_path = $script_path.DirectoryName
 #==============================================================================
 $script_name = $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Name
 
+Write-Output "================================================================="
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               Development Environment Installation"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               - Installs All Salt Dependencies"
+Write-Output "               - Detects 32/64 bit Architectures"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               To run silently add -Silent"
+Write-Output "               eg: ${script_name} -Silent"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "               To run skip installing pip dependencies add -NoPipDependencies"
+Write-Output "               eg: ${script_name} -NoPipDependencies"
+Write-Output ""
+Write-Output "================================================================="
+Write-Output ""
+
 #==============================================================================
 # Import Modules
 #==============================================================================
@@ -197,13 +201,24 @@ Write-Output " - $script_name :: Updating PIP and SetupTools . . ."
 Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
 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"
 
+
+#==============================================================================
+# Install windows specific pypi resources using pip
+#==============================================================================
+Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing windows specific pypi resources using pip . . ."
+Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+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_win.txt" "pip install"
+
 #==============================================================================
 # Install pypi resources using pip
 #==============================================================================
-Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
-Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing pypi resources using pip . . ."
-Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
-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"
+If ($NoPipDependencies -eq $false) {
+  Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+  Write-Output " - $script_name :: Installing pypi resources using pip . . ."
+  Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+  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"
+}
 
 #==============================================================================
 # Cleaning Up PyWin32
@@ -237,11 +252,13 @@ Remove-Item "$($ini['Settings']['Scripts3Dir'])\pywin32_*" -Force -Recurse
 #==============================================================================
 # Fix PyCrypto
 #==============================================================================
-Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
-Write-Output "   - $script_name :: Fixing PyCrypto . . ."
-Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
-$nt_file = "$($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\Lib\site-packages\Crypto\Random\OSRNG\nt.py"
-(Get-Content $nt_file) | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace '^import winrandom$', 'from Crypto.Random.OSRNG import winrandom'} | Set-Content $nt_file
+If ($NoPipDependencies -eq $false) {
+  Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+  Write-Output "   - $script_name :: Fixing PyCrypto . . ."
+  Write-Output " ----------------------------------------------------------------"
+  $nt_file = "$($ini['Settings']['Python3Dir'])\Lib\site-packages\Crypto\Random\OSRNG\nt.py"
+  (Get-Content $nt_file) | Foreach-Object {$_ -replace '^import winrandom$', 'from Crypto.Random.OSRNG import winrandom'} | Set-Content $nt_file
+}
 
 #==============================================================================
 # Copy DLLs to Python Directory
diff --git a/pkg/windows/req.txt b/pkg/windows/req.txt
index b9c3488ce8..e106df20b0 100644
--- a/pkg/windows/req.txt
+++ b/pkg/windows/req.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+-r req_win.txt
 backports-abc==0.5
 backports.ssl-match-hostname==3.7.0.1
 certifi
@@ -28,7 +29,6 @@ pyOpenSSL==18.0.0
 python-dateutil==2.7.5
 python-gnupg==0.4.3
 pythonnet==2.3.0
-pywin32==224
 PyYAML==3.13
 pyzmq==17.1.2
 requests==2.21.0
@@ -37,4 +37,3 @@ smmap==0.9.0
 timelib==0.2.4
 tornado==4.5.3
 wheel==0.32.3
-WMI==1.4.9
diff --git a/pkg/windows/req_win.txt b/pkg/windows/req_win.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f279af526
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/windows/req_win.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+pywin32==224
+WMI==1.4.9