diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh
index 3f7e716abb..0e744636a5 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/include/gui.nsh
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ Page custom LatexFolder LatexFolder_LeaveFunction
 # !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN_TEXT "$(FinishPageRun)"
 # !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_RUN "$INSTDIR\${APP_RUN}"
 
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_NOTCHECKED
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_FUNCTION StartLyX
-!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_TEXT $(FinishPageRun)
+#!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME
+#!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_NOTCHECKED
+#!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_FUNCTION StartLyX
+#!define MUI_FINISHPAGE_SHOWREADME_TEXT $(FinishPageRun)
 !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_LINK $(TEXT_FINISH_WEBSITE)
 !define MUI_FINISHPAGE_LINK_LOCATION "https://www.lyx.org/"
 #!define MUI_PAGE_CUSTOMFUNCTION_SHOW CheckDesktopShortcut
diff --git a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
index fac90f5244..59cf1b4a53 100644
--- a/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
+++ b/development/Win32/packaging/installer/setup/configure.nsh
@@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ SectionEnd
 #--------------------------------
 #
 
-Function StartLyX
+#Function StartLyX
 
   # run LyX in a command line window to give the users feedback about
   # the time consuming LaTeX package installation
   
-  Exec "$INSTDIR\${APP_RUN}"
+#  Exec "$INSTDIR\${APP_RUN}"
 
-FunctionEnd
+#FunctionEnd