diff --git a/disable-dnscache-service-win.bat b/disable-dnscache-service-win.bat
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2aaef6ddd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/disable-dnscache-service-win.bat
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+@echo off
+
+title Disable DNS Cache Service
+
+:: Check if we are an administrator. If not, exit immediately.
+:: BatchGotAdmin
+:: Check for permissions
+if "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" equ "amd64" (
+    >nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\config\system"
+) else (
+    >nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
+)
+
+:: If the error flag set, we do not have admin rights.
+if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
+    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
+    goto UACPrompt
+) else (
+    goto gotAdmin
+)
+
+:UACPrompt
+echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%TEMP%\getadmin.vbs"
+set params= %*
+echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params:"=""%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%TEMP%\getadmin.vbs"
+
+wscript.exe "%TEMP%\getadmin.vbs"
+del "%TEMP%\getadmin.vbs"
+exit /b
+
+:gotAdmin
+
+:SCset
+:: VALUE
+:: 2 (Automatic) (DEFAULT)
+:: 4 (Disabled) (to prevent network freeze after applying a huge hosts file)
+::
+:: See https://superuser.com/a/1277960
+::
+reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Dnscache" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
+echo Reboot your system now!
+echo.
+pause
diff --git a/disable-dnscache-service-win.cmd b/disable-dnscache-service-win.cmd
deleted file mode 100644
index 7fdd236cc..000000000
--- a/disable-dnscache-service-win.cmd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-@ECHO OFF
-:: Check if we are administrator. If not, exit immediately.
-:: BatchGotAdmin
-:-------------------------------------
-REM  --> Check for permissions
-    IF "%PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE%" EQU "amd64" (
->nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\SysWOW64\config\system"
-) ELSE (
->nul 2>&1 "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\cacls.exe" "%SYSTEMROOT%\system32\config\system"
-)
-
-REM --> If error flag set, we do not have admin.
-if '%errorlevel%' NEQ '0' (
-    echo Requesting administrative privileges...
-    goto UACPrompt
-) else ( goto gotAdmin )
-
-:UACPrompt
-    echo Set UAC = CreateObject^("Shell.Application"^) > "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
-    set params= %*
-    echo UAC.ShellExecute "cmd.exe", "/c ""%~s0"" %params:"=""%", "", "runas", 1 >> "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
-
-    "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
-    del "%temp%\getadmin.vbs"
-    exit /B
-
-:gotAdmin
-    pushd "%CD%"
-    CD /D "%~dp0"
-    goto SCset
-
-:SCset
-:: https://superuser.com/a/1217703
-:: https://stackoverflow.com/a/133926
-::sc config Dnscache start= disabled
-::sc stop Dnscache
-
-:: VALUE 
-:: 2 (Automatic) (DEFAULT)
-:: 4 (Disabled) (prevent freeze network after applying huge hosts file)
-::
-:: Latest changes in security Windows 10 denied access to changing services via other tools except registry hack
-::
-:: See https://superuser.com/a/1277960
-::
-REG add "HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\services\Dnscache" /v Start /t REG_DWORD /d 4 /f
-echo "Reboot your system now!"
-echo .
-@PAUSE
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a3664b1f7..e4848e5cf 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -401,9 +401,9 @@ You can also refer to the "Third-Party Hosts Managers" section for further recom
 ### Warning: Using this `hosts` file in Windows may require disabling DNS Cache service
 
 Windows has issues with larger hosts files. Recent changes in security within Windows 10 denies
-access to changing services via other tools except registry hacks. Use the `disable-dnscache-service-win.cmd`
+access to changing services via other tools except registry hacks. Use the `disable-dnscache-service-win.bat`
 file to make proper changes to the Windows registry. You will need to reboot your device once that's done.
-See the [the comments within the `cmd` file](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/disable-dnscache-service-win.cmd)
+See the [the comments within the `bat` file](https://github.com/StevenBlack/hosts/blob/master/disable-dnscache-service-win.bat)
 for more details.
 
 ## Reloading hosts file