diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
index 8b05214..783812f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-build.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'npm'
           cache-dependency-path: 'src/dcef/frontend/package-lock.json'
 
-      - name: Install pyinstaller
-        working-directory: src
-        run: py -m pip install pyinstaller==6.10.0
-
       - name: Run build script
         working-directory: src
         run:  .\BUILD_RELEASE.bat
diff --git a/src/dcef.py b/src/dcef.py
index 675c53c..63c3983 100644
--- a/src/dcef.py
+++ b/src/dcef.py
@@ -45,13 +45,10 @@ def is_compiled():
 
 def kill_dcef_processes():
 	dcef_process_names = ['dceffastapi.exe', 'dcefnginx.exe', 'dcefmongod.exe', 'dcefpreprocess.exe']
-	for process in psutil.process_iter(['pid', 'name']):
-		if process.info['name'] in dcef_process_names:
-			custom_print("windows-runner:", "killing process", process.info['pid'])
-			try:
-				process.kill()
-			except Exception as e:
-				custom_print("windows-runner:", "error killing process", process.info['pid'], e)
+	os.system('taskkill /f /im ' + ' /im '.join(dcef_process_names))
+
+def kill_windows_runner():
+	os.system('taskkill /f /im dcef.exe')
 
 
 def custom_print(source, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -118,24 +115,13 @@ def cleanup():
 
 		kill_dcef_processes()
 
-		# kill other instances of dcef.exe except this one
-		if is_compiled() and myapp.is_primary_instance():
-			custom_print("windows-runner:", "killing other instances of dcef.exe except primary with PID " +  str(os.getpid()))
-			os.system('taskkill /f /im dcef.exe /fi "PID ne ' + str(os.getpid()) + '"')
-
-		custom_print("windows-runner:", "cleaning up")
-		for process in processes:
-			custom_print("windows-runner:", "killing process", process.pid)
-			try:
-				os.kill(process.pid, signal.CTRL_C_EVENT)
-			except Exception as e:
-				custom_print("windows-runner:", "error killing process", process.pid, e)
-
-		# delete temp folder with its contents
+		# delete nginx temp folder
 		temp_folder = BASE_DIR + '/temp'
 		if os.path.exists(temp_folder):
 			shutil.rmtree(temp_folder)
 
+		kill_windows_runner()
+
 
 
 def create_window():
@@ -232,7 +218,6 @@ def main():
 
 	else:
 		kill_dcef_processes()  # kill any running instances of dcef processes before starting new ones
-		create_dir_if_not_exists(BASE_DIR + '/logs')
 		if os.path.exists(LOG_FILE):
 			os.remove(LOG_FILE)
 
@@ -269,6 +254,7 @@ def main():
 	sys.exit(1)
 
 LOG_FILE = BASE_DIR + '/logs/dcef.log'
+create_dir_if_not_exists(BASE_DIR + '/logs')
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 	main()
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