diff --git a/bin/getzig.cmd b/bin/getzig.cmd
index dfb00908..8049b6bc 100644
--- a/bin/getzig.cmd
+++ b/bin/getzig.cmd
@@ -895,7 +895,12 @@ if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
     if ($wingetversion) {
         Write-Host "Installing minisign version: ${wingetversion}"
         Install-WinGetPackage -Id "jedisct1.minisign"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Failed to find minisign using winget"
+        exit
     }
+    #refreshing the current session's path should make the new command available (required for powershell 5 at least)
+    $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")
     if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
         Write-Host "minisign is now available"
     } else {
@@ -1046,8 +1051,13 @@ if ($mirrors_response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
             continue
         }
 
-        Write-Host "Signature OK - extracting archive"
-        Expand-Archive -path $outfile -DestinationPath $toolsfolder -Force
+        Write-Host "Signature OK - extracting archive ..."
+        #Expand-Archive -path $outfile -DestinationPath $toolsfolder -Force #This is *insanely* (many minutes vs seconds) slow on powershell 5 at least - we get a progress meter, but it's too high a price to pay.
+        Add-Type -Assembly "System.IO.Compression.Filesystem"
+        [System.IO.Compression.Zipfile]::ExtractToDirectory($releasearchive,$toolsfolder)
+        Write-Host "             - archive extracted."
+
+
         #Remove-Item -Path "$outfile"
         $zip_rootname = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($releasearchive)
         #Rename-Item -Path 
diff --git a/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1 b/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1
index 26d508ea..f4a861ff 100644
--- a/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1
+++ b/src/scriptapps/getzig.ps1
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
     if ($wingetversion) {
         Write-Host "Installing minisign version: ${wingetversion}"
         Install-WinGetPackage -Id "jedisct1.minisign"
+    } else {
+        Write-Host "Failed to find minisign using winget"
+        exit
     }
+    #refreshing the current session's path should make the new command available (required for powershell 5 at least)
+    $env:Path = [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","Machine") + ";" + [System.Environment]::GetEnvironmentVariable("Path","User")
     if (Get-Command "minisign" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue) {
         Write-Host "minisign is now available"
     } else {
@@ -212,8 +217,13 @@ if ($mirrors_response.StatusCode -eq 200) {
             continue
         }
 
-        Write-Host "Signature OK - extracting archive"
-        Expand-Archive -path $outfile -DestinationPath $toolsfolder -Force
+        Write-Host "Signature OK - extracting archive ..."
+        #Expand-Archive -path $outfile -DestinationPath $toolsfolder -Force #This is *insanely* (many minutes vs seconds) slow on powershell 5 at least - we get a progress meter, but it's too high a price to pay.
+        Add-Type -Assembly "System.IO.Compression.Filesystem"
+        [System.IO.Compression.Zipfile]::ExtractToDirectory($releasearchive,$toolsfolder)
+        Write-Host "             - archive extracted."
+
+
         #Remove-Item -Path "$outfile"
         $zip_rootname = [System.IO.Path]::GetFileNameWithoutExtension($releasearchive)
         #Rename-Item -Path