diff --git a/Data/basic-apps.csv b/Data/basic-apps.csv
index 08f4aa53..9db5fb3f 100644
--- a/Data/basic-apps.csv
+++ b/Data/basic-apps.csv
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ APPNAME,              CATEGORY,            APPID
 "7-Zip",              "file tool",         "XPDNKVCX4QD2DC"
 "Aquile Reader",      "ebook reader",      "9P08T4JLTQNK"
 "CrystalDiskInfo",    "HDD/SSD tool",      "XP8K4RGX25G3GM"
-"Google Chrome",      " desktop browser",  "Google.Chrome"
+"Google Chrome",      "desktop browser",   "Google.Chrome"
 "Dopamine",           "audio player",      "Digimezzo.Dopamine.2"
 "Dropbox",            "file sync",         "Dropbox.Dropbox"
 "Git for Windows",    "code management",   "Git.Git"
diff --git a/Scripts/install-basic-apps.ps1 b/Scripts/install-basic-apps.ps1
index 071fc09c..cab02166 100755
--- a/Scripts/install-basic-apps.ps1
+++ b/Scripts/install-basic-apps.ps1
@@ -15,31 +15,33 @@
 try {
 	$StopWatch = [system.diagnostics.stopwatch]::startNew()
 
-	"⏳ Step 1 - Loading table from Data/basic-apps.csv..."
+	"⏳ Step 1 - Loading Data/basic-apps.csv..."
 	$Table = Import-CSV "$PSScriptRoot/../Data/basic-apps.csv"
 	$NumEntries = $Table.count
-	Write-Host "   About to install $NumEntries apps: " -NoNewline
+	Write-Host "   The following $NumEntries basic apps will be installed or upgraded: " -NoNewline
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
 		[string]$AppName = $Row.AppName
 		Write-Host "$AppName, " -NoNewline
 	}
 	""
-	"Press <Control> <C> to abort, otherwise the installation will start..."
-	sleep -s 3
+	"Press <Control> <C> to abort, otherwise the installation will start in 10 seconds..."
+	sleep -s 10
 
 	[int]$Step = 2
+	[int]$Failed = 0
 	foreach($Row in $Table) {
 		[string]$AppName = $Row.AppName
 		[string]$Category = $Row.Category
 		[string]$AppID = $Row.AppID
 
-		"⏳ Step $Step/$($NumEntries + 1) - Installing $AppName ($Category)..."
+		"⏳ ($Step/$($NumEntries + 1)) Installing $AppName ($Category)..."
 		& winget install --id $AppID --accept-package-agreements --accept-source-agreements
-        	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { throw "'winget install' for $AppName failed" }
+        	if ($lastExitCode -ne "0") { Write-Warning "'winget install' for $AppName failed"; $Failed++ }
 		$Step++
 	}
+	[int]$Installed = ($NumEntries - $Failed)
 	[int]$Elapsed = $StopWatch.Elapsed.TotalSeconds
-	"✔️ installed $NumEntries apps in $Elapsed sec"
+	"✔️ installed $Installed basic apps in $Elapsed sec. ($Failed failed)"
 	exit 0 # success
 } catch {
 	"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"