diff --git a/buildscripts/launcher.sh b/buildscripts/launcher.sh
index d87315d..9bec837 100755
--- a/buildscripts/launcher.sh
+++ b/buildscripts/launcher.sh
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR"/java
   net/i2p/router/CopyConfigDir.java \
   net/i2p/router/WindowsServiceUtil.java \
   net/i2p/router/WindowsAppUtil.java \
-  net/i2p/router/WindowsUpdatePostProcessor.java \
+  net/i2p/router/WinUpdatePostProcessor.java \
   net/i2p/router/WinLauncher.java \
   net/i2p/router/WinUpdateProcess.java \
   net/i2p/router/ZipUpdateProcess.java
diff --git a/java/net/i2p/router/WinLauncher.java b/java/net/i2p/router/WinLauncher.java
index d2bd1c7..3e87680 100644
--- a/java/net/i2p/router/WinLauncher.java
+++ b/java/net/i2p/router/WinLauncher.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import net.i2p.util.Log;
  */
 public class WinLauncher extends WindowsAppUtil {
   private final CopyConfigDir copyConfigDir;
-  WindowsUpdatePostProcessor wupp = null;
+  WinUpdatePostProcessor wupp = null;
   private Router i2pRouter;
   private final Log logger;
   public WinLauncher() {
@@ -56,48 +56,7 @@ public class WinLauncher extends WindowsAppUtil {
     var launcher = new WinLauncher();
     launcher.setupLauncher();
     int proxyTimeoutTime = 200;
-    ArrayList<String> newArgsList = new ArrayList<String>();
-
-    if (args != null) {
-      if (args.length > 0) {
-        for (String arg : args) {
-          if (arg.equals("-private")) {
-            launcher.logger.info(
-                "Private browsing is true, profile will be discarded at end of session.");
-          } else if (arg.equals("-chromium")) {
-            launcher.logger.info("Chromium will be selected before Firefox.");
-          } else if (arg.equals("-usability")) {
-            launcher.logger.info(
-                "Usability mode is true, using alternate extensions loadout.");
-          } else if (arg.equals("-noproxycheck")) {
-            proxyTimeoutTime = 0;
-            launcher.logger.info("Proxy timeout time set to zero");
-          } else {
-            // make an effort to not let people launch into sites if the proxy
-            // isn't quite ready yet, but also disable the proxy timeout if
-            // they're reaching a router console
-            if (arg.startsWith("http://localhost:76")) {
-              newArgsList.add(arg);
-              proxyTimeoutTime = 0;
-            } else if (arg.startsWith("http://127.0.0.1:76")) {
-              newArgsList.add(arg);
-              proxyTimeoutTime = 0;
-            } else if (arg.startsWith("https://localhost:76")) {
-              newArgsList.add(arg);
-              proxyTimeoutTime = 0;
-            } else if (arg.startsWith("https://127.0.0.1:76")) {
-              newArgsList.add(arg);
-              proxyTimeoutTime = 0;
-            } else if (proxyTimeoutTime > 0) {
-              newArgsList.add(arg);
-            } else if (!launcher.isAvailable(4444)) {
-              newArgsList.add(arg);
-            }
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
+    
     launcher.logger.info("\t" + System.getProperty("user.dir"));
     launcher.logger.info("\t" + System.getProperty("i2p.dir.base"));
     launcher.logger.info("\t" + System.getProperty("i2p.dir.config"));
@@ -197,7 +156,7 @@ public class WinLauncher extends WindowsAppUtil {
            null) {
       sleep(1000);
     }
-    WindowsUpdatePostProcessor wupp = new WindowsUpdatePostProcessor(ctx);
+    WinUpdatePostProcessor wupp = new WinUpdatePostProcessor(ctx);
     um.register(wupp, UpdateType.ROUTER_SIGNED_SU3, SU3File.TYPE_EXE);
     um.register(wupp, UpdateType.ROUTER_DEV_SU3, SU3File.TYPE_EXE);
   };
diff --git a/java/net/i2p/router/WindowsUpdatePostProcessor.java b/java/net/i2p/router/WinUpdatePostProcessor.java
similarity index 94%
rename from java/net/i2p/router/WindowsUpdatePostProcessor.java
rename to java/net/i2p/router/WinUpdatePostProcessor.java
index d2c6534..3fb2050 100644
--- a/java/net/i2p/router/WindowsUpdatePostProcessor.java
+++ b/java/net/i2p/router/WinUpdatePostProcessor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import net.i2p.update.UpdateType;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 import net.i2p.util.SystemVersion;
 
-public class WindowsUpdatePostProcessor implements UpdatePostProcessor {
+public class WinUpdatePostProcessor implements UpdatePostProcessor {
   private final Log _log;
   private final RouterContext ctx;
   private final AtomicBoolean hook = new AtomicBoolean();
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ public class WindowsUpdatePostProcessor implements UpdatePostProcessor {
 
   private volatile File positionedFile = null;
 
-  WindowsUpdatePostProcessor(RouterContext ctx) {
+  WinUpdatePostProcessor(RouterContext ctx) {
     this.ctx = ctx;
-    this._log = ctx.logManager().getLog(WindowsUpdatePostProcessor.class);
+    this._log = ctx.logManager().getLog(WinUpdatePostProcessor.class);
   }
 
   public String getVersion() { return version; }
diff --git a/java/net/i2p/router/WindowsAppUtil.java b/java/net/i2p/router/WindowsAppUtil.java
index c20a116..ae9750b 100644
--- a/java/net/i2p/router/WindowsAppUtil.java
+++ b/java/net/i2p/router/WindowsAppUtil.java
@@ -4,33 +4,32 @@ import java.io.File;
 import net.i2p.util.Log;
 
 public class WindowsAppUtil extends WindowsServiceUtil {
-  protected File selectHome() { // throws Exception {
-    String path_override = System.getenv("I2P_CONFIG");
+  private File checkPathEnvironmentVariable(String name) {
+    String path_override = System.getenv(name);
     if (path_override != null) {
       File path = new File(path_override);
       if (path != null && path.exists()) {
         if (path.isDirectory())
           return path.getAbsoluteFile();
         else
-          throw new RuntimeException("I2P_CONFIG is not a directory: " + path);
+          throw new RuntimeException(name + " is not a directory: " + path);
       }
     }
-    File i2p = appImageHome();
+    return null;
+  }
+  
+  protected File selectHome() { // throws Exception {
+    File i2p = checkPathEnvironmentVariable("I2P_CONFIG");
+    String path_override = System.getenv("I2P_CONFIG");
+    if (i2p == null)
+      i2p = appImageHome();
     return i2p;
   }
 
   protected File selectProgramFile() {
-    String path_override = System.getenv("I2P");
-    if (path_override != null) {
-      File path = new File(path_override);
-      if (path.exists()) {
-        if (path.isDirectory())
-          return path.getAbsoluteFile();
-        else
-          throw new RuntimeException("I2P is not a directory: " + path);
-      }
-    }
-    File i2p = appImageHome();
+    File i2p = checkPathEnvironmentVariable("I2P");
+    if (i2p == null)
+      i2p = appImageHome();
     return i2p;
   }