diff --git a/build/Build.bat b/build/Build.bat
index f29260b274..bd18f719ad 100644
--- a/build/Build.bat
+++ b/build/Build.bat
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ ECHO Installing the Microsoft.Bcl.Build package before anything else, otherwise
 SET nuGetFolder=%CD%\..\src\packages\
 ..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe sources Remove -Name MyGetUmbracoCore >NUL
 ..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe sources Add -Name MyGetUmbracoCore -Source https://www.myget.org/F/umbracocore/api/v2/ >NUL
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install ..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI\packages.config -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder%
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install ..\src\umbraco.businesslogic\packages.config -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder%
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install ..\src\Umbraco.Core\packages.config -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder%
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install ..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI\packages.config -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder% -Verbosity quiet
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install ..\src\umbraco.businesslogic\packages.config -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder% -Verbosity quiet
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install ..\src\Umbraco.Core\packages.config -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder% -Verbosity quiet
 
 ECHO Removing the belle build folder and bower_components folder to make sure everything is clean as a whistle
 RD ..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.Client\build /Q /S
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ DEL /F /Q webpihash.txt
 ECHO Making sure Git is in the path so that the build can succeed
 CALL InstallGit.cmd
 ECHO Performing MSBuild and producing Umbraco binaries zip files
-%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe "Build.proj" /p:BUILD_RELEASE=%release% /p:BUILD_COMMENT=%comment%
+%windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\msbuild.exe "Build.proj" /p:BUILD_RELEASE=%release% /p:BUILD_COMMENT=%comment% /verbosity:minimal
 
 ECHO Setting node_modules folder to hidden to prevent VS13 from crashing on it while loading the websites project
 attrib +h ..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.Client\node_modules
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ REN .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\Views\Web.config Web.config.transform
 REN .\_BuildOutput\WebApp\Xslt\Web.config Web.config.transform
 
 ECHO Packing the NuGet release files
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe Pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec -Version %version% -Symbols
-..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe Pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.nuspec -Version %version%
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe Pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.Core.nuspec -Version %version% -Symbols -Verbosity quiet
+..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe Pack NuSpecs\UmbracoCms.nuspec -Version %version% -Verbosity quiet
                         
 IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO :showerror
 
+ECHO No errors were detected but you still may see some in the output, then it's time to investigate.
+ECHO You might see some warnings but that is completely normal.
 GOTO :EOF
 
 :showerror
diff --git a/build/Build.proj b/build/Build.proj
index 09303788d9..bdaa5b9c0c 100644
--- a/build/Build.proj
+++ b/build/Build.proj
@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@
         DestinationFiles="@(WebPiFiles->'$(WebPiFolder)%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)')" />
 
     <!-- Zip the files -->
-    <Exec Command="..\tools\7zip\7za.exe a -r %22$(BuildZipFileNameWebPi)%22 %22$(WebPiFolderAbsolutePath)*%22 -x!dotLess.Core.dll" />
+    <Exec Command="..\tools\7zip\7za.exe a -r %22$(BuildZipFileNameWebPi)%22 %22$(WebPiFolderAbsolutePath)*%22 -x!dotLess.Core.dll >NUL" />
   </Target>
 
   <Target Name="ZipWebApp" DependsOnTargets="CreateSystemFolders" >
     <Message Text="Starting to zip to $(buildDate)-$(BuildZipFileName)" Importance="high" />
 
-    <Exec Command="..\tools\7zip\7za.exe a -r %22$(BuildZipFileNameBin)%22 %22$(SolutionBinFolderAbsolutePath)*%22 -x!dotLess.Core.dll" />
-    <Exec Command="..\tools\7zip\7za.exe a -r %22$(BuildZipFileName)%22 %22$(WebAppFolderAbsolutePath)*%22 -x!dotLess.Core.dll" />
+    <Exec Command="..\tools\7zip\7za.exe a -r %22$(BuildZipFileNameBin)%22 %22$(SolutionBinFolderAbsolutePath)*%22 -x!dotLess.Core.dll >NUL" />
+    <Exec Command="..\tools\7zip\7za.exe a -r %22$(BuildZipFileName)%22 %22$(WebAppFolderAbsolutePath)*%22 -x!dotLess.Core.dll >NUL" />
 
     <Message Text="Finished zipping to build\$(BuildFolder)\$(buildDate)-$(BuildZipFileName)" Importance="high" />
   </Target>
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@
     <Message Text="Compiling web project to build\$(BuildFolder)" Importance="high" />
     <!-- For UseWPP_CopyWebApplication=True see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1983575/copywebapplication-with-web-config-transformations -->
     <!-- Build the Umbraco.Web.UI project -->
-    <MSBuild Projects="..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI\Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj" Properties="WarningLevel=0;Configuration=$(BuildConfiguration);UseWPP_CopyWebApplication=True;PipelineDependsOnBuild=False;OutDir=$(SolutionBinFolderAbsolutePath);WebProjectOutputDir=$(WebAppFolderAbsolutePath)" Targets="Clean;Rebuild;" BuildInParallel="False" ToolsVersion="4.0" UnloadProjectsOnCompletion="False">
+    <MSBuild Projects="..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI\Umbraco.Web.UI.csproj" Properties="WarningLevel=0;Configuration=$(BuildConfiguration);UseWPP_CopyWebApplication=True;PipelineDependsOnBuild=False;OutDir=$(SolutionBinFolderAbsolutePath);WebProjectOutputDir=$(WebAppFolderAbsolutePath);Verbosity=minimal" Targets="Clean;Rebuild;" BuildInParallel="False" ToolsVersion="4.0" UnloadProjectsOnCompletion="False">
     </MSBuild>
 
     <!-- DONE -->
diff --git a/build/BuildBelle.bat b/build/BuildBelle.bat
index e323abbb0d..0d58204f65 100644
--- a/build/BuildBelle.bat
+++ b/build/BuildBelle.bat
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SET nuGetFolder=%CD%\..\src\packages\
 ECHO Configured packages folder: %nuGetFolder%
 ECHO Current folder: %CD%
 
-%CD%\..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install Npm.js -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder%
+%CD%\..\src\.nuget\NuGet.exe install Npm.js -OutputDirectory %nuGetFolder%  -Verbosity quiet
 
 for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir %nuGetFolder%node.js.* /b') do set "nodePath=%nuGetFolder%%%A\"
 for /f "delims=" %%A in ('dir %nuGetFolder%npm.js.* /b') do set "npmPath=%nuGetFolder%%%A\tools\"
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ ECHO Change directory to %CD%\..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.Client\
 CD %CD%\..\src\Umbraco.Web.UI.Client\
 
 ECHO Do npm install and the grunt build of Belle
-call npm install
-call npm install -g grunt-cli
-call npm install -g bower
+call npm install --quiet
+call npm install -g grunt-cli --quiet
+call npm install -g bower --quiet
 call grunt build --buildversion=%release%
 
 ECHO Reset path to what it was before