diff --git a/configure.bat b/configure.bat
index 4dfb201a..ed061613 100644
--- a/configure.bat
+++ b/configure.bat
@@ -49,12 +49,10 @@ set "CFG_BIN_DIR=%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\Scripts"
 
 @rem ################################
 @rem # Thirdparty package locations and index handling
-if exist ""%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\thirdparty"" (
-    set "PIP_EXTRA_ARGS=--find-links %CFG_ROOT_DIR%\thirdparty "
+if exist "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\thirdparty" (
+    set PIP_EXTRA_ARGS=--find-links "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\thirdparty"
 )
-
 set "PIP_EXTRA_ARGS=%PIP_EXTRA_ARGS% --find-links https://thirdparty.aboutcode.org/pypi" & %INDEX_ARG%
-@rem ################################
 
 
 @rem ################################
@@ -94,8 +92,8 @@ set "PIP_EXTRA_ARGS=%PIP_EXTRA_ARGS% %NO_INDEX%"
 @rem # Otherwise the latest Python by default.
 if not defined PYTHON_EXECUTABLE (
     @rem # check for a file named PYTHON_EXECUTABLE
-    if exist ""%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\PYTHON_EXECUTABLE"" (
-        set /p PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=<""%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\PYTHON_EXECUTABLE""
+    if exist "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\PYTHON_EXECUTABLE" (
+        set /p PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=<"%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\PYTHON_EXECUTABLE"
     ) else (
         set "PYTHON_EXECUTABLE=py"
     )
@@ -107,12 +105,12 @@ if not defined PYTHON_EXECUTABLE (
 @rem # presence is not consistent across Linux distro and sometimes pip is not
 @rem # included either by default. The virtualenv.pyz app cures all these issues.
 
-if not exist ""%CFG_BIN_DIR%\python.exe"" (
+if not exist "%CFG_BIN_DIR%\python.exe" (
     if not exist "%CFG_BIN_DIR%" (
-        mkdir %CFG_BIN_DIR%
+        mkdir "%CFG_BIN_DIR%"
     )
 
-    if exist ""%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\etc\thirdparty\virtualenv.pyz"" (
+    if exist "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\etc\thirdparty\virtualenv.pyz" (
         %PYTHON_EXECUTABLE% "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\etc\thirdparty\virtualenv.pyz" ^
             --wheel embed --pip embed --setuptools embed ^
             --seeder pip ^
@@ -120,9 +118,9 @@ if not exist ""%CFG_BIN_DIR%\python.exe"" (
             --no-periodic-update ^
             --no-vcs-ignore ^
             %CFG_QUIET% ^
-            %CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%
+            "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%"
     ) else (
-        if not exist ""%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\virtualenv.pyz"" (
+        if not exist "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\virtualenv.pyz" (
             curl -o "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\virtualenv.pyz" %VIRTUALENV_PYZ_URL%
 
             if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
@@ -136,7 +134,7 @@ if not exist ""%CFG_BIN_DIR%\python.exe"" (
             --no-periodic-update ^
             --no-vcs-ignore ^
             %CFG_QUIET% ^
-            %CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%
+            "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%"
     )
 )
 
@@ -152,7 +150,7 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
 @rem # speeds up the installation.
 @rem # We always have the PEP517 build dependencies installed already.
 
-%CFG_BIN_DIR%\pip install ^
+"%CFG_BIN_DIR%\pip" install ^
     --upgrade ^
     --no-build-isolation ^
     %CFG_QUIET% ^
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
 if exist "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\bin" (
     rmdir /s /q "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\bin"
 )
-mklink /J %CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\bin %CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\Scripts
+mklink /J "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\bin" "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%VIRTUALENV_DIR%\Scripts"
 
 if %ERRORLEVEL% neq 0 (
     exit /b %ERRORLEVEL%
@@ -204,4 +202,4 @@ for %%F in (%CLEANABLE%) do (
     rmdir /s /q "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%%F" >nul 2>&1
     del /f /q "%CFG_ROOT_DIR%\%%F" >nul 2>&1
 )
-exit /b 0
+exit /b 0
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