diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_beta_win.ps1 b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_beta_win.ps1
index dca835f5fd..3fbe5515ad 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_beta_win.ps1
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_beta_win.ps1
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}$suffix") {
 } elseif (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix") {
     (Get-Item "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix").VersionInfo
 } else {
-    Write-Host "ERROR: failed to install Google Chrome Beta"
+    Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to install Google Chrome Beta."
+    Write-Host "ERROR: This could be due to insufficient privileges, in which case re-running as Administrator may help."
     exit 1
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_stable_win.ps1 b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_stable_win.ps1
index 0162dd7494..7ca2dbaf5a 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_stable_win.ps1
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_chrome_stable_win.ps1
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}$suffix") {
 } elseif (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix") {
     (Get-Item "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix").VersionInfo
 } else {
-    Write-Host "ERROR: failed to install Google Chrome"
+    Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to install Google Chrome."
+    Write-Host "ERROR: This could be due to insufficient privileges, in which case re-running as Administrator may help."
     exit 1
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_beta_win.ps1 b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_beta_win.ps1
index 3f5ed9aafe..cce0d0bf70 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_beta_win.ps1
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_beta_win.ps1
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}$suffix") {
 } elseif (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix") {
     (Get-Item "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix").VersionInfo
 } else {
-    Write-Host "ERROR: failed to install Microsoft Edge"
+    Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to install Microsoft Edge Beta."
+    Write-Host "ERROR: This could be due to insufficient privileges, in which case re-running as Administrator may help."
     exit 1
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_dev_win.ps1 b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_dev_win.ps1
index 0e72cc49ff..22e6db84b8 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_dev_win.ps1
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_dev_win.ps1
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ if (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}$suffix") {
 } elseif (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix") {
     (Get-Item "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix").VersionInfo
 } else {
-    Write-Host "ERROR: failed to install Microsoft Edge"
+    Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to install Microsoft Edge Dev."
+    Write-Host "ERROR: This could be due to insufficient privileges, in which case re-running as Administrator may help."
     exit 1
 }
diff --git a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_stable_win.ps1 b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_stable_win.ps1
index cf856d7b45..31fdf51386 100644
--- a/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_stable_win.ps1
+++ b/packages/playwright-core/bin/reinstall_msedge_stable_win.ps1
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ if (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}$suffix") {
 } elseif (Test-Path "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix") {
     (Get-Item "${env:ProgramFiles}$suffix").VersionInfo
 } else {
-    Write-Host "ERROR: failed to install Microsoft Edge"
+    Write-Host "ERROR: Failed to install Microsoft Edge."
+    Write-Host "ERROR: This could be due to insufficient privileges, in which case re-running as Administrator may help."
     exit 1
 }
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