diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d8732129..6bf2d5d3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 *.dll
 *.so
 *.dylib
+*.h
 # Initialization scripts generated by https://github.com/kevinburke/go-bindata
 init.go
 
diff --git a/src/environment.go b/src/environment.go
index 11f66081..4dddac60 100644
--- a/src/environment.go
+++ b/src/environment.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
+/*
+#cgo CFLAGS: -I.
+#cgo LDFLAGS: -L. -lposh3
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <posh3.h>
+*/
+import "C"
 import (
-	"bufio"
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
-	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
+	"unsafe"
 
 	"github.com/distatus/battery"
 	"github.com/shirou/gopsutil/host"
@@ -155,61 +160,28 @@ func (env *environment) getPlatform() string {
 }
 
 func (env *environment) runCommand(command string, args ...string) (string, error) {
-	getOutputString := func(io io.ReadCloser) string {
-		output := new(bytes.Buffer)
-		defer output.Reset()
-		buf := bufio.NewReader(io)
-		multiline := false
-		for {
-			line, _, _ := buf.ReadLine()
-			if line == nil {
-				break
-			}
-			if multiline {
-				output.WriteString("\n")
-			}
-			output.Write(line)
-			multiline = true
-		}
-		return output.String()
+	cleanOutput := func(output string) string {
+		return strings.TrimSuffix(output, "\n")
 	}
-	cmd := exec.Command(command, args...)
-	stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
-	if err != nil {
+	commandC := C.CString(command)
+	defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(commandC))
+	var argsC *C.char
+	if args != nil {
+		argsJoined := strings.Join(args, ";")
+		argsC = C.CString(argsJoined)
+		defer C.free(unsafe.Pointer(argsC))
+	}
+	response := C.getCommandOutput(commandC, argsC)
+	defer C.DestroyResponse(response)
+	output := C.GoString(response.output)
+	err := C.GoString(response.err)
+	if err != "" {
 		return "", &commandError{
-			err:      err.Error(),
-			exitCode: 666,
+			err:      cleanOutput(err),
+			exitCode: int(response.status_code),
 		}
 	}
-	stderr, err := cmd.StderrPipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", &commandError{
-			err:      err.Error(),
-			exitCode: 667,
-		}
-	}
-	err = cmd.Start()
-	if err != nil {
-		return "", &commandError{
-			err:      err.Error(),
-			exitCode: 668,
-		}
-	}
-	defer func() {
-		_ = cmd.Process.Kill()
-	}()
-	stdoutString := getOutputString(stdout)
-	stderrString := getOutputString(stderr)
-	if stderrString != "" {
-		// only wait in case of error reduces the lead time on successful
-		// commands on windows due to not calling process.Wait()
-		_ = cmd.Wait()
-		return "", &commandError{
-			err:      stderrString,
-			exitCode: cmd.ProcessState.ExitCode(),
-		}
-	}
-	return stdoutString, nil
+	return cleanOutput(output), nil
 }
 
 func (env *environment) runShellCommand(shell, command string) string {