diff --git a/docs/docs/installation.mdx b/docs/docs/installation.mdx
index 2767ce23..53fbd8f5 100644
--- a/docs/docs/installation.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/installation.mdx
@@ -84,10 +84,30 @@ Edit `$PROFILE` in your preferred PowerShell version and add the following lines
 
 ```powershell
 [ScriptBlock]$Prompt = {
-  $realLASTEXITCODE = $global:LASTEXITCODE
-  & "C:\tools\oh-my-posh.exe" -config "~/downloadedtheme.json" -error $realLASTEXITCODE -pwd $PWD
-  $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
-  Remove-Variable realLASTEXITCODE -Confirm:$false
+    $realLASTEXITCODE = $global:LASTEXITCODE
+    if ($realLASTEXITCODE -isnot [int]) {
+        $realLASTEXITCODE = 0
+    }
+    $startInfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+    $startInfo.FileName = "C:\tools\oh-my-posh.exe"
+    $config = $global:PoshSettings.Theme
+    $startInfo.Arguments = "-config C:\Users\User\Downloads\downloadedtheme.json -pwd $PWD -error $realLASTEXITCODE"
+    $startInfo.Environment["TERM"] = "xterm-256color"
+    $startInfo.CreateNoWindow = $true
+    $startInfo.StandardOutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
+    $startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
+    $startInfo.UseShellExecute = $false
+    if ($PWD.Provider.Name -eq "FileSystem") {
+      $startInfo.WorkingDirectory = $PWD
+    }
+    $process = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
+    $process.StartInfo = $startInfo
+    $process.Start() | Out-Null
+    $standardOut = $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()
+    $process.WaitForExit()
+    $standardOut
+    $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
+    Remove-Variable realLASTEXITCODE -Confirm:$false
 }
 Set-Item -Path Function:prompt -Value $Prompt -Force
 ```
diff --git a/engine.go b/engine.go
index 2badf4b2..2d0ad5c2 100644
--- a/engine.go
+++ b/engine.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (e *engine) render() {
 	for _, block := range e.settings.Blocks {
 		// if line break, append a line break
 		if block.Type == LineBreak {
-			fmt.Print(e.renderer.lineBreak())
+			fmt.Print("\n")
 			continue
 		}
 		if block.VerticalOffset != 0 {
diff --git a/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1 b/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1
index abb63b6f..5c5d14c4 100644
--- a/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1
+++ b/packages/powershell/oh-my-posh/oh-my-posh.psm1
@@ -23,19 +23,6 @@ if (!$IsWindows) {
     $executable = Get-PoshCommand
     Invoke-Expression -Command "chmod +x $executable"
 }
-if ($IsWindows) {
-    # When this is not set, outputted fonts aren't rendered correctly in some terminals for the prompt function
-    # It can also fail when we're not running in a console (and then, well, you're on your own)
-    try {
-        [console]::OutputEncoding = New-Object System.Text.UTF8Encoding
-    }
-    catch {
-        Write-Host "oh-my-posh: unable to set output encoding to UTF8, fonts might be rendered incorrectly."
-    }
-    # Not running it beforehand in the terminal will fail the prompt somehow
-    $poshCommand = Get-PoshCommand
-    & $poshCommand | Out-Null
-}
 
 function Set-PoshContext {}
 
@@ -58,10 +45,28 @@ function Set-PoshPrompt {
 
     [ScriptBlock]$Prompt = {
         $realLASTEXITCODE = $global:LASTEXITCODE
-        $poshCommand = Get-PoshCommand
+        if ($realLASTEXITCODE -isnot [int]) {
+            $realLASTEXITCODE = 0
+        }
+        $startInfo = New-Object System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo
+        $startInfo.FileName = Get-PoshCommand
         $config = $global:PoshSettings.Theme
+        $startInfo.Arguments = "-config $config -pwd $PWD -error $realLASTEXITCODE"
+        $startInfo.Environment["TERM"] = "xterm-256color"
+        $startInfo.CreateNoWindow = $true
+        $startInfo.StandardOutputEncoding = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8
+        $startInfo.RedirectStandardOutput = $true
+        $startInfo.UseShellExecute = $false
+        if ($PWD.Provider.Name -eq "FileSystem") {
+            $startInfo.WorkingDirectory = $PWD
+        }
+        $process = New-Object System.Diagnostics.Process
+        $process.StartInfo = $startInfo
         Set-PoshContext
-        & $poshCommand -config $config -error $realLASTEXITCODE  -pwd $PWD
+        $process.Start() | Out-Null
+        $standardOut = $process.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd()
+        $process.WaitForExit()
+        $standardOut
         $global:LASTEXITCODE = $realLASTEXITCODE
         Remove-Variable realLASTEXITCODE -Confirm:$false
     }
diff --git a/renderer.go b/renderer.go
index 8cf5aa80..3f783828 100755
--- a/renderer.go
+++ b/renderer.go
@@ -130,13 +130,6 @@ func (r *Renderer) lenWithoutANSI(str string) int {
 	return count
 }
 
-func (r *Renderer) lineBreak() string {
-	if r.shell == "pwsh" {
-		return "\x1b[1000C "
-	}
-	return "\n"
-}
-
 func (r *Renderer) carriageForward() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(r.formats.left, 1000)
 }