diff --git a/htpclient/initialize.py b/htpclient/initialize.py
index 8e1431c..7fdcd8f 100644
--- a/htpclient/initialize.py
+++ b/htpclient/initialize.py
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ def __login(self):
                 if not os.path.isdir("multicast"):
                     os.mkdir("multicast")
 
+    def decode_output(self, output):
+        return output.decode(encoding='utf-8').replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
+
     def __update_information(self):
         if not self.config.get_value('uuid'):
             self.config.set_value('uuid', str(uuid.uuid4()))
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ def __update_information(self):
         devices = []
         if Initialize.get_os() == 0:  # linux
             output = subprocess.check_output("cat /proc/cpuinfo", shell=True)
-            output = output.decode(encoding='utf-8').replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
+            output = self.decode_output(output)
             tmp = []
             for line in output:
                 line = line.strip()
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ def __update_information(self):
                 except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
                     # we silently ignore this case on machines where lspci is not present or architecture has no pci bus
                     output = b""
-                output = output.decode(encoding='utf-8').replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
+                output = self.decode_output(output)
                 for line in output:
                     if not line:
                         continue
@@ -104,24 +107,33 @@ def __update_information(self):
                     devices.append(line[1].strip())
 
         elif Initialize.get_os() == 1:  # windows
-            output = subprocess.check_output("wmic cpu get name", shell=True)
-            output = output.decode(encoding='utf-8').replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
-            for line in output:
-                line = line.rstrip("\r\n ")
-                if line == "Name" or not line:
-                    continue
-                devices.append(line)
-            output = subprocess.check_output("wmic path win32_VideoController get name", shell=True)
-            output = output.decode(encoding='utf-8').replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
-            for line in output:
-                line = line.rstrip("\r\n ")
-                if line == "Name" or not line:
-                    continue
-                devices.append(line)
+            platform_release = platform.uname().release
+            if platform_release == "" or int(platform_release) >= 10:
+                processor_information = subprocess.check_output(
+                    'powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_Processor | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name"',
+                    shell=True)
+                processor_information = self.decode_output(processor_information)
+                video_controller = subprocess.check_output(
+                    'powershell -Command "Get-CimInstance Win32_VideoController | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name"',
+                    shell=True)
+                video_controller = self.decode_output(video_controller)
+            else:
+                processor_information = subprocess.check_output(
+                    'wmic cpu get name',
+                    shell=True)
+                processor_information = self.decode_output(processor_information)
+                video_controller = subprocess.check_output('wmic path win32_VideoController get name', shell=True)
+                video_controller = self.decode_output(video_controller)
+
+            for source in (processor_information, video_controller):
+                for line in source:
+                    line = line.rstrip("\r\n ")
+                    if line and line != "Name":
+                        devices.append(line)
 
         else:  # OS X
             output = subprocess.check_output("system_profiler SPDisplaysDataType -detaillevel mini", shell=True)
-            output = output.decode(encoding='utf-8').replace("\r\n", "\n").split("\n")
+            output = self.decode_output(output)
             for line in output:
                 line = line.rstrip("\r\n ")
                 if "Chipset Model" not in line: