diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
index 3cadae176..7d4741630 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/Interfaces/IPublicAPI.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin
         /// Run a shell command or external program
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="cmd">The command or program to run</param>
+        /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">Thrown when unable to find the file specified in the command </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="Win32Exception">Thrown when error occurs during the execution of the command </exception>
         void ShellRun(string cmd);
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs
index c5d43a3d9..a2eea19a7 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher.Plugin/SharedCommands/ShellCommand.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Diagnostics;
 using System.Linq;
@@ -60,17 +60,39 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands
             return sb.ToString();
         }
 
-        public static ProcessStartInfo SetProcessStartInfo(this string fileName, string workingDirectory = "", string arguments = "", string verb = "")
+        public static ProcessStartInfo SetProcessStartInfo(this string fileName, string workingDirectory = "", string arguments = "", string verb = "", bool createNoWindow = false)
         {
             var info = new ProcessStartInfo
             {
                 FileName = fileName,
                 WorkingDirectory = workingDirectory,
                 Arguments = arguments,
-                Verb = verb
+                Verb = verb,
+                CreateNoWindow = createNoWindow
             };
 
             return info;
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs a windows command using the provided ProcessStartInfo
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">Thrown when unable to find the file specified in the command </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="Win32Exception">Thrown when error occurs during the execution of the command </exception>
+        public static void Execute(ProcessStartInfo info)
+        {
+            Execute(Process.Start, info);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Runs a windows command using the provided ProcessStartInfo using a custom execute command function
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="Func startProcess">allows you to pass in a custom command execution function</param>
+        /// <exception cref="FileNotFoundException">Thrown when unable to find the file specified in the command </exception>
+        /// <exception cref="Win32Exception">Thrown when error occurs during the execution of the command </exception>
+        public static void Execute(Func<ProcessStartInfo, Process> startProcess, ProcessStartInfo info)
+        {
+            startProcess(info);
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
index c528b8229..6ca14c215 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/PublicAPIInstance.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-using System;
+using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Net;
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Image;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin;
 using Flow.Launcher.ViewModel;
 using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedModels;
+using Flow.Launcher.Plugin.SharedCommands;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.IO;
 using Flow.Launcher.Infrastructure.Http;
@@ -102,15 +103,10 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
                 SettingWindow sw = SingletonWindowOpener.Open<SettingWindow>(this, _settingsVM);
             });
         }
-
         public void ShellRun(string cmd)
         {
-            System.Diagnostics.Process process = new();
-            var startInfo = process.StartInfo;
-            startInfo.FileName = "cmd.exe";
-            startInfo.Arguments = $"/C {cmd}";
-            startInfo.CreateNoWindow = true;
-            process.Start();
+            var startInfo = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo("cmd.exe", arguments: $"/C {cmd}", createNoWindow: true);
+            ShellCommand.Execute(startInfo);
         }
 
         public void StartLoadingBar() => _mainVM.ProgressBarVisibility = Visibility.Visible;
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs
index 0a934ab32..c6b4999e1 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell/Main.cs
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Shell
         {
             try
             {
-                startProcess(info);
+                ShellCommand.Execute(startProcess, info);
             }
             catch (FileNotFoundException e)
             {
diff --git a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Main.cs b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Main.cs
index 282c8a25d..fcf2df4a5 100644
--- a/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Main.cs
+++ b/Plugins/Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys/Main.cs
@@ -190,8 +190,8 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.Plugin.Sys
                         var info = ShellCommand.SetProcessStartInfo("shutdown", arguments:"/h");
                         info.WindowStyle = ProcessWindowStyle.Hidden;
                         info.UseShellExecute = true;
-                        
-                        Process.Start(info);
+
+                        ShellCommand.Execute(info);
                         
                         return true;
                     }