diff --git a/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/hardware/cpu/CPU.java b/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/hardware/cpu/CPU.java
index 02b00a8..7654ab7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/hardware/cpu/CPU.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/sheepit/client/hardware/cpu/CPU.java
@@ -19,12 +19,22 @@
 
 package com.sheepit.client.hardware.cpu;
 
+import com.sheepit.client.Log;
+import com.sheepit.client.os.OS;
+import com.sheepit.client.os.Windows;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+
 public class CPU {
 	public static final int MIN_CORES = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors() > 1 ? 2 : 1;
 	private String name;
 	private String model;
 	private String family;
 	private String arch; // 32 or 64 bits
+	private static final Log log = Log.getInstance(null);
+	private static Integer logicalCores = -1; // Store core count throughout instances
 	
 	public CPU() {
 		this.name = null;
@@ -50,7 +60,57 @@ public class CPU {
 	}
 	
 	public int cores() {
-		return Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
+		// If logicalCores is -1, then haven't run the core-checking script yet
+		// Only want to run it once since cores is called multiple times
+		if(logicalCores == -1) {
+			// Use normal method for systems other than windows, and in case script fails.
+			logicalCores = Runtime.getRuntime().availableProcessors();
+			
+			if (OS.getOS() instanceof Windows) {
+				ProcessBuilder powershellProcess = new ProcessBuilder("powershell.exe",
+					"((Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_Processor).NumberOfLogicalProcessors | Measure-Object -Sum ).Sum");
+				powershellProcess.redirectErrorStream(true);
+				Process process = null;
+				
+				// Initiate Process and catch any possible IO error
+				try {
+					process = powershellProcess.start();
+				} catch(IOException ex) {
+					log.error("CPU::cores Error starting Powershell Process. Stacktrace:" + ex);
+				}
+				
+				if (process != null) {
+					
+					// Using try with resources. Will automatically close the BufferedReader stream
+					try (BufferedReader shellStdOut = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream()))) {
+						String shellLine;
+						
+						while ((shellLine = shellStdOut.readLine()) != null) {
+							// Verify output is a number, and if not print it out since it has errored
+							if (shellLine.matches("^[+-]?\\d+$")) {
+								logicalCores = Integer.parseInt(shellLine);
+							}
+							else {
+								log.error("CPU::cores Powershell error: " + shellLine);
+							}
+						}
+						
+						process.waitFor();
+					}
+					catch (Exception ex) {
+						log.error("CPU::cores Error in Powershell Script. Stacktrace: " + ex);
+					}
+					finally {
+						// Destroy process to prevent memory leaks
+						process.destroy();
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					log.error("CPU::cores Error powershell process is NULL! Cannot run script.");
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return logicalCores;
 	}
 	
 	public void setName(String name_) {