diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb
index 9605c2bc9..39803b46c 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/platform.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ require "shellwords"
 require "tmpdir"
 
 require "vagrant/util/subprocess"
+require "vagrant/util/powershell"
 
 module Vagrant
   module Util
@@ -42,27 +43,17 @@ module Vagrant
         # Checks if the user running Vagrant on Windows has administrative
         # privileges.
         #
+        # From: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/243330
+        # SID: S-1-5-19
+        #
         # @return [Boolean]
         def windows_admin?
           return @_windows_admin if defined?(@_windows_admin)
 
-          # We lazily-load this because it is only available on Windows
-          require "win32/registry"
-
-          # Verify that we have administrative privileges. The odd method of
-          # detecting this is based on this StackOverflow question:
-          #
-          # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/560366/
-          #   detect-if-running-with-administrator-privileges-under-windows-xp
           @_windows_admin = -> {
-            begin
-              Win32::Registry::HKEY_USERS.open("S-1-5-19") {}
-
-              # The above doesn't seem to be 100% bullet proof. See GH-5616.
-              return (`reg query HKU\\S-1-5-19 2>&1` =~ /ERROR/).nil?
-            rescue Win32::Registry::Error
-              return false
-            end
+            ps_cmd = "[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Groups | ForEach-Object { if ($_.Value -eq 'S-1-5-19'){ Write-Host 'true'; break }}"
+            output = Vagrant::Util::PowerShell.execute_cmd(ps_cmd)
+            return output == 'true'
           }.call
 
           return @_windows_admin
@@ -78,15 +69,13 @@ module Vagrant
         # @return [Boolean]
         def windows_hyperv_admin?
           return @_windows_hyperv_admin if defined?(@_windows_hyperv_admin)
+
           @_windows_hyperv_admin = -> {
-            begin
-              username = ENV["USERNAME"]
-              process = Subprocess.execute("net", "localgroup", "Hyper-V Administrators")
-              return process.stdout.include?(username)
-            rescue Errors::CommandUnavailableWindows
-              return false
-            end
+            ps_cmd = "[System.Security.Principal.WindowsIdentity]::GetCurrent().Groups | ForEach-Object { if ($_.Value -eq 'S-1-5-32-578'){ Write-Host 'true'; break }}"
+            output = Vagrant::Util::PowerShell.execute_cmd(ps_cmd)
+            return output == 'true'
           }.call
+
           return @_windows_hyperv_admin
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb
index 7357d829d..ce65c6631 100644
--- a/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ module Vagrant
       def self.execute(path, *args, **opts, &block)
         command = [
           "powershell",
+          "-NoLogo",
           "-NoProfile",
+          "-NonInteractive",
           "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
           "&('#{path}')",
           args
@@ -32,14 +34,37 @@ module Vagrant
         Subprocess.execute(*command, &block)
       end
 
+      # Execute a powershell command.
+      #
+      # @param [String] command PowerShell command to execute.
+      # @return [Subprocess::Result]
+      def self.execute_cmd(command)
+        c = [
+          "powershell",
+          "-NoLogo",
+          "-NoProfile",
+          "-NonInteractive",
+          "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
+          "-Command",
+          command
+        ].flatten
+
+        r = Subprocess.execute(*c)
+        return nil if r.exit_code != 0
+        return r.stdout.chomp
+      end
+
       # Returns the version of PowerShell that is installed.
       #
       # @return [String]
       def self.version
         command = [
           "powershell",
+          "-NoLogo",
           "-NoProfile",
+          "-NonInteractive",
           "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
+          "-Command",
           "$PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major"
         ].flatten