diff --git a/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb b/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e2206c3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/vagrant/util/powershell.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+require_relative "subprocess"
+require_relative "which"
+
+module Vagrant
+  module Util
+    # Executes PowerShell scripts.
+    #
+    # This is primarily a convenience wrapper around Subprocess that
+    # properly sets powershell flags for you.
+    class PowerShell
+      def self.available?
+        !!Which.which("powershell")
+      end
+
+      # Execute a powershell script.
+      #
+      # @param [String] path Path to the PowerShell script to execute.
+      # @return [Subprocess::Result]
+      def self.execute(path, *args, **opts, &block)
+        command = [
+          "powershell",
+          "-NoProfile",
+          "-ExecutionPolicy", "Bypass",
+          path,
+          args
+        ].flatten
+
+        # Append on the options hash since Subprocess doesn't use
+        # Ruby 2.0 style options yet.
+        command << opts
+
+        Subprocess.execute(*command, &block)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action.rb
index a801ad346..532c5b353 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action.rb
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ module VagrantPlugins
       def self.action_start
         Vagrant::Action::Builder.new.tap do |b|
           b.use StartInstance
-          b.use ShareFolders
-          b.use SyncFolders
+          #b.use ShareFolders
+          #b.use SyncFolders
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/read_state.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/read_state.rb
index b0bc82242..f0ad3456e 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/read_state.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/action/read_state.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the MIT License.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-require "debugger"
 require "log4r"
+
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HyperV
     module Action
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
               options = { vm_id: env[:machine].id }
               response = env[:machine].provider.driver.execute('get_vm_status.ps1', options)
               env[:machine_state_id] = response["state"].downcase.to_sym
-            rescue Error::SubprocessError => e
+            rescue Error::SubprocessError
               env[:machine].id = nil
               env[:ui].info "Could not find a machine, assuming it to be deleted or terminated."
               env[:machine_state_id] = :not_created
@@ -29,7 +25,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           end
           @app.call(env)
         end
-
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/config.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/config.rb
index 8c8c5a0a6..8513e8c7e 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/config.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/config.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       def validate(machine)
         errors = _detected_errors
+=begin
         unless host_share.valid_config?
           errors << host_share.errors.flatten.join(" ")
         end
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ module VagrantPlugins
         unless guest.valid_config?
           errors << guest.errors.flatten.join(" ")
         end
+=end
         { "HyperV" => errors }
       end
     end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb
index be47fb5ce..9c0f2645e 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,95 @@
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the MIT License.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+require "json"
+
+require "vagrant/util/powershell"
 
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HyperV
-    module Driver
-      lib_path = Pathname.new(File.expand_path("../driver", __FILE__))
-      autoload :Base, lib_path.join("base")
+    class Driver
+      attr_reader :vmid
+
+      def initialize(id=nil)
+        @vmid = id
+        @output = nil
+      end
+
+      def execute(path, options)
+        execute_powershell(path, options) do |type, data|
+          process_output(type, data)
+        end
+        if success?
+          JSON.parse(json_output[:success].join) unless json_output[:success].empty?
+        else
+          message = json_output[:error].join unless json_output[:error].empty?
+          raise Error::SubprocessError, message if message
+        end
+      end
+
+      def raw_execute(command)
+        command = [command , {notify: [:stdout, :stderr, :stdin]}].flatten
+        clear_output_buffer
+        Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*command) do |type, data|
+          process_output(type, data)
+        end
+      end
+
+      protected
+
+      def json_output
+        return @json_output if @json_output
+        json_success_begin = false
+        json_error_begin = false
+        success = []
+        error = []
+        @output.split("\n").each do |line|
+          json_error_begin = false if line.include?("===End-Error===")
+          json_success_begin = false if line.include?("===End-Output===")
+          message = ""
+          if json_error_begin || json_success_begin
+            message = line.gsub("\\'","\"")
+          end
+          success << message if json_success_begin
+          error << message if json_error_begin
+          json_success_begin = true if line.include?("===Begin-Output===")
+          json_error_begin = true if line.include?("===Begin-Error===")
+        end
+        @json_output = { :success => success, :error => error }
+      end
+
+      def success?
+        @error_messages.empty? && json_output[:error].empty?
+      end
+
+      def process_output(type, data)
+        if type == :stdout
+          @output = data.gsub("\r\n", "\n")
+        end
+        if type == :stdin
+          # $stdin.gets.chomp || ""
+        end
+        if type == :stderr
+          @error_messages = data.gsub("\r\n", "\n")
+        end
+      end
+
+      def clear_output_buffer
+        @output = ""
+        @error_messages = ""
+        @json_output = nil
+      end
+
+      def execute_powershell(path, options, &block)
+        lib_path = Pathname.new(File.expand_path("../../scripts", __FILE__))
+        path = lib_path.join(path).to_s.gsub("/", "\\")
+        options = options || {}
+        ps_options = []
+        options.each do |key, value|
+          ps_options << "-#{key}"
+          ps_options << "'#{value}'"
+        end
+        clear_output_buffer
+        opts = { notify: [:stdout, :stderr, :stdin] }
+        Vagrant::Util::PowerShell.execute(path, *ps_options, **opts, &block)
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver/base.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver/base.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 70d337a40..000000000
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/driver/base.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-require "json"
-require "vagrant/util/which"
-require "vagrant/util/subprocess"
-
-module VagrantPlugins
-  module HyperV
-    module Driver
-      class Base
-        attr_reader :vmid
-
-        def initialize(id=nil)
-          @vmid = id
-          check_power_shell
-          @output = nil
-        end
-
-        def execute(path, options)
-          r = execute_powershell(path, options) do |type, data|
-            process_output(type, data)
-          end
-          if success?
-            JSON.parse(json_output[:success].join) unless json_output[:success].empty?
-          else
-            message = json_output[:error].join unless json_output[:error].empty?
-            raise Error::SubprocessError, message if message
-          end
-        end
-
-        def raw_execute(command)
-          command = [command , {notify: [:stdout, :stderr, :stdin]}].flatten
-          clear_output_buffer
-          Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*command) do |type, data|
-            process_output(type, data)
-          end
-        end
-
-        protected
-
-        def json_output
-          return @json_output if @json_output
-          json_success_begin = false
-          json_error_begin = false
-          success = []
-          error = []
-          @output.split("\n").each do |line|
-            json_error_begin = false if line.include?("===End-Error===")
-            json_success_begin = false if line.include?("===End-Output===")
-            message = ""
-            if json_error_begin || json_success_begin
-              message = line.gsub("\\'","\"")
-            end
-            success << message if json_success_begin
-            error << message if json_error_begin
-            json_success_begin = true if line.include?("===Begin-Output===")
-            json_error_begin = true if line.include?("===Begin-Error===")
-          end
-          @json_output = { :success => success, :error => error }
-        end
-
-        def success?
-          @error_messages.empty? && json_output[:error].empty?
-        end
-
-        def process_output(type, data)
-          if type == :stdout
-            @output = data.gsub("\r\n", "\n")
-          end
-          if type == :stdin
-            # $stdin.gets.chomp || ""
-          end
-          if type == :stderr
-            @error_messages = data.gsub("\r\n", "\n")
-          end
-        end
-
-        def clear_output_buffer
-          @output = ""
-          @error_messages = ""
-          @json_output = nil
-        end
-
-        def check_power_shell
-          unless Vagrant::Util::Which.which('powershell')
-            raise "Power Shell not found"
-          end
-        end
-
-        def execute_powershell(path, options, &block)
-          lib_path = Pathname.new(File.expand_path("../../scripts", __FILE__))
-          path = lib_path.join(path).to_s.gsub("/", "\\")
-          options = options || {}
-          ps_options = []
-          options.each do |key, value|
-            ps_options << "-#{key}"
-            ps_options << "'#{value}'"
-          end
-          clear_output_buffer
-          command = ["powershell", "-NoProfile", "-ExecutionPolicy",
-              "Bypass", path, ps_options, {notify: [:stdout, :stderr, :stdin]}].flatten
-          Vagrant::Util::Subprocess.execute(*command, &block)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/error.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/error.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b6cb1cc1..000000000
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/error.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the MIT License.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-module VagrantPlugins
-  module HyperV
-    module Error
-      lib_path = Pathname.new(File.expand_path("../error", __FILE__))
-      autoload :SubprocessError, lib_path.join("subprocess_error")
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/error/subprocess_error.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/error/subprocess_error.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 06773cdc6..000000000
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/error/subprocess_error.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Copyright (c) Microsoft Open Technologies, Inc.
-# All Rights Reserved. Licensed under the MIT License.
-#--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-require "json"
-require "vagrant/util/which"
-require "vagrant/util/subprocess"
-
-module VagrantPlugins
-  module HyperV
-    module Error
-      class SubprocessError < RuntimeError
-        def initialize(message)
-          @message = JSON.parse(message) if message
-        end
-
-        def message
-          @message["error"]
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/errors.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/errors.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e4f647e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/errors.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+module VagrantPlugins
+  module HyperV
+    module Errors
+      # A convenient superclass for all our errors.
+      class HyperVError < Vagrant::Errors::VagrantError
+        error_namespace("vagrant_hyperv.errors")
+      end
+
+      class PowerShellRequired < HyperVError
+        error_key(:powershell_required)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/plugin.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/plugin.rb
index 666400c6c..5498a0051 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/plugin.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/plugin.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HyperV
+    autoload :Action, File.expand_path("../action", __FILE__)
+    autoload :Errors, File.expand_path("../errors", __FILE__)
+
     class Plugin < Vagrant.plugin("2")
       name "Hyper-V provider"
       description <<-DESC
@@ -9,13 +12,25 @@ module VagrantPlugins
 
       provider(:hyperv, parallel: true) do
         require_relative "provider"
+        init!
         Provider
       end
 
       config(:hyperv, :provider) do
         require_relative "config"
+        init!
         Config
       end
+
+      protected
+
+      def self.init!
+        return if defined?(@_init)
+        I18n.load_path << File.expand_path(
+          "templates/locales/providers_hyperv.yml", Vagrant.source_root)
+        I18n.reload!
+        @_init = true
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider.rb b/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider.rb
index 4e60f5869..882b002a4 100644
--- a/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider.rb
+++ b/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,22 @@
 require "log4r"
 
+require_relative "driver"
+require_relative "plugin"
+
+require "vagrant/util/powershell"
+
 module VagrantPlugins
   module HyperV
     class Provider < Vagrant.plugin("2", :provider)
+      attr_reader :driver
+
       def initialize(machine)
+        @driver  = Driver.new
         @machine = machine
+
+        if !Vagrant::Util::PowerShell.available?
+          raise Errors::PowerShellRequired
+        end
       end
 
       def action(name)
@@ -45,10 +57,6 @@ module VagrantPlugins
           env[:machine_ssh_info].merge!(:port => 22)
         end
       end
-
-      def driver
-        @driver ||= Driver::Base.new()
-      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/templates/locales/providers_hyperv.yml b/templates/locales/providers_hyperv.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb84baa3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/locales/providers_hyperv.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+en:
+  vagrant_hyperv:
+    errors:
+      powershell_required: |-
+        The Vagrant Hyper-V provider requires PowerShell to be available.
+        Please make sure "powershell.exe" is available on your PATH.
diff --git a/test/unit/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider_test.rb b/test/unit/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..258087028
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/plugins/providers/hyperv/provider_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require_relative "../../../base"
+
+require Vagrant.source_root.join("plugins/providers/hyperv/provider")
+
+describe VagrantPlugins::HyperV::Provider do
+  let(:machine) { double("machine") }
+  let(:powershell) { double("powershell") }
+
+  subject { described_class.new(machine) }
+
+  before do
+    stub_const("Vagrant::Util::PowerShell", powershell)
+    powershell.stub(available?: true)
+  end
+
+  describe "#initialize" do
+    it "raises an exception if powershell is not available" do
+      powershell.stub(available?: false)
+
+      expect { subject }.
+        to raise_error(VagrantPlugins::HyperV::Errors::PowerShellRequired)
+    end
+  end
+end