diff --git a/hyfetch/main.py b/hyfetch/main.py
index cfa6b07a..b3e04fcf 100755
--- a/hyfetch/main.py
+++ b/hyfetch/main.py
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ def run():
 
     # Ensure git bash for windows
     ensure_git_bash()
+    check_windows_cmd()
 
     # Test distro ascii art
     if args.test_distro:
diff --git a/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py b/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
index 4974399b..6a6269c0 100644
--- a/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
+++ b/hyfetch/neofetch_util.py
@@ -179,6 +179,19 @@ def ensure_git_bash() -> Path:
         print('Done!')
         return path / r'bin\bash.exe'
 
+
+def check_windows_cmd():
+    """
+    Check if this script is running under cmd.exe. If so, launch an external window with git bash
+    since cmd doesn't support RGB colors.
+    """
+    if psutil.Process(os.getppid()).name().lower().strip() == 'cmd.exe':
+        print("cmd.exe doesn't support RGB colors, restarting in MinTTY...")
+        cmd = f'"{ensure_git_bash().parent.parent / "usr/bin/mintty.exe"}" -s 110,40 -e python -m hyfetch --ask-exit'
+        os.system(cmd)
+        exit()
+
+
 def run_command(args: str, pipe: bool = False) -> str | None:
     """
     Run neofetch command