diff --git a/autoload/plug.vim b/autoload/plug.vim
index 123035e..ac14332 100644
--- a/autoload/plug.vim
+++ b/autoload/plug.vim
@@ -99,7 +99,13 @@ let s:mac_gui = has('gui_macvim') && has('gui_running')
 let s:is_win = has('win32')
 let s:nvim = has('nvim-0.2') || (has('nvim') && exists('*jobwait') && !s:is_win)
 let s:vim8 = has('patch-8.0.0039') && exists('*job_start')
-let s:me = resolve(expand('<sfile>:p'))
+if s:is_win && &shellslash
+  set noshellslash
+  let s:me = resolve(expand('<sfile>:p'))
+  set shellslash
+else
+  let s:me = resolve(expand('<sfile>:p'))
+endif
 let s:base_spec = { 'branch': 'master', 'frozen': 0 }
 let s:TYPE = {
 \   'string':  type(''),
@@ -110,10 +116,42 @@ let s:TYPE = {
 let s:loaded = get(s:, 'loaded', {})
 let s:triggers = get(s:, 'triggers', {})
 
+if s:is_win
+  function! s:plug_call(fn, ...)
+    let shellslash = &shellslash
+    try
+      set noshellslash
+      return call(a:fn, a:000)
+    finally
+      let &shellslash = shellslash
+    endtry
+  endfunction
+else
+  function! s:plug_call(fn, ...)
+    return call(a:fn, a:000)
+  endfunction
+endif
+
+function! s:plug_getcwd()
+  return s:plug_call('getcwd')
+endfunction
+
+function! s:plug_fnamemodify(fname, mods)
+  return s:plug_call('fnamemodify', a:fname, a:mods)
+endfunction
+
+function! s:plug_expand(fmt)
+  return s:plug_call('expand', a:fmt, 1)
+endfunction
+
+function! s:plug_tempname()
+  return s:plug_call('tempname')
+endfunction
+
 function! plug#begin(...)
   if a:0 > 0
     let s:plug_home_org = a:1
-    let home = s:path(fnamemodify(expand(a:1), ':p'))
+    let home = s:path(s:plug_fnamemodify(s:plug_expand(a:1), ':p'))
   elseif exists('g:plug_home')
     let home = s:path(g:plug_home)
   elseif !empty(&rtp)
@@ -121,7 +159,7 @@ function! plug#begin(...)
   else
     return s:err('Unable to determine plug home. Try calling plug#begin() with a path argument.')
   endif
-  if fnamemodify(home, ':t') ==# 'plugin' && fnamemodify(home, ':h') ==# s:first_rtp
+  if s:plug_fnamemodify(home, ':t') ==# 'plugin' && s:plug_fnamemodify(home, ':h') ==# s:first_rtp
     return s:err('Invalid plug home. '.home.' is a standard Vim runtime path and is not allowed.')
   endif
 
@@ -139,6 +177,16 @@ function! s:define_commands()
   if !executable('git')
     return s:err('`git` executable not found. Most commands will not be available. To suppress this message, prepend `silent!` to `call plug#begin(...)`.')
   endif
+  if has('win32')
+  \ && &shellslash
+  \ && (&shell =~# 'cmd\.exe' || &shell =~# 'powershell\.exe')
+    return s:err('vim-plug does not support shell, ' . &shell . ', when shellslash is set.')
+  endif
+  if !has('nvim')
+    \ && (has('win32') || has('win32unix'))
+    \ && !has('multi_byte')
+    return s:err('Vim needs +multi_byte feature on Windows to run shell commands. Enable +iconv for best results.')
+  endif
   command! -nargs=* -bar -bang -complete=customlist,s:names PlugInstall call s:install(<bang>0, [<f-args>])
   command! -nargs=* -bar -bang -complete=customlist,s:names PlugUpdate  call s:update(<bang>0, [<f-args>])
   command! -nargs=0 -bar -bang PlugClean call s:clean(<bang>0)
@@ -203,7 +251,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! plug#end()
   if !exists('g:plugs')
-    return s:err('Call plug#begin() first')
+    return s:err('plug#end() called without calling plug#begin() first')
   endif
 
   if exists('#PlugLOD')
@@ -334,11 +382,11 @@ function! s:progress_opt(base)
         \ s:git_version_requirement(1, 7, 1) ? '--progress' : ''
 endfunction
 
-if s:is_win
-  function! s:rtp(spec)
-    return s:path(a:spec.dir . get(a:spec, 'rtp', ''))
-  endfunction
+function! s:rtp(spec)
+  return s:path(a:spec.dir . get(a:spec, 'rtp', ''))
+endfunction
 
+if s:is_win
   function! s:path(path)
     return s:trim(substitute(a:path, '/', '\', 'g'))
   endfunction
@@ -350,11 +398,33 @@ if s:is_win
   function! s:is_local_plug(repo)
     return a:repo =~? '^[a-z]:\|^[%~]'
   endfunction
-else
-  function! s:rtp(spec)
-    return s:dirpath(a:spec.dir . get(a:spec, 'rtp', ''))
+
+  " Copied from fzf
+  function! s:wrap_cmds(cmds)
+    let cmds = [
+      \ '@echo off',
+      \ 'setlocal enabledelayedexpansion']
+    \ + (type(a:cmds) == type([]) ? a:cmds : [a:cmds])
+    \ + ['endlocal']
+    if has('iconv')
+      if !exists('s:codepage')
+        let s:codepage = libcallnr('kernel32.dll', 'GetACP', 0)
+      endif
+      return map(cmds, printf('iconv(v:val."\r", "%s", "cp%d")', &encoding, s:codepage))
+    endif
+    return map(cmds, 'v:val."\r"')
   endfunction
 
+  function! s:batchfile(cmd)
+    let batchfile = s:plug_tempname().'.bat'
+    call writefile(s:wrap_cmds(a:cmd), batchfile)
+    let cmd = plug#shellescape(batchfile, {'shell': &shell, 'script': 0})
+    if &shell =~# 'powershell\.exe'
+      let cmd = '& ' . cmd
+    endif
+    return [batchfile, cmd]
+  endfunction
+else
   function! s:path(path)
     return s:trim(a:path)
   endfunction
@@ -434,8 +504,8 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:dobufread(names)
   for name in a:names
-    let path = s:rtp(g:plugs[name]).'/**'
-    for dir in ['ftdetect', 'ftplugin']
+    let path = s:rtp(g:plugs[name])
+    for dir in ['ftdetect', 'ftplugin', 'after/ftdetect', 'after/ftplugin']
       if len(finddir(dir, path))
         if exists('#BufRead')
           doautocmd BufRead
@@ -554,7 +624,7 @@ function! plug#(repo, ...)
   try
     let repo = s:trim(a:repo)
     let opts = a:0 == 1 ? s:parse_options(a:1) : s:base_spec
-    let name = get(opts, 'as', fnamemodify(repo, ':t:s?\.git$??'))
+    let name = get(opts, 'as', s:plug_fnamemodify(repo, ':t:s?\.git$??'))
     let spec = extend(s:infer_properties(name, repo), opts)
     if !has_key(g:plugs, name)
       call add(g:plugs_order, name)
@@ -574,7 +644,7 @@ function! s:parse_options(arg)
   elseif type == s:TYPE.dict
     call extend(opts, a:arg)
     if has_key(opts, 'dir')
-      let opts.dir = s:dirpath(expand(opts.dir))
+      let opts.dir = s:dirpath(s:plug_expand(opts.dir))
     endif
   else
     throw 'Invalid argument type (expected: string or dictionary)'
@@ -585,7 +655,7 @@ endfunction
 function! s:infer_properties(name, repo)
   let repo = a:repo
   if s:is_local_plug(repo)
-    return { 'dir': s:dirpath(expand(repo)) }
+    return { 'dir': s:dirpath(s:plug_expand(repo)) }
   else
     if repo =~ ':'
       let uri = repo
@@ -738,7 +808,7 @@ function! s:finish_bindings()
 endfunction
 
 function! s:prepare(...)
-  if empty(getcwd())
+  if empty(s:plug_getcwd())
     throw 'Invalid current working directory. Cannot proceed.'
   endif
 
@@ -794,31 +864,28 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:chsh(swap)
   let prev = [&shell, &shellcmdflag, &shellredir]
-  if s:is_win
-    set shell=cmd.exe shellcmdflag=/c shellredir=>%s\ 2>&1
-  elseif a:swap
+  if !s:is_win && a:swap
     set shell=sh shellredir=>%s\ 2>&1
   endif
   return prev
 endfunction
 
 function! s:bang(cmd, ...)
+  let batchfile = ''
   try
     let [sh, shellcmdflag, shrd] = s:chsh(a:0)
     " FIXME: Escaping is incomplete. We could use shellescape with eval,
     "        but it won't work on Windows.
     let cmd = a:0 ? s:with_cd(a:cmd, a:1) : a:cmd
     if s:is_win
-      let batchfile = tempname().'.bat'
-      call writefile(["@echo off\r", cmd . "\r"], batchfile)
-      let cmd = batchfile
+      let [batchfile, cmd] = s:batchfile(cmd)
     endif
     let g:_plug_bang = (s:is_win && has('gui_running') ? 'silent ' : '').'!'.escape(cmd, '#!%')
     execute "normal! :execute g:_plug_bang\<cr>\<cr>"
   finally
     unlet g:_plug_bang
     let [&shell, &shellcmdflag, &shellredir] = [sh, shellcmdflag, shrd]
-    if s:is_win
+    if s:is_win && filereadable(batchfile)
       call delete(batchfile)
     endif
   endtry
@@ -897,7 +964,7 @@ function! s:checkout(spec)
   let output = s:system('git rev-parse HEAD', a:spec.dir)
   if !v:shell_error && !s:hash_match(sha, s:lines(output)[0])
     let output = s:system(
-          \ 'git fetch --depth 999999 && git checkout '.s:esc(sha).' --', a:spec.dir)
+          \ 'git fetch --depth 999999 && git checkout '.plug#shellescape(sha).' --', a:spec.dir)
   endif
   return output
 endfunction
@@ -1015,7 +1082,7 @@ function! s:update_impl(pull, force, args) abort
   let s:clone_opt = get(g:, 'plug_shallow', 1) ?
         \ '--depth 1' . (s:git_version_requirement(1, 7, 10) ? ' --no-single-branch' : '') : ''
 
-  if has('win32unix')
+  if has('win32unix') || has('wsl')
     let s:clone_opt .= ' -c core.eol=lf -c core.autocrlf=input'
   endif
 
@@ -1094,7 +1161,7 @@ function! s:update_finish()
       elseif has_key(spec, 'tag')
         let tag = spec.tag
         if tag =~ '\*'
-          let tags = s:lines(s:system('git tag --list '.s:shellesc(tag).' --sort -version:refname 2>&1', spec.dir))
+          let tags = s:lines(s:system('git tag --list '.plug#shellescape(tag).' --sort -version:refname 2>&1', spec.dir))
           if !v:shell_error && !empty(tags)
             let tag = tags[0]
             call s:log4(name, printf('Latest tag for %s -> %s', spec.tag, tag))
@@ -1102,12 +1169,12 @@ function! s:update_finish()
           endif
         endif
         call s:log4(name, 'Checking out '.tag)
-        let out = s:system('git checkout -q '.s:esc(tag).' -- 2>&1', spec.dir)
+        let out = s:system('git checkout -q '.plug#shellescape(tag).' -- 2>&1', spec.dir)
       else
-        let branch = s:esc(get(spec, 'branch', 'master'))
-        call s:log4(name, 'Merging origin/'.branch)
-        let out = s:system('git checkout -q '.branch.' -- 2>&1'
-              \. (has_key(s:update.new, name) ? '' : ('&& git merge --ff-only origin/'.branch.' 2>&1')), spec.dir)
+        let branch = get(spec, 'branch', 'master')
+        call s:log4(name, 'Merging origin/'.s:esc(branch))
+        let out = s:system('git checkout -q '.plug#shellescape(branch).' -- 2>&1'
+              \. (has_key(s:update.new, name) ? '' : ('&& git merge --ff-only '.plug#shellescape('origin/'.branch).' 2>&1')), spec.dir)
       endif
       if !v:shell_error && filereadable(spec.dir.'/.gitmodules') &&
             \ (s:update.force || has_key(s:update.new, name) || s:is_updated(spec.dir))
@@ -1151,7 +1218,7 @@ function! s:job_abort()
       silent! call job_stop(j.jobid)
     endif
     if j.new
-      call s:system('rm -rf ' . s:shellesc(g:plugs[name].dir))
+      call s:rm_rf(g:plugs[name].dir)
     endif
   endfor
   let s:jobs = {}
@@ -1204,22 +1271,17 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:spawn(name, cmd, opts)
   let job = { 'name': a:name, 'running': 1, 'error': 0, 'lines': [''],
-            \ 'batchfile': (s:is_win && (s:nvim || s:vim8)) ? tempname().'.bat' : '',
             \ 'new': get(a:opts, 'new', 0) }
   let s:jobs[a:name] = job
-  let cmd = has_key(a:opts, 'dir') ? s:with_cd(a:cmd, a:opts.dir) : a:cmd
-  if !empty(job.batchfile)
-    call writefile(["@echo off\r", cmd . "\r"], job.batchfile)
-    let cmd = job.batchfile
-  endif
-  let argv = add(s:is_win ? ['cmd', '/c'] : ['sh', '-c'], cmd)
+  let cmd = has_key(a:opts, 'dir') ? s:with_cd(a:cmd, a:opts.dir, 0) : a:cmd
+  let argv = s:is_win ? ['cmd', '/s', '/c', '"'.cmd.'"'] : ['sh', '-c', cmd]
 
   if s:nvim
     call extend(job, {
     \ 'on_stdout': function('s:nvim_cb'),
     \ 'on_exit':   function('s:nvim_cb'),
     \ })
-    let jid = jobstart(argv, job)
+    let jid = s:plug_call('jobstart', argv, job)
     if jid > 0
       let job.jobid = jid
     else
@@ -1262,9 +1324,6 @@ function! s:reap(name)
   call s:log(bullet, a:name, empty(result) ? 'OK' : result)
   call s:bar()
 
-  if has_key(job, 'batchfile') && !empty(job.batchfile)
-    call delete(job.batchfile)
-  endif
   call remove(s:jobs, a:name)
 endfunction
 
@@ -1279,9 +1338,10 @@ function! s:bar()
 endfunction
 
 function! s:logpos(name)
-  for i in range(4, line('$'))
+  let max = line('$')
+  for i in range(4, max > 4 ? max : 4)
     if getline(i) =~# '^[-+x*] '.a:name.':'
-      for j in range(i + 1, line('$'))
+      for j in range(i + 1, max > 5 ? max : 5)
         if getline(j) !~ '^ '
           return [i, j - 1]
         endif
@@ -1354,8 +1414,8 @@ while 1 " Without TCO, Vim stack is bound to explode
           \ printf('git clone %s %s %s %s 2>&1',
           \ has_tag ? '' : s:clone_opt,
           \ prog,
-          \ s:shellesc(spec.uri),
-          \ s:shellesc(s:trim(spec.dir))), { 'new': 1 })
+          \ plug#shellescape(spec.uri, {'script': 0}),
+          \ plug#shellescape(s:trim(spec.dir), {'script': 0})), { 'new': 1 })
   endif
 
   if !s:jobs[name].running
@@ -1982,19 +2042,29 @@ function! s:update_ruby()
 EOF
 endfunction
 
-function! s:shellesc_cmd(arg)
-  let escaped = substitute(a:arg, '[&|<>()@^]', '^&', 'g')
-  let escaped = substitute(escaped, '%', '%%', 'g')
-  let escaped = substitute(escaped, '"', '\\^&', 'g')
-  let escaped = substitute(escaped, '\(\\\+\)\(\\^\)', '\1\1\2', 'g')
-  return '^"'.substitute(escaped, '\(\\\+\)$', '\1\1', '').'^"'
+function! s:shellesc_cmd(arg, script)
+  let escaped = substitute('"'.a:arg.'"', '[&|<>()@^!"]', '^&', 'g')
+  return substitute(escaped, '%', (a:script ? '%' : '^') . '&', 'g')
 endfunction
 
-function! s:shellesc(arg)
-  if &shell =~# 'cmd.exe$'
-    return s:shellesc_cmd(a:arg)
+function! s:shellesc_ps1(arg)
+  return "'".substitute(escape(a:arg, '\"'), "'", "''", 'g')."'"
+endfunction
+
+function! s:shellesc_sh(arg)
+  return "'".substitute(a:arg, "'", "'\\\\''", 'g')."'"
+endfunction
+
+function! plug#shellescape(arg, ...)
+  let opts = a:0 > 0 && type(a:1) == s:TYPE.dict ? a:1 : {}
+  let shell = get(opts, 'shell', s:is_win ? 'cmd.exe' : 'sh')
+  let script = get(opts, 'script', 1)
+  if shell =~# 'cmd\.exe'
+    return s:shellesc_cmd(a:arg, script)
+  elseif shell =~# 'powershell\.exe' || shell =~# 'pwsh$'
+    return s:shellesc_ps1(a:arg)
   endif
-  return shellescape(a:arg)
+  return s:shellesc_sh(a:arg)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:glob_dir(path)
@@ -2026,23 +2096,23 @@ function! s:format_message(bullet, name, message)
   endif
 endfunction
 
-function! s:with_cd(cmd, dir)
-  return printf('cd%s %s && %s', s:is_win ? ' /d' : '', s:shellesc(a:dir), a:cmd)
+function! s:with_cd(cmd, dir, ...)
+  let script = a:0 > 0 ? a:1 : 1
+  return printf('cd%s %s && %s', s:is_win ? ' /d' : '', plug#shellescape(a:dir, {'script': script}), a:cmd)
 endfunction
 
 function! s:system(cmd, ...)
+  let batchfile = ''
   try
     let [sh, shellcmdflag, shrd] = s:chsh(1)
     let cmd = a:0 > 0 ? s:with_cd(a:cmd, a:1) : a:cmd
     if s:is_win
-      let batchfile = tempname().'.bat'
-      call writefile(["@echo off\r", cmd . "\r"], batchfile)
-      let cmd = batchfile
+      let [batchfile, cmd] = s:batchfile(cmd)
     endif
-    return system(s:is_win ? '('.cmd.')' : cmd)
+    return system(cmd)
   finally
     let [&shell, &shellcmdflag, &shellredir] = [sh, shellcmdflag, shrd]
-    if s:is_win
+    if s:is_win && filereadable(batchfile)
       call delete(batchfile)
     endif
   endtry
@@ -2115,7 +2185,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:rm_rf(dir)
   if isdirectory(a:dir)
-    call s:system((s:is_win ? 'rmdir /S /Q ' : 'rm -rf ') . s:shellesc(a:dir))
+    call s:system((s:is_win ? 'rmdir /S /Q ' : 'rm -rf ') . plug#shellescape(a:dir))
   endif
 endfunction
 
@@ -2147,7 +2217,7 @@ function! s:clean(force)
 
   let allowed = {}
   for dir in dirs
-    let allowed[s:dirpath(fnamemodify(dir, ':h:h'))] = 1
+    let allowed[s:dirpath(s:plug_fnamemodify(dir, ':h:h'))] = 1
     let allowed[dir] = 1
     for child in s:glob_dir(dir)
       let allowed[child] = 1
@@ -2220,11 +2290,11 @@ endfunction
 function! s:upgrade()
   echo 'Downloading the latest version of vim-plug'
   redraw
-  let tmp = tempname()
+  let tmp = s:plug_tempname()
   let new = tmp . '/plug.vim'
 
   try
-    let out = s:system(printf('git clone --depth 1 %s %s', s:shellesc(s:plug_src), s:shellesc(tmp)))
+    let out = s:system(printf('git clone --depth 1 %s %s', plug#shellescape(s:plug_src), plug#shellescape(tmp)))
     if v:shell_error
       return s:err('Error upgrading vim-plug: '. out)
     endif
@@ -2365,18 +2435,17 @@ function! s:preview_commit()
     wincmd P
   endif
   setlocal previewwindow filetype=git buftype=nofile nobuflisted modifiable
+  let batchfile = ''
   try
     let [sh, shellcmdflag, shrd] = s:chsh(1)
-    let cmd = 'cd '.s:shellesc(g:plugs[name].dir).' && git show --no-color --pretty=medium '.sha
+    let cmd = 'cd '.plug#shellescape(g:plugs[name].dir).' && git show --no-color --pretty=medium '.sha
     if s:is_win
-      let batchfile = tempname().'.bat'
-      call writefile(["@echo off\r", cmd . "\r"], batchfile)
-      let cmd = batchfile
+      let [batchfile, cmd] = s:batchfile(cmd)
     endif
     execute 'silent %!' cmd
   finally
     let [&shell, &shellcmdflag, &shellredir] = [sh, shellcmdflag, shrd]
-    if s:is_win
+    if s:is_win && filereadable(batchfile)
       call delete(batchfile)
     endif
   endtry
@@ -2420,9 +2489,11 @@ function! s:diff()
     call s:append_ul(2, origin ? 'Pending updates:' : 'Last update:')
     for [k, v] in plugs
       let range = origin ? '..origin/'.v.branch : 'HEAD@{1}..'
-      let cmd = 'git log --graph --color=never '.join(map(['--pretty=format:%x01%h%x01%d%x01%s%x01%cr', range], 's:shellesc(v:val)'))
+      let cmd = 'git log --graph --color=never '
+      \ . (s:git_version_requirement(2, 10, 0) ? '--no-show-signature ' : '')
+      \ . join(map(['--pretty=format:%x01%h%x01%d%x01%s%x01%cr', range], 'plug#shellescape(v:val)'))
       if has_key(v, 'rtp')
-        let cmd .= ' -- '.s:shellesc(v.rtp)
+        let cmd .= ' -- '.plug#shellescape(v.rtp)
       endif
       let diff = s:system_chomp(cmd, v.dir)
       if !empty(diff)
@@ -2470,7 +2541,7 @@ function! s:revert()
     return
   endif
 
-  call s:system('git reset --hard HEAD@{1} && git checkout '.s:esc(g:plugs[name].branch).' --', g:plugs[name].dir)
+  call s:system('git reset --hard HEAD@{1} && git checkout '.plug#shellescape(g:plugs[name].branch).' --', g:plugs[name].dir)
   setlocal modifiable
   normal! "_dap
   setlocal nomodifiable
@@ -2498,7 +2569,7 @@ function! s:snapshot(force, ...) abort
   endfor
 
   if a:0 > 0
-    let fn = expand(a:1)
+    let fn = s:plug_expand(a:1)
     if filereadable(fn) && !(a:force || s:ask(a:1.' already exists. Overwrite?'))
       return
     endif