diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py b/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py
index 2d375c6..259e16d 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/mainframe.py
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
 
     OPEN_DIR_ERR = _("Unable to open directory: '{dir}'. "
                     "The specified path does not exist")
+    SHUTDOWN_ERR = _("Error while shutting down. "
+                    "Make sure you typed the correct password")
+    SHUTDOWN_MSG = _("Shutting down system")
 
     VIDEO_LABEL = _("Title")
     SIZE_LABEL = _("Size")
@@ -268,7 +271,12 @@ class MainFrame(wx.Frame):
         """
         if self.opt_manager.options['shutdown']:
             self.opt_manager.save_to_file()
-            shutdown_sys(self.opt_manager.options['sudo_password'])
+            success = shutdown_sys(self.opt_manager.options['sudo_password'])
+
+            if success:
+                self._status_bar_write(self.SHUTDOWN_MSG)
+            else:
+                self._status_bar_write(self.SHUTDOWN_ERR)
         else:
             self._create_popup(self.DL_COMPLETED_MSG, self.INFO_LABEL, wx.OK | wx.ICON_INFORMATION)
             if self.opt_manager.options['open_dl_dir']:
diff --git a/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py b/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
index e6c8e31..e334a8e 100644
--- a/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl_gui/utils.py
@@ -82,8 +82,9 @@ def get_config_path():
     return path
 
 
-def shutdown_sys(password=''):
+def shutdown_sys(password=None):
     """Shuts down the system.
+    Returns True if no errors occur else False.
 
     Args:
         password (string): SUDO password for linux.
@@ -93,15 +94,35 @@ def shutdown_sys(password=''):
         have elevated privileges.
 
     """
+    _stderr = subprocess.PIPE
+    _stdin = None
+    info = None
+    encoding = get_encoding()
+
     if os.name == 'nt':
-        subprocess.call(['shutdown', '/s', '/t', '1'])
+        cmd = ['shutdown', '/s', '/t', '1']
+
+        # Hide subprocess window
+        info = subprocess.STARTUPINFO()
+        info.dwFlags |= subprocess.STARTF_USESHOWWINDOW
     else:
-        if not password:
-            subprocess.call(['/sbin/shutdown', '-h', 'now'])
+        if password:
+            _stdin = subprocess.PIPE
+            password = ('%s\n' % password).encode(encoding)
+            cmd = ['sudo', '-S', '/sbin/shutdown', '-h', 'now']
         else:
-            password = ('%s\n' % password).encode(get_encoding())
-            subprocess.Popen(['sudo', '-S', '/sbin/shutdown', '-h', 'now'],
-                             stdin=subprocess.PIPE).communicate(password)
+            cmd = ['/sbin/shutdown', '-h', 'now']
+
+    cmd = [item.encode(encoding, 'ignore') for item in cmd]
+
+    shutdown_proc = subprocess.Popen(cmd,
+                                     stderr=_stderr,
+                                     stdin=_stdin,
+                                     startupinfo=info)
+
+    output = shutdown_proc.communicate(password)[1]
+
+    return not output or output == "Password:"
 
 
 def to_string(data):