diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5763c839..a41d831b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 _authortools
 .directory
 node_modules
-package-lock.json
\ No newline at end of file
+package-lock.json
+_benchmarks/benchmarker/benchmarker.exe
+_benchmarks/benchmarker/platforms
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/benchmarker.go b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/benchmarker.go
index fa9ceba9..f4f812d3 100644
--- a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/benchmarker.go
+++ b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/benchmarker.go
@@ -10,17 +10,36 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kataras/golog"
 )
 
+var debug = false
+
+var logger = golog.Default
+
+func init() {
+	if len(os.Args) > 1 && os.Args[1] == "debug" {
+		debug = true
+	}
+
+	if debug {
+		logger.SetLevel("debug")
+	}
+}
+
 var bundles = []bundle{
 	{
 		names:            []string{"dotnet"},
-		installDir:       "./dotnet_bin",
+		installDir:       "./platforms/dotnet",
 		installArguments: []string{"-NoPath", "-InstallDir", "$installDir", "-Channel", "Current", "-Version", "3.0.100-preview6-012264"},
 	},
 	{
 		names:            []string{"node", "npm"},
-		installDir:       "./node_bin",
+		installDir:       "./platforms/node", // do no change that.
 		installArguments: []string{"$installDir", "12.4.0"},
 	},
+	{
+		names:            []string{"git"},
+		installDir:       "./platforms/git",
+		installArguments: []string{"-InstallDir", "$installDir"},
+	},
 }
 
 func install(b bundle) error {
@@ -30,6 +49,8 @@ func install(b bundle) error {
 			return installDotnet(b)
 		case "node", "nodejs", "npm":
 			return installNode(b)
+		case "git":
+			return installGit(b)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -68,24 +89,30 @@ type platform struct {
 	executable string
 }
 
-func (p *platform) exec(args ...string) string {
+func (p *platform) text(args ...string) string {
 	cmd := exec.Command(p.executable, args...)
 	b, err := cmd.Output()
 	if err != nil {
-		golog.Error(err)
+		logger.Error(err)
 		return ""
 	}
 
 	return string(b)
 }
 
-func (p *platform) attach(args ...string) error {
+func (p *platform) exec(args ...string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(p.executable, args...)
-	attachCmd(cmd)
 	return cmd.Run()
 }
 
-func attachCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+func (p *platform) attach(logLevel string, args ...string) error {
+	cmd := exec.Command(p.executable, args...)
+	attachCmd(logLevel, cmd)
+	return cmd.Run()
+}
+
+func attachCmd(logLevel string, cmd *exec.Cmd) {
+	level := golog.ParseLevel(logLevel)
 	outputReader, err := cmd.StdoutPipe()
 	if err == nil {
 		outputScanner := bufio.NewScanner(outputReader)
@@ -93,7 +120,7 @@ func attachCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 		go func() {
 			defer outputReader.Close()
 			for outputScanner.Scan() {
-				golog.Println(outputScanner.Text())
+				logger.Log(level, outputScanner.Text())
 			}
 		}()
 
@@ -103,7 +130,7 @@ func attachCmd(cmd *exec.Cmd) {
 			go func() {
 				defer errReader.Close()
 				for errScanner.Scan() {
-					golog.Println(errScanner.Text())
+					logger.Log(level, errScanner.Text())
 				}
 			}()
 		}
@@ -114,6 +141,7 @@ func getPlatform(name string) (p *platform) {
 	for _, b := range bundles {
 		for _, bName := range b.names {
 			if bName == name {
+
 				// temporarily set the path env to the installation directories
 				// in order the exec.LookPath to check for programs there too.
 				pathEnv := os.Getenv("PATH")
@@ -123,21 +151,30 @@ func getPlatform(name string) (p *platform) {
 					}
 				}
 
+				pathEnv += b.installDir + "/bin;"
 				pathEnv += b.installDir
+
 				os.Setenv("PATH", pathEnv)
 				executable, err := exec.LookPath(name)
 				if err != nil {
-					golog.Debugf("%s executable couldn't be found from PATH. Trying to install it...", name)
+					logger.Infof("%s executable couldn't be retrieved by PATH or PATHTEXT. Installation started...", name)
 
 					err = install(b)
 					if err != nil {
-						golog.Fatalf("unable to auto-install %s, please do it yourself: %v", name, err)
+						logger.Fatalf("unable to auto-install %s, please do it yourself: %v", name, err)
 					}
 
-					executable = b.installDir + "/" + name
-
 					if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
-						executable += ".exe"
+						name += ".exe"
+					}
+
+					// first check for installDir/bin/+name before the installDir/+name to
+					// find the installed executable (we could return it from our scripts but we don't).
+					binExecutable := b.installDir + "/bin/" + name
+					if _, err = os.Stat(binExecutable); err == nil {
+						executable = binExecutable
+					} else {
+						executable = b.installDir + "/" + name
 					}
 				}
 
@@ -148,22 +185,26 @@ func getPlatform(name string) (p *platform) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	golog.Fatalf("%s not found", name)
+	logger.Fatalf("%s not found", name)
 	return nil
 }
 
 func main() {
-	golog.SetLevel("debug")
-
 	dotnet := getPlatform("dotnet")
-	dotnetVersion := dotnet.exec("--version")
-	golog.Infof("Dotnet version: %s", dotnetVersion)
+	dotnetVersion := dotnet.text("--version")
+	logger.Info("Dotnet version: ", dotnetVersion)
 
 	node := getPlatform("node")
-	nodeVersion := node.exec("--version")
-	golog.Infof("Nodejs version: %s", nodeVersion)
+	nodeVersion := node.text("--version")
+	logger.Info("Nodejs version: ", nodeVersion)
 
 	npm := getPlatform("npm")
-	npmVersion := npm.exec("--version")
-	golog.Infof("NPM version: %s", npmVersion)
+	npmVersion := npm.text("--version")
+	logger.Info("NPM version: ", npmVersion)
+
+	git := getPlatform("git")
+	gitVersion := git.text("--version")
+	logger.Info("Git version: ", gitVersion)
+
+	os.Stdin.Read(make([]byte, 0))
 }
diff --git a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_unix.go b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_unix.go
index fb5a1033..7b952b2a 100644
--- a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_unix.go
+++ b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_unix.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func sh(script string, args ...string) error {
-	return (&platform{"bin/sh"}).attach(append([]string{script}, args...)...)
+	return (&platform{"bin/sh"}).attach("debug", append([]string{script}, args...)...)
 }
 
 func installDotnet(b bundle) error {
diff --git a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_windows.go b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_windows.go
index 44101e0c..96e843e0 100644
--- a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_windows.go
+++ b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/installer_windows.go
@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 
 package main
 
+import "errors"
+
+var errUnableToInstall = errors.New("unable to install")
+
 func powershell(script string, args ...string) error {
-	return (&platform{"powershell"}).attach(append([]string{script}, args...)...)
+	return (&platform{"powershell"}).attach("debug", append([]string{script}, args...)...)
 }
 
 func installDotnet(b bundle) error {
@@ -20,9 +24,15 @@ func installDotnet(b bundle) error {
 	// Unblock-File + script
 	// Solution (requires manual action):
 	// Right click on the ./scripts/dotnet-install.ps1 and check the "unblock" property, save and exit the dialog.
+	//
+	// -ExecutionPolicy Bypass? (not tested)
 	return powershell("./scripts/dotnet-install.ps1", b.parseArguments()...)
 }
 
 func installNode(b bundle) error {
 	return powershell("./scripts/node-install.ps1", b.parseArguments()...)
 }
+
+func installGit(b bundle) error {
+	return powershell("./scripts/git-install.ps1", b.parseArguments()...)
+}
diff --git a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/git-install.ps1 b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/git-install.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a5d83de5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/git-install.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# borrowed: https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/blob/develop/scripts/Install-VSCode.ps1
+# edited to support a custom install directory and fix an issue with ssl and
+# simplify the script - we don't need update only a temp installation.
+
+param([string]$InstallDir="$env:TEMP")
+
+If(!(test-path $InstallDir))
+{
+      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $InstallDir
+}
+
+$filename=-join($InstallDir, "\", "git-installer.exe")
+
+[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+
+foreach ($asset in (Invoke-RestMethod https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/releases/latest).assets) {
+    if ($asset.name -match 'Git-\d*\.\d*\.\d*-64-bit\.exe') {
+        $dlurl = $asset.browser_download_url
+        $newver = $asset.name
+    }
+}
+
+try {
+    $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+    Write-Host "`nDownloading latest stable git..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Remove-Item -Force $filename -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $dlurl -OutFile $filename
+
+    Write-Host "`nInstalling git..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Start-Process -Wait $filename -ArgumentList /VERYSILENT, /DIR="$InstallDir", \FORCECLOSEAPPLICATIONS
+    # or SILENT
+
+    Write-Host "`nInstallation complete!`n`n" -ForegroundColor Green
+}
+finally {
+    $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
+}
+
+$s = get-process ssh-agent -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ($s) {$true}
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diff --git a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/node-install.ps1 b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/node-install.ps1
index bbf86c92..dc6124fd 100644
--- a/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/node-install.ps1
+++ b/_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/node-install.ps1
@@ -1,38 +1,51 @@
-$INSTALL_DIR=$args[0]
+[cmdletbinding()]
+$Install_Dir=$args[0]
 $VERSION=$args[1]
-# param([String]$VERSION="12.4.0",[String]$INSTALL_DIR="../nodejs_bin")
 
-If(!(test-path $INSTALL_DIR))
+$Install_Dir=[System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($Install_Dir)
+
+If(!(test-path $Install_Dir))
 {
-      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $INSTALL_DIR
+      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $Install_Dir
+}
+
+function Say($str) {
+    Write-Host "node-install: $str"
 }
 
 $url = "https://nodejs.org/dist/v$VERSION/node-v$VERSION-x64.msi"
 
 # i.e https://nodejs.org/dist/v10.16.0/node-v10.16.0-x64.msi
-write-host "`n----------------------------"
-write-host "  downloading node            "
-write-host "----------------------------`n"
-write-host "url : $url"
+# Say "----------------------------"
+# Say "  downloading node          "
+# Say "----------------------------"
+# Say "url : $url"
 
 $filename = "node.msi"
-$node_msi = "$INSTALL_DIR\$filename"
+$node_msi = "$Install_Dir\$filename"
 $start_time = Get-Date
 $wc = New-Object System.Net.WebClient
 $wc.DownloadFile($url, $node_msi)
-write-Output "Download of $filename finished at: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time).Seconds) second(s)"
+# Say "Download of $filename finished at: $((Get-Date).Subtract($start_time).Seconds) second(s)"
 
-write-host "`n----------------------------"
-write-host " installing node              "
-write-host "----------------------------`n"
+# Say "---------------------------"
+# Say "  installing node           "
+# Say "---------------------------"
 
-$node_msi = $node_msi.substring(2)
+# Say $node_msi
 
-$INSTALL_DIR=[System.IO.Path]::GetFullPath($INSTALL_DIR)
-write-host "installation directory: $INSTALL_DIR"
+# $Install_Dir = $Install_Dir.replace("\","/")
 
-$params = '/i', "$node_msi",
-          'INSTALLDIR="$INSTALL_DIR"',
-          '/qn',
-          '/norestart'
-$p = Start-Process 'msiexec.exe' -ArgumentList $params -Wait -PassThru
\ No newline at end of file
+# Say "installation directory: $Install_Dir"
+
+# $params = '/i', "$node_msi",
+#           'INSTALLDIR="$Install_Dir"',
+#           '/qn',
+#           '/norestart'
+#           # '/log $Install_Dir\install.log'
+
+# $p = Start-Process 'msiexec.exe' -ArgumentList $params -PassThru -Wait
+
+# Start-Process 'msiexec.exe' -ArgumentList '/i', "$node_msi", "INSTALLDIR=$Install_Dir", '/norestart' -Wait -PassThru
+
+Start-Process -Wait 'msiexec.exe' -ArgumentList '/i', $node_msi, "INSTALLDIR=$Install_Dir", '/passive'
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