diff --git a/vendor/clink.lua b/vendor/clink.lua
index 3c4ee42..2110548 100644
--- a/vendor/clink.lua
+++ b/vendor/clink.lua
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ local function get_conflict_color()
   return conflict_color or "\x1b[31;1m"
 end
 
+local function get_unknown_color()
+  return unknown_color or "\x1b[37;1m"
+end
+
 ---
 -- Makes a string safe to use as the replacement in string.gsub
 ---
@@ -392,34 +396,36 @@ local function git_prompt_filter()
     local colors = {
         clean = get_clean_color(),
         dirty = get_dirty_color(),
-        conflict = get_conflict_color()
+        conflict = get_conflict_color(),
+        nostatus = get_unknown_color()
     }
 
     local git_dir = get_git_dir()
+    local color
     cmderGitStatusOptIn = get_git_status_setting()
-    if cmderGitStatusOptIn then
-      if git_dir then
-          -- if we're inside of git repo then try to detect current branch
-          local branch = get_git_branch(git_dir)
-          local color
-          if branch then
-              -- Has branch => therefore it is a git folder, now figure out status
-              local gitStatus = get_git_status()
-              local gitConflict = get_git_conflict()
+    if git_dir then
+        local branch = get_git_branch(git_dir)
+        if branch then
+            if cmderGitStatusOptIn then
+                -- if we're inside of git repo then try to detect current branch
+                -- Has branch => therefore it is a git folder, now figure out status
+                local gitStatus = get_git_status()
+                local gitConflict = get_git_conflict()
 
-              color = colors.dirty
-              if gitStatus then
-                  color = colors.clean
-              end
+                color = colors.dirty
+                if gitStatus then
+                    color = colors.clean
+                end
 
-              if gitConflict then
-                  color = colors.conflict
-              end
-
-              clink.prompt.value = string.gsub(clink.prompt.value, "{git}", color.."("..verbatim(branch)..")")
-              return false
-          end
-      end
+                if gitConflict then
+                    color = colors.conflict
+                end
+            else
+                color = colors.nostatus
+            end
+            clink.prompt.value = string.gsub(clink.prompt.value, "{git}", color.."("..verbatim(branch)..")")
+            return false
+        end
     end
 
     -- No git present or not in git file
@@ -437,6 +443,7 @@ local function hg_prompt_filter()
         local colors = {
             clean = get_clean_color(),
             dirty = get_dirty_color(),
+            nostatus = get_unknown_color()
         }
 
         local pipe = io.popen("hg branch 2>&1")
@@ -471,6 +478,7 @@ local function svn_prompt_filter()
     local colors = {
         clean = get_clean_color(),
         dirty = get_dirty_color(),
+        nostatus = get_unknown_color()
     }
 
     if get_svn_dir() then
diff --git a/vendor/cmder_prompt_config.lua.default b/vendor/cmder_prompt_config.lua.default
index 5e59c14..e5ae224 100644
--- a/vendor/cmder_prompt_config.lua.default
+++ b/vendor/cmder_prompt_config.lua.default
@@ -43,3 +43,4 @@ lamb_color = "\x1b[1;30;40m" -- Light Grey = Lambda Color
 clean_color = "\x1b[1;37;40m"
 dirty_color = "\x1b[33;3m"
 conflict_color = "\x1b[31;1m"
+unknown_color = "\x1b[37;1m" -- White = No VCS Status Branch Color
diff --git a/vendor/git-prompt.sh b/vendor/git-prompt.sh
index c41a5a1..957dcdc 100644
--- a/vendor/git-prompt.sh
+++ b/vendor/git-prompt.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,21 @@ function getGitStatusSetting() {
   fi
 }
 
+function getSimpleGitBranch() {
+  gitDir=$(git rev-parse --git-dir 2>/dev/null)
+  if [ -z "$gitDir" ]; then
+		return 0
+	fi
+  
+  headContent=$(< "$gitDir/HEAD")
+  if [[ "$headContent" == "ref: refs/heads/"* ]]
+  then
+      echo " (${headContent:16})"
+  else
+      echo " (HEAD detached at ${headContent:0:7})"
+  fi 
+}
+
 if test -f /etc/profile.d/git-sdk.sh
 then
   TITLEPREFIX=SDK-${MSYSTEM#MINGW}
@@ -45,6 +60,9 @@ else
         . "$COMPLETION_PATH/git-prompt.sh"
         PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[36m\]'  # change color to cyan
         PS1="$PS1"'`__git_ps1`'   # bash function
+      else
+        PS1="$PS1"'\[\033[37;1m\]'  # change color to white
+        PS1="$PS1"'`getSimpleGitBranch`'
       fi
     fi
   fi
diff --git a/vendor/psmodules/Cmder.ps1 b/vendor/psmodules/Cmder.ps1
index 86dfb02..755d4a7 100644
--- a/vendor/psmodules/Cmder.ps1
+++ b/vendor/psmodules/Cmder.ps1
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ function checkGit($Path) {
 
       if (getGitStatusSetting -eq $true) {
         Write-VcsStatus
+      } else {
+        $headContent = Get-Content (Join-Path $Path '.git/HEAD')
+        if ($headContent -like "ref: refs/heads/*") {
+            $branchName = $headContent.Substring(16)
+        } else {
+            $branchName = "HEAD detached at $($headContent.Substring(0, 7))"
+        }
+        Write-Host " [$branchName]" -NoNewline -ForegroundColor White
       }
 
       return