diff --git a/start.ps1 b/start.ps1
index 6642db92..cc17d6bd 100644
--- a/start.ps1
+++ b/start.ps1
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ param(
 function GetRequirementsFile {
     $GpuInfo = (Get-WmiObject Win32_VideoController).Name
     if ($GpuInfo.Contains("AMD")) {
-        Write-Output "AMD/ROCm isn't supported on Windows. Please switch to linux."
+        Write-Error "AMD/ROCm isn't supported on Windows. Please switch to linux."
         exit
     }
 
     # Install nowheel if specified
     if ($nowheel) {
-        Write-Output "Not installing wheels due to user request."
+        Write-Host "Not installing wheels due to user request."
         return "requirements-nowheel"
     }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ function GetRequirementsFile {
     } elseif ($CudaVersion.Contains("11.8")) {
         return "requirements-cu118"
     } else {
-        Write-Output "Script cannot find your CUDA installation. installing from requirements-nowheel.txt"
+        Write-Host "Script cannot find your CUDA installation. installing from requirements-nowheel.txt"
         return "requirements-nowheel"
     }
 }
@@ -37,21 +37,21 @@ function GetRequirementsFile {
 function CreateAndActivateVenv {
     # Is the user using conda?
     if ($null -ne $env:CONDA_PREFIX) {
-        Write-Output "It looks like you're in a conda environment. Skipping venv check."
+        Write-Host "It looks like you're in a conda environment. Skipping venv check."
         return
     }
 
     $VenvDir = "$PSScriptRoot\venv"
 
     if (!(Test-Path -Path $VenvDir)) {
-        Write-Output "Venv doesn't exist! Creating one for you."
+        Write-Host "Venv doesn't exist! Creating one for you."
         python -m venv venv
     }
 
     . "$VenvDir\Scripts\activate.ps1"
 
     if ($activate_venv) {
-        Write-Output "Stopping at venv activation due to user request."
+        Write-Host "Stopping at venv activation due to user request."
         exit
     }
 }
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ function CreateAndActivateVenv {
 function StartAPI {
     pip -V
     if ($ignore_upgrade) {
-        Write-Output "Ignoring pip dependency upgrade due to user request."
+        Write-Host "Ignoring pip dependency upgrade due to user request."
     } else {
         pip install --upgrade -r "$RequirementsFile.txt"
     }