diff --git a/ascii/distro/windows b/ascii/distro/windows
index 4dd86003..1aac3ab8 100644
--- a/ascii/distro/windows
+++ b/ascii/distro/windows
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ${c1}        ,.=:!!t3Z3z.,
        :tt:::tt333EE3
 ${c1}       Et:::ztt33EEEL${c2} @Ee.,      ..,
 ${c1}      ;tt:::tt333EE7${c2} ;EEEEEEttttt33#
-${c1}     :Et:::zt333EEQ.${c2} \$EEEEEttttt33QL
+${c1}     :Et:::zt333EEQ.${c2} $EEEEEttttt33QL
 ${c1}     it::::tt333EEF${c2} @EEEEEEttttt33F
 ${c1}    ;3=*^\`\`\`\"*4EEV${c2} :EEEEEEttttt33@.
 ${c3}    ,.=::::!t=., ${c1}\`${c2} @EEEEEEtttz33QF
diff --git a/neofetch b/neofetch
index bdac6c4e..058e940b 100755
--- a/neofetch
+++ b/neofetch
@@ -2204,16 +2204,13 @@ getascii () {
     # Turn the file into a variable and strip escape codes.
     ascii_strip=$(<"$ascii")
     ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\$\{??\}}
-    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\\\\/ }
-    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//\\}
+    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//'\\'}
+    ascii_strip=${ascii_strip//'\'}
 
     # Get length of longest line
-    # Get lines/columns of the ascii file in pure bash.
-    while read -r line 2>/dev/null; do
-        [ ${#line} -gt ${ascii_length:-0} ] && ascii_length=${#line}
-        lines=$((lines+=1))
-    done <<< "$ascii_strip"
-    lines=$((lines+=1))
+    ascii_size="$(awk 'END {printf NR " "}length>max{max=length}END{printf max}' <<< "$ascii_strip")"
+    lines=${ascii_size/ *}
+    ascii_length=${ascii_size/$lines}
 
     padding="\033[$((ascii_length + gap))C"
     printf "%b%s" "$print"