diff --git a/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj b/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj
index 16715dd371..6cc912604b 100644
--- a/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj
+++ b/src/chocolatey/chocolatey.csproj
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
       <Link>Properties\SolutionVersion.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
     <Compile Include="AssemblyExtensions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="infrastructure\commands\Execute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GetChocolatey.cs" />
     <Compile Include="infrastructure.app\commands\ChocolateyConfigCommand.cs" />
     <Compile Include="infrastructure.app\commands\ChocolateyFeatureCommand.cs" />
diff --git a/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/Execute.cs b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/Execute.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a64640d15e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/chocolatey/infrastructure/commands/Execute.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// Copyright © 2011 - Present RealDimensions Software, LLC
+// 
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// 
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+// 
+// 	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+// 
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+namespace chocolatey.infrastructure.commands
+{
+    using System;
+    using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Execute a method or function
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class Execute
+    {
+        private readonly TimeSpan _timespan;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   The number of seconds to wait for an operation to complete.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeoutInSeconds">The timeout in seconds.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Execute with_timeout(int timeoutInSeconds)
+        {
+            return new Execute(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds));
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   The timespan to wait for an operation to complete.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="timeout">The timeout.</param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static Execute with_timeout(TimeSpan timeout)
+        {
+            return new Execute(timeout);
+        }
+
+        private Execute(TimeSpan timespan)
+        {
+            _timespan = timespan;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Runs an operation with a timeout.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <typeparam name="T">The type to return</typeparam>
+        /// <param name="function">The function to execute.</param>
+        /// <param name="timeoutDefaultValue">The timeout default value.</param>
+        /// <returns>The results of the function if completes within timespan, otherwise returns the default value.</returns>
+        public T command<T>(Func<T> function, T timeoutDefaultValue)
+        {
+            if (function == null) return timeoutDefaultValue;
+
+            var task = Task<T>.Factory.StartNew(function);
+            task.Wait(_timespan);
+
+            if (task.IsCompleted) return task.Result;
+            return timeoutDefaultValue;
+
+            //T result = timeoutDefaultValue;
+            //var thread = new Thread(() => result = function());
+            //thread.Start();
+
+            //bool completed = thread.Join((int)TimeSpan.FromSeconds(timeoutInSeconds).TotalMilliseconds);
+            //if (!completed) thread.Abort();
+
+            //return result;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        ///   Calls a method with a timeout.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="action">The action to perform.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if it finishes executing, false otherwise.</returns>
+        public bool command(Action action)
+        {
+            if (action == null) return false;
+
+            var task = Task.Factory.StartNew(action);
+            task.Wait(_timespan);
+
+            return task.IsCompleted;
+        }
+    }
+}