diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
index d8250bb66c2d..028b29df82a4 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/delete.go
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func runDelete(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if err = cluster.DeleteHost(api); err != nil {
 		switch err := errors.Cause(err).(type) {
 		case mcnerror.ErrHostDoesNotExist:
-			console.OutStyle(console.Meh, "%q cluster does not exist", profile)
+			console.OutT(console.Meh, `"{{.name}}" cluster does not exist`, console.Arg{"name": profile})
 		default:
 			exit.WithError("Failed to delete cluster", err)
 		}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 602798f547c2..b625e4ad14b6 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Azure/go-ansiterm v0.0.0-20170929234023-d6e3b3328b78 // indirect
 	github.com/Parallels/docker-machine-parallels v1.3.0
 	github.com/Sirupsen/logrus v0.0.0-20170822132746-89742aefa4b2 // indirect
+	github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d // indirect
 	github.com/blang/semver v3.5.0+incompatible
 	github.com/c4milo/gotoolkit v0.0.0-20170318115440-bcc06269efa9 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudfoundry-attic/jibber_jabber v0.0.0-20151120183258-bcc4c8345a21
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/elazarl/goproxy/ext v0.0.0-20190421051319-9d40249d3c2f // indirect
 	github.com/fatih/color v1.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20150909031657-73d445a93680 // indirect
+	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.4 // indirect
 	github.com/gogo/protobuf v0.0.0-20170330071051-c0656edd0d9e // indirect
 	github.com/golang-collections/collections v0.0.0-20130729185459-604e922904d3
 	github.com/golang/glog v0.0.0-20141105023935-44145f04b68c
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c7af4fd31626..ce0d8f4ecaca 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ github.com/Parallels/docker-machine-parallels v1.3.0 h1:RG1fyf3v1GwXMCeHRiZkB4tL
 github.com/Parallels/docker-machine-parallels v1.3.0/go.mod h1:HCOMm3Hulq/xuEVQMyZOuQlA+dSZpFY5kdCTZWjMVis=
 github.com/Sirupsen/logrus v0.0.0-20170822132746-89742aefa4b2 h1:k1A7eIeUk6rnX2yuagwljW/pDezkK8oSpvPumT9zdZY=
 github.com/Sirupsen/logrus v0.0.0-20170822132746-89742aefa4b2/go.mod h1:rmk17hk6i8ZSAJkSDa7nOxamrG+SP4P0mm+DAvExv4U=
+github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d h1:G0m3OIz70MZUWq3EgK3CesDbo8upS2Vm9/P3FtgI+Jk=
+github.com/StackExchange/wmi v0.0.0-20190523213315-cbe66965904d/go.mod h1:3eOhrUMpNV+6aFIbp5/iudMxNCF27Vw2OZgy4xEx0Fg=
 github.com/blang/semver v3.5.0+incompatible h1:CGxCgetQ64DKk7rdZ++Vfnb1+ogGNnB17OJKJXD2Cfs=
 github.com/blang/semver v3.5.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:kRBLl5iJ+tD4TcOOxsy/0fnwebNt5EWlYSAyrTnjyyk=
 github.com/c4milo/gotoolkit v0.0.0-20170318115440-bcc06269efa9 h1:+ziP/wVJWuAORkjv7386TRidVKY57X0bXBZFMeFlW+U=
@@ -36,6 +38,8 @@ github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7 h1:IXs+QLmnXW2CcXuY+8Mzv/fWEsPGWxqefPtCP5CnV
 github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.4.7/go.mod h1:jwhsz4b93w/PPRr/qN1Yymfu8t87LnFCMoQvtojpjFo=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20150909031657-73d445a93680 h1:ZktWZesgun21uEDrwW7iEV1zPCGQldM2atlJZ3TdvVM=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20150909031657-73d445a93680/go.mod h1:4dBDuWmgqj2HViK6kFavaiC9ZROes6MMH2rRYeMEF04=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.4 h1:nNBDSCOigTSiarFpYE9J/KtEA1IOW4CNeqT9TQDqCxI=
+github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.2.4/go.mod h1:XCwSNxSkXRo4vlyPy93sltvi/qJq0jqQhjqQNIwKuxM=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v0.0.0-20170330071051-c0656edd0d9e h1:ago6fNuQ6IhszPsXkeU7qRCyfsIX7L67WDybsAPkLl8=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v0.0.0-20170330071051-c0656edd0d9e/go.mod h1:r8qH/GZQm5c6nD/R0oafs1akxWv10x8SbQlK7atdtwQ=
 github.com/golang-collections/collections v0.0.0-20130729185459-604e922904d3 h1:zN2lZNZRflqFyxVaTIU61KNKQ9C0055u9CAfpmqUvo4=
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/console/console.go b/pkg/minikube/console/console.go
index 0e2389025f4a..f753afbdff0e 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/console/console.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/console/console.go
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ func OutStyle(style StyleEnum, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // OutT writes a stylized and templated message to stdout
-func OutT(style StyleEnum, format string, a map[string]interface{}) {
-	outStyled := applyTemplateFormatting(style, useColor, format, a)
+func OutT(style StyleEnum, format string, a ...Arg) {
+	outStyled := applyTemplateFormatting(style, useColor, format, a...)
 	Out(outStyled)
 }
 
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ func ErrStyle(style StyleEnum, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 }
 
 // ErrT writes a stylized and templated error message to stderr
-func ErrT(style StyleEnum, format string, a map[string]interface{}) {
-	errStyled := applyTemplateFormatting(style, useColor, format, a)
+func ErrT(style StyleEnum, format string, a ...Arg) {
+	errStyled := applyTemplateFormatting(style, useColor, format, a...)
 	Err(errStyled)
 }
 
@@ -138,6 +138,26 @@ func Failure(format string, a ...interface{}) {
 	ErrStyle(FailureType, format, a...)
 }
 
+// SuccessT is a shortcut for writing a templated success message to stdout
+func SuccessT(format string, a ...Arg) {
+	OutT(SuccessType, format, a...)
+}
+
+// FatalT is a shortcut for writing a templated fatal message to stderr
+func FatalT(format string, a ...Arg) {
+	ErrT(FatalType, format, a...)
+}
+
+// WarningT is a shortcut for writing a templated warning message to stderr
+func WarningT(format string, a ...Arg) {
+	ErrT(WarningType, format, a...)
+}
+
+// FailureT is a shortcut for writing a templated failure message to stderr
+func FailureT(format string, a ...Arg) {
+	ErrT(FailureType, format, a...)
+}
+
 // SetOutFile configures which writer standard output goes to.
 func SetOutFile(w fdWriter) {
 	glog.Infof("Setting OutFile to fd %d ...", w.Fd())
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/console/style.go b/pkg/minikube/console/style.go
index c86c4fe0555a..1a16dc99461d 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/console/style.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/console/style.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func applyStyle(style StyleEnum, useColor bool, format string) string {
 	return applyPrefix(s.Prefix, format)
 }
 
-func applyTemplateFormatting(style StyleEnum, useColor bool, format string, a map[string]interface{}) string {
+func applyTemplateFormatting(style StyleEnum, useColor bool, format string, a ...Arg) string {
 	format = applyStyle(style, useColor, format)
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
@@ -160,8 +160,10 @@ func applyTemplateFormatting(style StyleEnum, useColor bool, format string, a ma
 		glog.Infof("Initializing template failed. Returning raw string.")
 		return format
 	}
-
-	err = t.Execute(&buf, a)
+	if len(a) == 0 {
+		a[0] = Arg{}
+	}
+	err = t.Execute(&buf, a[0])
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Infof("Executing template failed. Returning raw string.")
 		return format
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go b/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go
index a814aad54719..6096d5c91ffe 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/exit/exit.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/console"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/problem"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/translate"
 )
 
 // Exit codes based on sysexits(3)
@@ -50,6 +51,12 @@ func Usage(format string, a ...interface{}) {
 	os.Exit(BadUsage)
 }
 
+// UsageT outputs a templated usage error and exits with error code 64
+func UsageT(format string, a ...console.Arg) {
+	console.ErrT(console.Usage, format, a...)
+	os.Exit(BadUsage)
+}
+
 // WithCode outputs a fatal error message and exits with a supplied error code.
 func WithCode(code int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 	// use Warning because Error will display a duplicate message to stderr
@@ -58,6 +65,12 @@ func WithCode(code int, format string, a ...interface{}) {
 	os.Exit(code)
 }
 
+// WithCodeT outputs a templated fatal error message and exits with the supplied error code.
+func WithCodeT(code int, format string, a ...console.Arg) {
+	console.FatalT(format, a...)
+	os.Exit(code)
+}
+
 // WithError outputs an error and exits.
 func WithError(msg string, err error) {
 	p := problem.FromError(err, runtime.GOOS)
@@ -71,11 +84,11 @@ func WithError(msg string, err error) {
 // WithProblem outputs info related to a known problem and exits.
 func WithProblem(msg string, p *problem.Problem) {
 	console.Err("\n")
-	console.Fatal(msg)
+	console.FatalT(msg)
 	p.Display()
 	console.Err("\n")
-	console.ErrStyle(console.Sad, "If the above advice does not help, please let us know: ")
-	console.ErrStyle(console.URL, "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/new/choose")
+	console.ErrT(console.Sad, "If the above advice does not help, please let us know: ")
+	console.ErrT(console.URL, "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/new/choose")
 	os.Exit(Config)
 }
 
@@ -84,12 +97,12 @@ func WithLogEntries(msg string, err error, entries map[string][]string) {
 	displayError(msg, err)
 
 	for name, lines := range entries {
-		console.OutStyle(console.FailureType, "Problems detected in %q:", name)
+		console.OutT(console.FailureType, "Problems detected in {{.entry}}:", console.Arg{"entry": name})
 		if len(lines) > MaxLogEntries {
 			lines = lines[:MaxLogEntries]
 		}
 		for _, l := range lines {
-			console.OutStyle(console.LogEntry, l)
+			console.OutT(console.LogEntry, l)
 		}
 	}
 	os.Exit(Software)
@@ -99,8 +112,8 @@ func displayError(msg string, err error) {
 	// use Warning because Error will display a duplicate message to stderr
 	glog.Warningf(fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", msg, err))
 	console.Err("\n")
-	console.Fatal("%s: %v", msg, err)
+	console.FatalT("{{.msg}}: {{.err}}", console.Arg{"msg": translate.T(msg), "err": err})
 	console.Err("\n")
-	console.ErrStyle(console.Sad, "Sorry that minikube crashed. If this was unexpected, we would love to hear from you:")
-	console.ErrStyle(console.URL, "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/new/choose")
+	console.ErrT(console.Sad, "Sorry that minikube crashed. If this was unexpected, we would love to hear from you:")
+	console.ErrT(console.URL, "https://github.com/kubernetes/minikube/issues/new/choose")
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr-FR.json b/translations/fr-FR.json
index 76d792589fd6..2ef265dc931f 100644
--- a/translations/fr-FR.json
+++ b/translations/fr-FR.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+	"\"{{.name}}\" cluster does not exist": "",
 	"%q VM does not exist, nothing to stop": "",
 	"%q cluster does not exist": "",
 	"%q host does not exist, unable to show an IP": "",
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
 	"Please upgrade the 'docker-machine-driver-kvm2'. %s": "",
 	"Powering off %q via SSH ...": "",
 	"Problems detected in %q:": "",
+	"Problems detected in {{.entry}}:": "",
 	"Pulling images ...": "Extrayant les images ... ",
 	"Re-run 'minikube start' with --alsologtostderr -v=8 to see the VM driver error message": "",
 	"Re-using the currently running %s VM for %q ...": "",
@@ -274,5 +276,6 @@
 	"usage: minikube config unset PROPERTY_NAME": "",
 	"usage: minikube delete": "",
 	"usage: minikube profile [MINIKUBE_PROFILE_NAME]": "",
-	"zsh completion failed": ""
+	"zsh completion failed": "",
+	"{{.msg}}: {{.err}}": ""
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/translations/zh-CN.json b/translations/zh-CN.json
index b3dd4ce6721f..37282085d46e 100644
--- a/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+	"\"{{.name}}\" cluster does not exist": "",
 	"%q VM does not exist, nothing to stop": "",
 	"%q cluster does not exist": "",
 	"%q host does not exist, unable to show an IP": "",
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
 	"Please upgrade the 'docker-machine-driver-kvm2'. %s": "",
 	"Powering off %q via SSH ...": "",
 	"Problems detected in %q:": "",
+	"Problems detected in {{.entry}}:": "",
 	"Pulling images ...": "拉取镜像 ...",
 	"Re-run 'minikube start' with --alsologtostderr -v=8 to see the VM driver error message": "",
 	"Re-using the currently running %s VM for %q ...": "",
@@ -274,5 +276,6 @@
 	"usage: minikube config unset PROPERTY_NAME": "",
 	"usage: minikube delete": "",
 	"usage: minikube profile [MINIKUBE_PROFILE_NAME]": "",
-	"zsh completion failed": ""
+	"zsh completion failed": "",
+	"{{.msg}}: {{.err}}": ""
 }
\ No newline at end of file