diff --git a/win/build-deps.cmd b/win/build-deps.cmd
index 2adb330333..1ecef21138 100644
--- a/win/build-deps.cmd
+++ b/win/build-deps.cmd
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ if NOT "%CD%" == "%batpath%" (
 
 
 set PROJECT_NAME=IfcOpenShell
-call utils\cecho.cmd 15 0 "This script fetches and builds all %PROJECT_NAME% dependencies"
+call utils\cecho.cmd 0 15 "This script fetches and builds all %PROJECT_NAME% dependencies"
 echo.
 
 :: Enable the delayed environment variable expansion needed in vs-cfg.cmd.
diff --git a/win/utils/cecho.cmd b/win/utils/cecho.cmd
index 2923fcb986..f0eb1b3749 100644
--- a/win/utils/cecho.cmd
+++ b/win/utils/cecho.cmd
@@ -1,4 +1,42 @@
-:: Usage: call cecho.cmd background foreground "message here"
-:: NOTES/TODOS 1) This is super slow 2) leading spaces are omitted 3) printing string with quotes doesn't work (quotes must be escaped awkwardly)
-@powershell -command write-host -background %~1 -foreground "%~2" "%3"
-@exit /b
+@echo off
+setlocal ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
+
+rem ==========================================================
+rem cecho.cmd - Fast ANSI color echo for Windows 10+
+rem Emulates PowerShell escape codes like `t and `n
+rem Usage: call cecho.cmd <bg> <fg> "Message"
+rem ==========================================================
+
+for /F %%A in ('echo prompt $E ^| cmd') do set "ESC=%%A"
+
+set "BG=%~1"
+set "FG=%~2"
+set "TEXT=%~3"
+
+rem Replace PowerShell-style escapes with real characters
+set "TEXT=%TEXT:`t=	%"
+set "TEXT=%TEXT:`"="%"
+
+rem Foreground color table (0–15)
+set "FGCOLOR[0]=30" & set "FGCOLOR[1]=34" & set "FGCOLOR[2]=32" & set "FGCOLOR[3]=36"
+set "FGCOLOR[4]=31" & set "FGCOLOR[5]=35" & set "FGCOLOR[6]=33" & set "FGCOLOR[7]=37"
+set "FGCOLOR[8]=90" & set "FGCOLOR[9]=94" & set "FGCOLOR[10]=92" & set "FGCOLOR[11]=96"
+set "FGCOLOR[12]=91" & set "FGCOLOR[13]=95" & set "FGCOLOR[14]=93" & set "FGCOLOR[15]=97"
+
+rem Background color table (0–7)
+set "BGCOLOR[0]=40" & set "BGCOLOR[1]=44" & set "BGCOLOR[2]=42" & set "BGCOLOR[3]=46"
+set "BGCOLOR[4]=41" & set "BGCOLOR[5]=45" & set "BGCOLOR[6]=43" & set "BGCOLOR[7]=47"
+
+set "FGC=!FGCOLOR[%FG%]!"
+set "BGC=!BGCOLOR[%BG%]!"
+
+if defined BGC (
+    set "STYLE=!ESC![!BGC!;!FGC!m"
+) else (
+    set "STYLE=!ESC![!FGC!m"
+)
+
+echo|set /p="!STYLE!!TEXT!!ESC![0m"
+echo.
+endlocal
+exit /b 0