diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs b/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs
index ee575b5640..ea5df308b6 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/src/utils.rs
@@ -1,34 +1,68 @@
+#[cfg(windows)]
+use crossterm_winapi::{ConsoleMode, Handle};
 use lscolors::LsColors;
 use std::io::{Result, Write};
 
 pub fn enable_vt_processing() -> Result<()> {
     #[cfg(windows)]
     {
-        use crossterm_winapi::{ConsoleMode, Handle};
+        let console_out_mode = ConsoleMode::from(Handle::current_out_handle()?);
+        let old_out_mode = console_out_mode.mode()?;
+        let console_in_mode = ConsoleMode::from(Handle::current_in_handle()?);
+        let old_in_mode = console_in_mode.mode()?;
 
-        pub const ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT: u32 = 0x0001;
-        pub const ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT: u32 = 0x0200;
-        pub const ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING: u32 = 0x0004;
-        let mask = ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING;
-
-        let console_mode = ConsoleMode::from(Handle::current_out_handle()?);
-        let old_mode = console_mode.mode()?;
-
-        // researching odd ansi behavior in windows terminal repo revealed that
-        // enable_processed_output and enable_virtual_terminal_processing should be used
-
-        if old_mode & mask == 0 {
-            console_mode.set_mode(
-                old_mode
-                    | ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT
-                    | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING
-                    | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT,
-            )?
-        }
+        enable_vt_processing_input(console_in_mode, old_in_mode)?;
+        enable_vt_processing_output(console_out_mode, old_out_mode)?;
     }
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn enable_vt_processing_input(console_in_mode: ConsoleMode, mode: u32) -> Result<()> {
+    //
+    // Input Mode flags:
+    //
+    // #define ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT              0x0001
+    // #define ENABLE_LINE_INPUT                   0x0002
+    // #define ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT                   0x0004
+    // #define ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT                 0x0008
+    // #define ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT                  0x0010
+    // #define ENABLE_INSERT_MODE                  0x0020
+    // #define ENABLE_QUICK_EDIT_MODE              0x0040
+    // #define ENABLE_EXTENDED_FLAGS               0x0080
+    // #define ENABLE_AUTO_POSITION                0x0100
+    // #define ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT       0x0200
+
+    const ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT: u32 = 0x0001;
+    const ENABLE_LINE_INPUT: u32 = 0x0002;
+    const ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT: u32 = 0x0004;
+    const ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT: u32 = 0x0200;
+
+    console_in_mode.set_mode(
+        mode | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT
+            & ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT
+            & ENABLE_LINE_INPUT
+            & ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT,
+    )
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+fn enable_vt_processing_output(console_out_mode: ConsoleMode, mode: u32) -> Result<()> {
+    //
+    // Output Mode flags:
+    //
+    // #define ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT             0x0001
+    // #define ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT           0x0002
+    // #define ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING  0x0004
+    // #define DISABLE_NEWLINE_AUTO_RETURN         0x0008
+    // #define ENABLE_LVB_GRID_WORLDWIDE           0x0010
+
+    pub const ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT: u32 = 0x0001;
+    pub const ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING: u32 = 0x0004;
+
+    console_out_mode.set_mode(mode | ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT | ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING)
+}
+
 pub fn stdout_write_all_and_flush<T>(output: T) -> Result<()>
 where
     T: AsRef<[u8]>,