diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index a49aac0f2..463e96146 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ macro(configurePackageCreation)
         set(application_type)
         set(imhex_icon "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/res/resource.rc")
         set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wl,--allow-multiple-definition")
-        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} -Wl,-subsystem,windows")
+        set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} -Wl,-subsystem,windows")
 
         if (CREATE_PACKAGE)
             set(CPACK_GENERATOR "WIX")
diff --git a/source/window/win_window.cpp b/source/window/win_window.cpp
index 781e7904b..f757018cf 100644
--- a/source/window/win_window.cpp
+++ b/source/window/win_window.cpp
@@ -170,15 +170,28 @@
 
 
         void Window::initNative() {
-            auto hConsoleWindow = ::GetConsoleWindow();
-            ::ShowWindow(hConsoleWindow, FALSE);
+            // Attach to parent console if one exists
+            AttachConsole(ATTACH_PARENT_PROCESS);
 
-            auto hConsole = ::GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
-            if (hConsole != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
-                DWORD mode = 0;
-                if (::GetConsoleMode(hConsole, &mode)) {
-                    mode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING;
-                    ::SetConsoleMode(hConsole, mode);
+            // Redirect cin, cout and cerr to that console
+            freopen("CONIN$", "w", stdin);
+            freopen("CONOUT$", "w", stdout);
+            freopen("CONERR$", "w", stderr);
+            setvbuf(stdin,  nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+            setvbuf(stdout, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+            setvbuf(stderr, nullptr, _IONBF, 0);
+
+            fmt::print("\n");
+
+            // Enable color format specifiers in console
+            {
+                auto hConsole = ::GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE);
+                if (hConsole != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
+                    DWORD mode = 0;
+                    if (::GetConsoleMode(hConsole, &mode)) {
+                        mode |= ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING | ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT | ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT;
+                        ::SetConsoleMode(hConsole, mode);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }