diff --git a/src/os/windows/win32.cpp b/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
--- a/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
+++ b/src/os/windows/win32.cpp
@@ -338,9 +338,16 @@ void CreateConsole()
 		return;
 	}
 
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && _MSC_VER >= 1900
+	freopen("CONOUT$", "a", stdout);
+	freopen("CONIN$", "r", stdin);
+	freopen("CONOUT$", "a", stderr);
+#else
 	*stdout = *_fdopen(fd, "w");
 	*stdin = *_fdopen(_open_osfhandle((intptr_t)GetStdHandle(STD_INPUT_HANDLE), _O_TEXT), "r" );
 	*stderr = *_fdopen(_open_osfhandle((intptr_t)GetStdHandle(STD_ERROR_HANDLE), _O_TEXT), "w" );
+#endif
+
 #else
 	/* open_osfhandle is not in cygwin */
 	*stdout = *fdopen(1, "w" );