diff --git a/terminal_windows.go b/terminal_windows.go
index 05d2f91..8871857 100644
--- a/terminal_windows.go
+++ b/terminal_windows.go
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@
 package logrus
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -18,8 +23,51 @@ var kernel32 = syscall.NewLazyDLL("kernel32.dll")
 
 var (
 	procGetConsoleMode = kernel32.NewProc("GetConsoleMode")
+	procSetConsoleMode = kernel32.NewProc("SetConsoleMode")
 )
 
+const (
+	enableProcessedOutput           = 0x0001
+	enableWrapAtEolOutput           = 0x0002
+	enableVirtualTerminalProcessing = 0x0004
+)
+
+func getVersion() (float64, error) {
+	stdout, stderr := &bytes.Buffer{}, &bytes.Buffer{}
+	cmd := exec.Command("cmd", "ver")
+	cmd.Stdout = stdout
+	cmd.Stderr = stderr
+	err := cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	version := strings.Replace(stdout.String(), "\n", "", -1)
+	version = strings.Replace(version, "\r\n", "", -1)
+
+	x1 := strings.Index(version, "[Version")
+
+	if x1 == -1 || strings.Index(version, "]") == -1 {
+		return -1, errors.New("Can't determine Windows version")
+	}
+
+	return strconv.ParseFloat(version[x1+9:x1+13], 64)
+}
+
+func init() {
+	ver, err := getVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	// Activate Virtual Processing for Windows CMD
+	// Info: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/ms686033(v=vs.85).aspx
+	if ver >= 10 {
+		handle := syscall.Handle(os.Stderr.Fd())
+		procSetConsoleMode.Call(uintptr(handle), enableProcessedOutput|enableWrapAtEolOutput|enableVirtualTerminalProcessing)
+	}
+}
+
 // IsTerminal returns true if stderr's file descriptor is a terminal.
 func IsTerminal(f io.Writer) bool {
 	switch v := f.(type) {