diff --git a/sys/windows/windmain.c b/sys/windows/windmain.c
index 37a202378..e80d40cca 100644
--- a/sys/windows/windmain.c
+++ b/sys/windows/windmain.c
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
 #endif
 
     gh.hname = "NetHack"; /* used for syntax messages */
+    set_emergency_io();
 #ifndef MSWIN_GRAPHICS
     early_init(argc, argv); /* already in WinMain for MSWIN_GRAPHICS */
 #endif
@@ -219,7 +220,6 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
     nethack_enter_consoletty();
     consoletty_open(1);
 #endif
-    set_emergency_io();
 
 #ifdef EARLY_CONFIGFILE_PASS
     rcfile_interface_options();
@@ -237,10 +237,6 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
     choose_windows(
         windowtype); /* sets all the window port function pointers */
 
-    init_nhwindows(&argc, argv);
-    /* if (GUILaunched || IsDebuggerPresent()) */
-    getreturn_enabled = TRUE;
-
 #if defined(CHDIR) && !defined(NOCWD_ASSUMPTIONS)
     /* Save current directory and make sure it gets restored when
      * the game is exited.
@@ -252,19 +248,19 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
     set_default_prefix_locations(
         argv[0]); /* must be re-done after initoptions_init()
                    * which clears out gp.fqn_prefix[] */
-    iflags.windowtype_deferred = TRUE;
+    // iflags.windowtype_deferred = TRUE;
 
     program_state.early_options = 1;
     early_options(&argc, &argv, &dir);
     program_state.early_options = 0;
-    initoptions();
+    /* if (GUILaunched || IsDebuggerPresent()) */
+    getreturn_enabled = TRUE;
 
+    initoptions();
 #if defined(CHDIR) && !defined(NOCWD_ASSUMPTIONS)
     chdir(gf.fqn_prefix[HACKPREFIX]);
 #endif
 
-
-
     check_recordfile((char *) 0);
     /* did something earlier flag a need to exit without starting a game? */
     if (windows_startup_state > 0) {
@@ -292,7 +288,21 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
         && (strstri(argv[0], "nethackw.exe") || GUILaunched))
         iflags.windowtype_locked = TRUE;
 #endif
+#ifdef WINCHAIN
+    commit_windowchain();
+#endif
+    init_nhwindows(&argc, argv);
+#ifdef TTY_GRAPHICS
+    if WINDOWPORT(tty) {
+        int i;
 
+        for (i = 0; i < 20; ++i) {
+            nh_delay_output();
+        }
+
+ /*        wait_synch(); */
+    }
+#endif
 #ifdef DLB
     if (!dlb_init()) {
         pline("%s\n%s\n%s\n%s\n\n", copyright_banner_line(1),
@@ -318,9 +328,6 @@ _CrtSetReportFile(_CRT_ASSERT, _CRTDBG_FILE_STDERR);*/
     iflags.use_background_glyph = FALSE;
     if (WINDOWPORT(mswin))
         iflags.use_background_glyph = TRUE;
-#ifdef WINCHAIN
-    commit_windowchain();
-#endif
 
 //    init_nhwindows(&argc, argv);
 
diff --git a/win/win32/NetHackW.c b/win/win32/NetHackW.c
index 56d8bb7c7..b2f76409f 100644
--- a/win/win32/NetHackW.c
+++ b/win/win32/NetHackW.c
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ WinMain(HINSTANCE hInstance, HINSTANCE hPrevInstance, LPSTR lpCmdLine,
         free(savefile);
     }
     GUILaunched = 1;
+    /* emergency IO */
+    windowprocs.win_raw_print = mswin_raw_print;
+    windowprocs.win_raw_print_bold = mswin_raw_print_bold;
+    mswin_nh_input_init();
+    windowprocs.win_nhgetch = mswin_nhgetch;
+    windowprocs.win_wait_synch = mswin_wait_synch;
+
     /* let nethackw_main do the argument processing */
     nethackw_main(argc, argv);
     /* not reached */