diff --git a/tclcheck_all.py b/tclcheck_all.py
index 5d4addf..bfba6c5 100644
--- a/tclcheck_all.py
+++ b/tclcheck_all.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import tcllib
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException, Timeout
 
+tcllib.make_escapes_work()
 ANSI_UP_DEL = u"\u001b[F\u001b[K"
 
 fc = tcllib.FotaCheck()
diff --git a/tclcheck_allfull.py b/tclcheck_allfull.py
index 93619e2..5b9fc01 100644
--- a/tclcheck_allfull.py
+++ b/tclcheck_allfull.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import tcllib
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException, Timeout
 
+tcllib.make_escapes_work()
 ANSI_UP_DEL = u"\u001b[F\u001b[K"
 
 fc = tcllib.FotaCheck()
diff --git a/tclcheck_allota.py b/tclcheck_allota.py
index 5583671..70bd754 100644
--- a/tclcheck_allota.py
+++ b/tclcheck_allota.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import tcllib
 from requests.exceptions import RequestException, Timeout
 
+tcllib.make_escapes_work()
 ANSI_UP_DEL = u"\u001b[F\u001b[K"
 
 fc = tcllib.FotaCheck()
diff --git a/tcllib.py b/tcllib.py
index e08ea90..114d7bf 100644
--- a/tcllib.py
+++ b/tcllib.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import base64
 import binascii
 import hashlib
+import platform
 import random
 import time
 import xml.dom.minidom
@@ -17,6 +18,18 @@ except (ImportError, AttributeError):
     from xml.etree import ElementTree
 import requests
 
+
+def make_escapes_work():
+    system = platform.system()
+    if system == "Windows":
+        try:
+            import colorama
+        except ImportError:
+            pass
+        else:
+            colorama.init()
+
+
 class FotaCheck:
     VDKEY = b"eJwdjwEOwDAIAr8kKFr//7HhmqXp8AIIDrYAgg8byiUXrwRJRXja+d6iNxu0AhUooDCN9rd6rDLxmGIakUVWo3IGCTRWqCAt6X4jGEIUAxgN0eYWnp+LkpHQAg/PsO90ELsy0Npm/n2HbtPndFgGEV31R9OmT4O4nrddjc3Qt6nWscx7e+WRHq5UnOudtjw5skuV09pFhvmqnOEIs4ljPeel1wfLYUF4\n"
     CKTP_CHECKAUTO = 1