# Hack! https://gist.github.com/lzybkr/f2059cb2ee8d0c13c65ab933b75e998c
# Always skip setting the console mode on non-Windows platforms.
if ( ( $PSVersionTable . PSVersion . Major -ge 6 ) -and ! $IsWindows ) {
function Set-ConsoleMode {
[ Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute ( "PSUseShouldProcessForStateChangingFunctions" , "" ) ]
param ( )
return
$consoleModeSource = @"
using System;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
public class NativeConsoleMethods
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int handleId);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool GetConsoleMode(IntPtr hConsoleOutput, out uint dwMode);
[DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
public static extern bool SetConsoleMode(IntPtr hConsoleOutput, uint dwMode);
public static uint GetConsoleMode(bool input = false)
var handle = GetStdHandle(input ? -10 : -11);
uint mode;
if (GetConsoleMode(handle, out mode))
return mode;
return 0xffffffff;
public static uint SetConsoleMode(bool input, uint mode)
var handle = GetStdHandle(input ? -10 : -11);
if (SetConsoleMode(handle, mode))
return GetConsoleMode(input);
return 0xffffffff;
[ Flags ( ) ]
enum ConsoleModeInputFlags
ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT = 0x0001
ENABLE_LINE_INPUT = 0x0002
ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT = 0x0004
ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT = 0x0008
ENABLE_MOUSE_INPUT = 0x0010
ENABLE_INSERT_MODE = 0x0020
ENABLE_QUICK_EDIT_MODE = 0x0040
ENABLE_EXTENDED_FLAGS = 0x0080
ENABLE_AUTO_POSITION = 0x0100
ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0200
[ Flags ( ) ]
enum ConsoleModeOutputFlags
ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT = 0x0001
ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT = 0x0002
ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING = 0x0004
function Set-ConsoleMode
[ Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessageAttribute ( "PSUseShouldProcessForStateChangingFunctions" , "" ) ]
param (
[ Parameter ( ParameterSetName = "ANSI" ) ]
[switch]
$ANSI ,
[ Parameter ( ParameterSetName = "Mode" ) ]
[uint32]
$Mode ,
[switch]
$StandardInput
begin {
# Module import is speeded up by deferring the Add-Type until the first time this function is called.
# Add the NativeConsoleMethods type but only once per session.
if ( ! ( 'NativeConsoleMethods' -as [System.Type] ) ) {
Add-Type $consoleModeSource
end {
if ( $ANSI )
$outputMode = [NativeConsoleMethods] :: GetConsoleMode ( $false )
$null = [NativeConsoleMethods] :: SetConsoleMode ( $false , $outputMode -bor [ConsoleModeOutputFlags] :: ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING )
if ( $StandardInput )
$inputMode = [NativeConsoleMethods] :: GetConsoleMode ( $true )
$null = [NativeConsoleMethods] :: SetConsoleMode ( $true , $inputMode -bor [ConsoleModeInputFlags] :: ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING )
[NativeConsoleMethods] :: SetConsoleMode ( $StandardInput , $Mode )