diff --git a/libc/runtime/winmain.greg.c b/libc/runtime/winmain.greg.c
index e8287dc2..d3e9d2d3 100644
--- a/libc/runtime/winmain.greg.c
+++ b/libc/runtime/winmain.greg.c
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ static noasan textwindows wontreturn void WinMainNew(void) {
     SetConsoleCP(kNtCpUtf8);
     SetConsoleOutputCP(kNtCpUtf8);
     inhand = GetStdHandle(pushpop(kNtStdInputHandle));
+    SetEnvironmentVariable(u"TERM", u"xterm-truecolor");
     GetConsoleMode(inhand, &__ntconsolemode);
     SetConsoleMode(inhand, kNtEnableProcessedInput | kNtEnableLineInput |
                                kNtEnableEchoInput | kNtEnableMouseInput |
diff --git a/tool/viz/memzoom.c b/tool/viz/memzoom.c
index d2da49a1..a4a84a17 100644
--- a/tool/viz/memzoom.c
+++ b/tool/viz/memzoom.c
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ static void PreventBufferbloat(void) {
 
 static bool HasPendingInput(void) {
   struct pollfd fds[1];
+  if (IsWindows()) return true; /* XXX */
   fds[0].fd = 0;
   fds[0].events = POLLIN;
   fds[0].revents = 0;
@@ -841,16 +842,19 @@ static void RangesZoom(void) {
 }
 
 static void MemZoom(void) {
+  bool ok;
+  ok = false;
   do {
     if (action & RESIZED) {
       GetTtySize();
       SetupCanvas();
       action &= ~RESIZED;
     }
-    if (HasPendingInput()) {
+    if (ok && HasPendingInput()) {
       ReadKeyboard();
-      continue;
+      if (!IsWindows()) continue; /* XXX */
     }
+    ok = true;
     if (pid) {
       RangesZoom();
     } else {