diff --git a/src/bun.js/webcore.zig b/src/bun.js/webcore.zig
index ab76f70729..5f55258ecf 100644
--- a/src/bun.js/webcore.zig
+++ b/src/bun.js/webcore.zig
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ pub const Prompt = struct {
         // unset `ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT` on windows. This prevents backspace from
         // deleting the entire line
         const original_mode: if (Environment.isWindows) ?bun.windows.DWORD else void = if (comptime Environment.isWindows)
-            bun.win32.unsetStdioModeFlags(0, bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT) catch null;
+            bun.win32.updateStdioModeFlags(0, .{ .unset = bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT }) catch null;
 
         defer if (comptime Environment.isWindows) {
             if (original_mode) |mode| {
diff --git a/src/bun.zig b/src/bun.zig
index 62fae99f6b..e75552448c 100644
--- a/src/bun.zig
+++ b/src/bun.zig
@@ -2356,25 +2356,12 @@ pub const win32 = struct {
     pub var STDERR_FD: FileDescriptor = undefined;
     pub var STDIN_FD: FileDescriptor = undefined;
 
-    /// Returns the original mode
-    pub fn unsetStdioModeFlags(i: anytype, flags: w.DWORD) !w.DWORD {
-        const fd = stdio(i);
-        var original_mode: w.DWORD = 0;
-        if (windows.kernel32.GetConsoleMode(fd.cast(), &original_mode) != 0) {
-            if (windows.kernel32.SetConsoleMode(fd.cast(), original_mode & ~flags) == 0) {
-                return windows.getLastError();
-            }
-        } else return windows.getLastError();
-
-        return original_mode;
-    }
-
-    /// Returns the original mode
-    pub fn setStdioModeFlags(i: anytype, flags: w.DWORD) !w.DWORD {
+    /// Returns the original mode, or null on failure
+    pub fn updateStdioModeFlags(i: anytype, opts: struct { set: w.DWORD = 0, unset: w.DWORD = 0 }) !w.DWORD {
         const fd = stdio(i);
         var original_mode: w.DWORD = 0;
         if (windows.GetConsoleMode(fd.cast(), &original_mode) != 0) {
-            if (windows.SetConsoleMode(fd.cast(), original_mode | flags) == 0) {
+            if (windows.SetConsoleMode(fd.cast(), (original_mode | opts.set) & ~opts.unset) == 0) {
                 return windows.getLastError();
             }
         } else return windows.getLastError();
diff --git a/src/cli/init_command.zig b/src/cli/init_command.zig
index 6d47f30bae..0e063be053 100644
--- a/src/cli/init_command.zig
+++ b/src/cli/init_command.zig
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
         // unset `ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT` on windows. This prevents backspace from
         // deleting the entire line
         const original_mode: if (Environment.isWindows) ?bun.windows.DWORD else void = if (comptime Environment.isWindows)
-            bun.win32.unsetStdioModeFlags(0, bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT) catch null;
+            bun.win32.updateStdioModeFlags(0, .{ .unset = bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT }) catch null;
 
         defer if (comptime Environment.isWindows) {
             if (original_mode) |mode| {
@@ -122,9 +122,6 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
             }
             initial_draw = false;
 
-            // Clear from cursor to end of screen
-            Output.clearToEnd();
-
             // Print options vertically
             inline for (choices, 0..) |option, i| {
                 if (i == @intFromEnum(selected)) {
@@ -134,14 +131,15 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
                         Output.pretty("<r><cyan>><r>   ", .{});
                     }
                     if (colors) {
-                        Output.print("\x1B[4m{s}\x1B[24m\n", .{option});
+                        Output.print("\x1B[4m{s}\x1B[24m\x1B[0K\n", .{option});
                     } else {
-                        Output.print("    {s}\n", .{option});
+                        Output.print("    {s}\x1B[0K\n", .{option});
                     }
                 } else {
-                    Output.print("    {s}\n", .{option});
+                    Output.print("    {s}\x1B[0K\n", .{option});
                 }
             }
+            Output.clearToEnd();
 
             Output.flush();
 
@@ -208,7 +206,12 @@ pub const InitCommand = struct {
 
         // Set raw mode to read single characters without echo
         const original_mode: if (Environment.isWindows) ?bun.windows.DWORD else void = if (comptime Environment.isWindows)
-            bun.win32.unsetStdioModeFlags(0, bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT) catch null;
+            bun.win32.updateStdioModeFlags(0, .{
+                // virtual terminal input enables arrow keys, processed input lets ctrl+c kill the program
+                .set = bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT | bun.windows.ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT,
+                // disabling line input sends keys immediately, disabling echo input makes sure it doesn't print to the terminal
+                .unset = bun.windows.ENABLE_LINE_INPUT | bun.windows.ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT,
+            }) catch null;
 
         if (Environment.isPosix)
             _ = Bun__ttySetMode(0, 1);
diff --git a/src/cli/publish_command.zig b/src/cli/publish_command.zig
index 59755decd8..94b9116e81 100644
--- a/src/cli/publish_command.zig
+++ b/src/cli/publish_command.zig
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ pub const PublishCommand = struct {
         // unset `ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT` on windows. This prevents backspace from
         // deleting the entire line
         const original_mode: if (Environment.isWindows) ?bun.windows.DWORD else void = if (comptime Environment.isWindows)
-            bun.win32.unsetStdioModeFlags(0, bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT) catch null;
+            bun.win32.updateStdioModeFlags(0, .{ .unset = bun.windows.ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT }) catch null;
 
         defer if (comptime Environment.isWindows) {
             if (original_mode) |mode| {
diff --git a/src/windows.zig b/src/windows.zig
index ecf2de5334..0530e0e1ee 100644
--- a/src/windows.zig
+++ b/src/windows.zig
@@ -3477,6 +3477,9 @@ pub extern "kernel32" fn GetThreadDescription(
     *PWSTR, // [out]
 ) std.os.windows.HRESULT;
 
+pub const ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT = 0x004;
+pub const ENABLE_LINE_INPUT = 0x002;
+pub const ENABLE_PROCESSED_INPUT = 0x001;
 pub const ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_INPUT = 0x200;
 pub const ENABLE_WRAP_AT_EOL_OUTPUT = 0x0002;
 pub const ENABLE_PROCESSED_OUTPUT = 0x0001;