diff --git a/common/forth_namespace_tests.fs b/common/forth_namespace_tests.fs
index dbc4f27..8f249cd 100644
--- a/common/forth_namespace_tests.fs
+++ b/common/forth_namespace_tests.fs
@@ -553,9 +553,6 @@ e: test-windows-forth-namespace
   out: ms 
   out: windows 
   check-phase1
-  out: GetProcAddress 
-  out: LoadLibraryA 
-  out: WindowProcShim 
   check-opcodes
   out: forth-builtins 
 ;e
diff --git a/windows/interp.h b/windows/interp.h
index 9abc6f4..2566098 100644
--- a/windows/interp.h
+++ b/windows/interp.h
@@ -25,15 +25,6 @@ enum {
 #undef Z
 };
 
-static BOOL WINAPI forth_ctrl_handler(DWORD fdwCtrlType) {
-  if (fdwCtrlType == CTRL_C_EVENT ||
-      fdwCtrlType == CTRL_BREAK_EVENT) {
-//    RaiseException(EXCEPTION_BREAKPOINT, 0, 0, 0);
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 static cell_t *forth_run(cell_t *init_rp) {
   static const BUILTIN_WORD builtins[] = {
 #define Z(flags, name, op, code) \
@@ -54,7 +45,6 @@ static cell_t *forth_run(cell_t *init_rp) {
   }
   register cell_t *ip, *rp, *sp, tos, w;
   register float *fp, ft;
-  SetConsoleCtrlHandler(forth_ctrl_handler, TRUE);
   rp = init_rp; UNPARK;
   for (;;) {
     __try {
diff --git a/windows/main.c b/windows/main.c
index 1fd6eed..f65fdad 100644
--- a/windows/main.c
+++ b/windows/main.c
@@ -38,16 +38,18 @@
 #define STACK_CELLS (8 * 1024)
 
 static LRESULT WindowProcShim(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
+static void SetupCtrlBreakHandler(void);
 
 #define PLATFORM_OPCODE_LIST \
-  Y(GetProcAddress, \
+  YV(windows, GetProcAddress, \
       tos = (cell_t) GetProcAddress((HMODULE) *sp, (LPCSTR) tos); --sp) \
-  Y(LoadLibraryA, tos = (cell_t) LoadLibraryA((LPCSTR) tos)) \
-  Y(WindowProcShim, DUP; tos = (cell_t) &WindowProcShim) \
+  YV(windows, LoadLibraryA, tos = (cell_t) LoadLibraryA((LPCSTR) tos)) \
+  YV(windows, WindowProcShim, DUP; tos = (cell_t) &WindowProcShim) \
+  YV(windows, SetupCtrlBreakHandler, SetupCtrlBreakHandler()) \
   CALLING_OPCODE_LIST \
   FLOATING_POINT_LIST
 
-#define VOCABULARY_LIST V(forth) V(internals)
+#define VOCABULARY_LIST V(forth) V(internals) V(windows)
 
 #include "common/bits.h"
 #include "common/core.h"
@@ -55,6 +57,57 @@ static LRESULT WindowProcShim(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
 
 #include "gen/windows_boot.h"
 
+static DWORD forth_main_thread_id;
+static uintptr_t forth_main_thread_resume_sp;
+static uintptr_t forth_main_thread_resume_bp;
+
+static BOOL WINAPI forth_ctrl_handler(DWORD fdwCtrlType) {
+  HANDLE main_thread;
+  CONTEXT context = { 0 };
+
+  if (fdwCtrlType == CTRL_C_EVENT ||
+      fdwCtrlType == CTRL_BREAK_EVENT) {
+    // Using explicit instead of THREAD_ALL_ACCESS to be explicit as per docs.
+    // THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION seems to be required for reasons unknown on x64.
+    main_thread = OpenThread(THREAD_QUERY_INFORMATION |
+                             THREAD_SET_CONTEXT |
+                             THREAD_GET_CONTEXT |
+                             THREAD_SUSPEND_RESUME, FALSE, forth_main_thread_id);
+    SuspendThread(main_thread);
+    context.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_CONTROL;
+    GetThreadContext(main_thread, &context);
+#ifdef _WIN64
+    context.Rip = 0;
+    context.Rsp = forth_main_thread_resume_sp;
+    context.Rbp = forth_main_thread_resume_bp;
+#else
+    context.Eip = 0;
+    context.Esp = forth_main_thread_resume_sp;
+    context.Ebp = forth_main_thread_resume_bp;
+#endif
+    SetThreadContext(main_thread, &context);
+    ResumeThread(main_thread);
+    CloseHandle(main_thread);
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+  return FALSE;
+}
+
+static void SetupCtrlBreakHandler(void) {
+  forth_main_thread_id = GetCurrentThreadId();
+  SetConsoleCtrlHandler(forth_ctrl_handler, TRUE);
+  CONTEXT context = { 0 };
+  context.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_CONTROL;
+  GetThreadContext(GetCurrentThread(), &context);
+#ifdef _WIN64
+  forth_main_thread_resume_sp = context.Rsp;
+  forth_main_thread_resume_bp = context.Rbp;
+#else
+  forth_main_thread_resume_sp = context.Esp;
+  forth_main_thread_resume_bp = context.Ebp;
+#endif
+}
+
 static LRESULT WindowProcShim(HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam) {
   if (msg == WM_NCCREATE) {
     SetWindowLongPtr(
diff --git a/windows/windows_console.fs b/windows/windows_console.fs
index 99be5b9..1431a4e 100644
--- a/windows/windows_console.fs
+++ b/windows/windows_console.fs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ variable console-mode
                        ENABLE_WINDOW_INPUT or invert and SetConsoleMode drop
   stdout console-mode GetConsoleMode drop
   stdout console-mode @ ENABLE_VIRTUAL_TERMINAL_PROCESSING or SetConsoleMode drop
+  SetupCtrlBreakHandler
 ;
 
 : win-type ( a n -- ) init-console stdout -rot NULL NULL WriteFile drop ;
diff --git a/windows/windows_core.fs b/windows/windows_core.fs
index 4361fa8..43dfc91 100644
--- a/windows/windows_core.fs
+++ b/windows/windows_core.fs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ internals
  ' call5 ,  ' call6 ,  ' call7 ,  ' call8 ,  ' call9 ,
 ' call10 , ' call11 , ' call12 , ' call13 , ' call14 , ' call15 ,
 windows
+transfer windows-builtins
 : sofunc ( z n a "name" -- )
    >r dup 15 > throw r> ( Check there aren't too many args )
    swap >r swap GetProcAddress dup 0= throw create , r> cells calls + @ ,